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We Know Data is proud to announce that it has acquired We Know Music, the owner of Music School Manager, the powerful software tool for the complete management of all administrative functions within a Music School or Department. Developed on the FileMaker Platform The product was developed by CJM alongside their school MIS system whichRead more

We’re just loving FileMaker‘s new way of explaining how beneficial their FileMaker Workplace Innovation Platform can be for your business. We also wanted to share their new video, and their report which provides a useful list of 5 signs that you are ready to invest in the FileMaker Platform. Welcome to the FileMaker Workplace Innovation Platform. OftenRead more

We are offering 15% off FileMaker Development this August. Take advantage of this “summer special” and ensure you don’t miss out on the best ways to upgrade, add functionality or enhance the efficiency of your FileMaker System. We call our dynamic way of enhancing systems Reactive Development and you can read more about it here.   It’s a chance youRead more

We are very excited to have been invited to speak at this year’s FileMaker UK DevCon. The event will take place across two days on the 23rd and 24th October 2018 at the Hilton Hotel, Gatwick.   Rob Speakman will speak at the second day of the event on the subject of how to get theRead more

Today FileMaker launched their new FileMaker 17 platform. This highly awaited platform update comes with many additions. We wanted to share some of our favourite features and explain how they can benefit you or your organization.     1. DEVELOPMENT In short: FileMaker 17 allows us to build faster by using templates For the novice: NewRead more

A number of our clients say they were initially wary about approaching us for help with their existing FileMaker system. A common fear is that any valuable system update will mean weeks of development work and high costs. Very often we find that the outcome is quite the opposite. A few small, quick changes madeRead more

Most of our clients use more than one system to run their businesses, whether bespoke systems, off the shelf solutions or a combination of the two. This multiplicity is very often the right approach. It can allow them to use the latest and best tech for each pillar of functionality, or permit a phased approachRead more

“Have we outgrown FileMaker?” This is a concern that we often hear from long term users of FileMaker. However, once we examine the mechanics of such companies, and how they run, it is almost never the case that FileMaker isn’t up to the job. Usually it is the organisation that has failed to keep pace andRead more

We are often asked about what measures our partner businesses should be taking to keep their information secure. Recently the office of New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released a summary of the year 2016 data breaches, which were up 60% on last year. Unsurprisingly, hacking accounted for 40% of the incidents reported,Read more

  Research suggests that a vast amount of office time (as much as 50%) is spent conducting necessary but unproductive tasks, and that often the reason for this is the use of inappropriate or outdated computer systems.  Sadly, there is a tendency for IT departments to stick with ‘best of breed’ systems without doing anyRead more