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Claris Community Live 52 – Responsible and private agentic development
SOURCE: YouTube Video
At Community Live 51, the questions kept coming: Is there a private or local model option? Does our data train someone else’s AI? Can an agent see our data, or just our schema? What happens if it gets something wrong? We heard you, and this episode is our answer.
Claris Community Live 49 – Inside the AI coding agent
SOURCE: YouTube Video
Chatting with an LLM to get help on a calculation or a script feels like coding help. It isn’t the same thing as agentic development, and the gap between the two is exactly where things go wrong — a plausible-looking answer, a step that seemed fine until it wasn’t, code you can’t quite trust because nothing was checking it. There’s a real difference between vibe coding and working with a system built for reliable results.
Claris Community Live 43 – Building resilient FileMaker systems part 2
SOURCE: YouTube Video
Back in November, we tackled one of the most important questions in FileMaker development: what happens when things go wrong? From hardware failures and ransomware to DNS outages, our panel broke down the real costs of downtime and what it takes to be prepared. We covered risk assessment, backup strategies, and the often-overlooked human factor.
Claris Community Live 37 – When downtime costs real money: Building resilient FileMaker Systems
SOURCE: YouTube Video
Modern business continuity is not optional. Downtime costs real money. Cyber incidents, hardware failures, natural disasters and other disruptions can stop operations without warning. Recovery speed determines business impact.
Claris Community Live 26 – Keep your data private and secure when using AI and Claris FileMaker
SOURCE: YouTube Video
You want AI benefits, but you’re right to be cautious. FileMaker 2025 lets you run AI processing locally—analyzing data, generating insights, and automating tasks—without sending sensitive information to external services. For healthcare, finance, and other regulated industries, this means getting AI capabilities while maintaining full data control.
Claris Community Live 14 – AI on your terms – Using local LLMs with Claris FileMaker
SOURCE: YouTube Video
Take control of your AI strategy and explore a secure, cost-efficient way to implement LLMs for semantic search in Claris FileMaker. Wim Decorte of Soliant Consulting gives a step-by-step demonstration on how to set up a local large language model (LLM) for use with Claris FileMaker, helping you maintain data privacy and control expenses.
Claris Community Live 3- Security: Why it pays to keep up to date
SOURCE: YouTube Video
Explore the unique journey of Claris FileMaker developers and security. You’ll learn the crucial role security has in development, how to integrate it seamlessly into your custom apps, and which new FileMaker security features to use. Tune in to enhance your skills in building secure FileMaker applications.
Context Podcast – Coaching in FileMaker
SOURCE: Context Podcast
Mark Baum, Senior Application Developer, shares how to become a truly helpful and strategic coach for other FileMaker developers.
Claris COVID-19 Response Video
SOURCE: Context Podcast
Makah Encarnacao, Soliant Senior Technical Project Lead and join::table cofounder, joins the Claris team to share how FileMaker developers can volunteer to help communities fight COVID-19 by developing free, custom applications.
Context Podcast – The Claris COVID-19 Response Team Discussion
SOURCE: Context Podcast
Makah Encarnacao, Soliant Senior Technical Project Lead and join::table cofounder, is joined by Julie Sigfrinius of Claris to share insights on how to support those struggling with the effects of COVID-19 through pro bono FileMaker development.
FileMaker Bros Episode 7 – Guest Speaker Mark Baum
SOURCE: The FileMaker Bros Podcast
Mark Baum, Senior Application Developer, shares how to become a guest speaker at the annual Claris developer conference.
The Future of FileMaker – Post DevCon 2019 Impressions
SOURCE: FileMaker Talk Podcast
Martha Zink, Senior Technical Project Lead, discusses the future of FileMaker and recaps Claris DevCon 2019.
Supercharge Productivity with DevOps Methodology
SOURCE: Keap Business Success Blog
Allison Arthur, Director of Marketing, presents her thoughts on how a successful implementation of DevOps requires a culture shift, not just a technology shift.
FileMaker Milestones and Person Connections
SOURCE: The Context Podcast
Wim Decorte, Senior Technical Solution architect, discusses lessons learned over his many years working with FileMaker, highlighting FileMaker milestones along the way.
Why So Many Businesses Are Moving to the Cloud
SOURCE: IntelligentHQ
Jeremiah Small, Director of Engineering, contributes thoughts on how a well-planned cloud migration saves businesses time and money while also avoids common mistakes.
All About join::table
SOURCE: The Context Podcast
Makah Encarnacao, Soliant Consulting Technical Project Lead and founder at join::table, shares the story behind join::table, the organization providing pro-bono FileMaker development for non-profits.
How to Build a Project Roadmap for Your Next Software Build
SOURCE: Projectmanagement.com
Allison Arthur, Director of Marketing, shares why documentation is crucial to the success of a technical project.
How Top Software Teams Deal with Technical Debt
SOURCE: SmallBiz Club
Allison Arthur, Director of Marketing, weighs in on how a strategic DevOps approach can reduce technical debt and keep it to a minimum moving forward.
Roundtable on Technology: Cloud Transformation
SOURCE: Crain’s Chicago Business
Steve Lane, Chief Technology Officer, shares expertise on cloud transformation and migration and best practices.
Today’s Biggest Cyber Security Threat is Inside Your Business
SOURCE: Smart Data Collective
Aubrey Spath, Solutions Architect, contributes insights on when a custom solution is more appropriate than an off-the-shelf solution.
Elasticsearch — There and Back Again
SOURCE: Php[architect]
Steve Bennet, Technical Project Lead, discusses how to leverage Elasticsearch when you can’t MySQL capabilities any longer.
Why So Many Businesses Are Implementing Continuous Integration
SOURCE: SmallBiz Technology
Jeremiah Small, Soliant Consulting Director of Engineering, presents his thoughts on the rise of continuous integration and how the practice benefits development teams.
Women Innovating Together
SOURCE: FileMaker Talk Podcast
Makah Encarnacao, Technical Project Lead, discusses Women Innovating Together, an organization empowering women to work with FileMaker.
Design Is for Designers
SOURCE: Php[architect]
Steve Bennet, Technical Project Lead, highlights why blurring the lines between design and development creates inefficiencies in your project.
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