#database and client server development

Since its release in April 2012, FileMaker 12 is being used widely by the small, medium and large businesses. Along with the conventional businesses, FileMaker has also been effective in boosting the performance and efficiency of a variety of online businesses. The database application comes with a comprehensive set of desktop and server software that makes it easier for a business to design, build and deploy data-driven business solutions. Also, the application can be customized to run on a variety of web browsers; operating systems including Windows and Mac; and mobile devices like iPhone and iPad. According to a report posted on BusinessWire.com, “Forrester Consulting examined the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that can be achievable by developing custom solutions for iPad and iPhone using the FileMaker Platform. Forrester’s interviews with customer’s application development team showed that financial benefits from the FileMaker solutions surpassed costs three months after creation, and two-year ROI of 289%.” The results clearly indicate how a business can use custom FileMaker application to simplify its work processes, along with optimizing productivity and revenues. Why Custom FileMaker Application Development can Optimize Online Business Process? 1. Designed to Fit Your Business Model: The products or services offered by each online business differ from others. Also, the communication systems and business processes of each business are customized to meet specific requirements. The conventional database applications often fail to meet the specific requirements of an organization. On the other hand, the FileMaker applications can be easily customized to suit the business model and processes of your company. Also, you can easily design, develop and manage the custom solutions in an easy and hassle-free way. 2. Making Web Applications Interactive and Engaging: The frequent changes the choices of users have made it essential for each online business to make their website more interactive and engaging. So all organizations look for the most advanced options to make and deploy data-driven business solutions. As a cross-platform relational database application, FileMaker allows users to boost the performance of their websites by using the latest and updated data. The features to store, manage and retrieve data easily help in making your website more interactive and engaging. The improved user experience will further contribute towards the growth of online business and revenue. 3. Easy to Meet the User Choices: No business can influence the choices, preferences and habits of users. Most companies often struggle to meet the latest trends in user demand. As you can never decide the web browser, operating system or device used by your customers, it becomes important to choose a cross-platform database solution. With FileMaker, you can develop custom data-driven web applications to target major operating systems and web browser. At the same time, you also have options to use a set of specialized tools to build application to target widely used mobile devices like iPhone and iPad. 4. Smooth Communication Flow: Most companies, nowadays, work with distributed teams. So they often have to explore advanced ways to facilitate communication and interaction among the distribute team member. An efficient communication system makes it easier for a business to easily share the latest information and data with its distributed team. At the same time, you can further reduce errors by allowing the team members to enter data on the spot using their mobile devices. With FileMaker solutions, you can easily share all types of data with your team, along with allowing them to enter new data on the go using their iPhone or iPad. The new information can be synchronized with the back-end systems immediately, while boosting your team’s efficiency and productivity. 5. Reduced Overheads: Often organizations hesitate to migrate to a new database system due to additional cost. Unlike conventional database systems, FileMaker allows users to avail a number of advantages without investing a lot of money. You can FileMaker software license to develop a variety of applications without paying hefty fees. Also, the migration to FileMaker solutions will not require you to invest in expensive hardware. Simply by following a set of easy steps and instructions, you can easily migrate to the latest version of FileMaker, and avail its advanced features and functionality. A company has several options to develop customized FileMaker solutions. Along with buying customized solutions offered by third-party vendors, it can also hire an experienced FileMaker developer to build solutions that perfectly complement its business model and work process. We provide FileMaker database development services. If you would like to talk to one of our FileMaker certified developers, please get in touch with us at Mindfire Solutions.

Most organizations, nowadays, complete projects through distributed teams. As the members of a distributed team often work from different locations, each company has to ensure that its databases are accessible by individual employees, regardless of their current location and time zone. Along with the regular employees, the databases also need to be accessible for the travelling employees, home workers, and freelance professionals. You can easily share the databases among all members of your distributed team by using Cloud computing services. Once you choose the right and implement the right Cloud service, it will offer you a number of short-term benefits. However, you have to regularly handle a number of issues related to the online services. So many organizations use customized Filemaker in the Cloud to overcome these operational problems. In addition to saving your ongoing expenses, the Cloud computing with Filemaker further enables you employees to access fully functioning copies of FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced using their computers, smartphones, tablets and other digital devices with internet connectivity. An organization can easily migrate its existing Filemaker systems to a cloud server. You can even consider customizing the hosted Filemaker copies to run at a speed similar to running on local computers. The option will further enable your employees to access the database on major web browsers including Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Also, your employees can use a specialized app to access the databases on their iOS and Android mobile devices. At the same time, Filemaker is also effective in resolving some of the problems commonly associated with migrating to Cloud computing. Why Use Filemaker to Overcome Issues Related to Cloud Computing Reduced Monthly Overheads: When an organization migrates to Cloud computing, it has to incur ongoing expenses towards using the software. You will not be able to use the software any more once you stop paying the fees. Also, the service provider will require you to pay additional fees for allowing more users to access the system. You can easily reduce the overhead by using customized FileMaker software. As you have purchased the customized database file from the developer, you can use it over a longer period of time without paying any additional fees. You have to pay only for having a copy of FileMaker for each user, but there will not be any additional charges for adding new users. Also, you have to incur periodic expenses towards upgrading the Filemaker software, but the cost will not affect your monthly overheads. Custom Database to Suit Your Business Model: Often Cloud computing solutions do not suit the business model of an organization. So, organizations are required to change their existing operations and processes to smoothly migrate to Cloud computing. You can easily avoid making any changes to your business model by adopting Filemaker in Cloud. As the database is customized to suit your specific needs and objectives, it becomes much easier for the developer to make minor changes to make the solution fit your business model perfectly. You can even avoid incorporating any new changes by sharing your exact FileMaker development requirements with the Filemaker database developers. Easy to Train Your Distributed Employees: Normally, the commercial Cloud computing solutions are designed by targeting a wide variety of users. So, most of these solutions come with loads of features to suit the needs and business models of individual organizations. There are also chances that some of these features may not be used by your company. That is why, many organizations have to invest both time and efforts to decide the specific features that will be used by their employees. Also, your staff must be trained to understand and use the features essential for your business model. But you can easily save your time and efforts by using customized Filemaker in Cloud software. As the interface is designed by keeping in mind you business model and processes, you are not required to identify the useful features. At the same time, the new solution further enables you to train your staff within a very short span of time. Easy to Incorporate Changes: The constant changes in the habits and choices of customers have compelled most companies to explore innovative ways to develop and market products. Many companies even change their business models regularly to increase their revenue. So there are always chances that you may want to make changes to the current Cloud computing service. But the company developing Cloud computing software to target wider users may not consider your request to incorporate additional features and functionality. On the other hand, you can easily upgrade your customized Filemaker database application without causing any delay. As the developer has made the application based on your workflow, he can easily incorporate additional features to optimize the software’s performance. However, you have to incur additional expenses to incorporate new features to suit your updated business model. We provide database development services. If you would like to know more about our certified filemaker developers, please get in touch with us at Mindfire Solutions.