Moving Beyond AI FOMO: A Structured Approach to Real Business Impact

Explore how organizations can successfully adopt AI through a structured, outcome-driven approach—one that goes beyond experimentation to real impact. This framework supports practical delivery, aligns leadership and planning, and lays the foundation for sustainable, long-term growth, ensuring AI initiatives drive measurable value across the organization.

Jacqueline Doe / February 19th, 2026

Claris FileMaker: Images and Designs in Whiteboard WebViewers

Need to do more with images than view them in your FileMaker solution? With an image whiteboard, you can resize, reposition, and organize pictures and text to meet your needs, whether it's a flowchart or designing a graphic whiteboard. Web viewers give you the ability to do more than FileMaker at its base can. Includes video and download file.

Dylan Frechette / Claris FileMaker, Web / February 11th, 2026

Visit Us at Mission in Motion for Salesforce Solutions

DB Services launches Mission in Motion, a new brand that empowers mission-driven organizations through digital transformation and Salesforce innovation. Building on over 20 years of expertise with nonprofits, education, SMBs, and the public sector, Mission in Motion provides a centralized hub of resources, webinars, expert insights, and tailored Salesforce solutions to help organizations move their mission forward.

Sarah Daily / News / February 5th, 2026

Claris FileMaker Performance Optimization

Slow FileMaker apps can frustrate users and limit growth. Discover proven optimization techniques for layouts, scripts, portals, calculations, and server environments to boost performance and reduce technical debt—ensuring your FileMaker solution scales smoothly with your organization’s needs! Includes video and demo file.

Tanner Stanley / Claris FileMaker, Free Downloads / January 21st, 2026

Surveys for Success: Feeding America

DB Services’ Surveys for Success program will donate to Feeding America for every survey received during Q1 of 2026. Feeding America is the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, working to provide meals to individuals and families facing food insecurity across the United States. The Surveys for Success program is our way of saying thank you to our customers for their valuable feedback by paying it forward to those in need!

Leah Bass / News / January 8th, 2026

Claris FileMaker Found Set Security

Struggling with clunky pop-ups and rigid record-level security in FileMaker? Found set security offers a more innovative way to control who sees what without disrupting the user experience. Discover how dynamically filtering records by role, access, or data can enhance the security, flexibility, and intuitiveness of your FileMaker apps. Includes a video and a sample file.

Sophie Kussow / Claris FileMaker, Free Downloads / December 23rd, 2025

Claris MCP for FileMaker

Claris MCP is now available for the Claris FileMaker platform, introducing a standardized, zero-code way to connect AI assistants directly to your FileMaker data. This powerful integration enables real-time data access, analysis, and automation—making AI more accessible than ever within FileMaker solutions. Includes Video and Download File.

Andrew Bosworth / Claris FileMaker, News / December 19th, 2025

Claris FileMaker: GetLiveText for OCR on Container Images

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is transforming how businesses handle data in today’s digital workspace. Traditionally, extracting text from images required costly third-party integrations, but not anymore. With FileMaker’s GetLiveText feature, you can harness the built-in OCR capabilities of iOS and macOS to capture text directly within your database. This includes a video and a demo file.

Cletis Jones / Claris FileMaker, Free Downloads / December 12th, 2025

Surveys for Success: Charity: Water

DB Services' Surveys for Success program will donate to Charity: Water for Q4 of 2025. Charity: Water brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. The Surveys for Success program is our way of saying thank you to our customers for their valuable feedback by paying it forward to those in need.

Leah Bass / News / November 3rd, 2025

Claris FileMaker: Sending Outlook OAuth Emails

Microsoft is phasing out basic authentication for SMTP, with rejections starting in March 2026 and a full cutoff on April 30, 2026. If your FileMaker apps still rely on basic authentication, you could soon face major disruptions. By preparing now, you’ll safeguard your email workflows, strengthen security, and avoid last-minute headaches. Includes sample file and video.

Michael Wyda / Claris FileMaker, Free Downloads / October 31st, 2025

Integrate FileMaker USPS Address Validation

Manual address entry leaves room for error, like missing apartment numbers or wrong street suffixes. Fortunately, USPS offers a free address validation tool that helps ensure your data stays accurate and reliable. In this article, we’ll show you how to integrate USPS address validation into your FileMaker database so your mail always gets where it’s supposed to go. Includes video and a free download file.

Sophie Kussow / Free Downloads, Claris FileMaker / October 23rd, 2025

OData: What's New in Claris FileMaker Server 2025

Since its introduction, the FileMaker OData API has significantly advanced, with new features and further compatibility with more recent OData releases. Since our last discussion on OData, various latest features such as casting, parameterization, and nesting have been introduced, and optimizations have been made. This includes a video and a demo file.

Dylan Frechette / Claris FileMaker, Free Downloads / October 15th, 2025

Custom Views in Claris Studio

As of May 2025, Claris Studio now includes Custom Views, making it easier to shape dashboards and interfaces around your workflow. You can mix and match elements from different views, create role-specific layouts for team members or vendors, and access your FileMaker data more efficiently. In this article, we’ll explore how Custom Views can simplify your work and share practical examples to help you get started.

Theo Berklich / Claris FileMaker / September 18th, 2025

Boost Nonprofit Impact with AI

AI is transforming how work is done. For nonprofit organizations, it's not about buzzwords; it's about creating a greater impact. Whether you're working on fundraising, building donor relationships, managing grants, or fulfilling your mission, the right AI tools and technical support can help your team save time, expand your reach, and accomplish more with fewer resources.

Jacqueline Doe / September 10th, 2025

Claris FileMaker 2025 Licensing Updates

FileMaker 2025 Licensing Updates bring simplicity to the Claris platform. With this release, FileMaker Pro, Claris Studio, and Claris Connect are now all included under a single, streamlined license. Over 50,000 organizations worldwide rely on Claris to build custom apps fast—now it’s even easier. As a top Claris FileMaker Reseller, we’re breaking down what’s new and what it means for you!

Max Lundy / Claris FileMaker / August 26th, 2025

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