Rob Speakman, Founding Director of We Know Data, selected for Claris Partner Council

Rob Speakman, the Founding Director of We Know Data, has been selected to sit on the Claris Partner Council. This is a chance for him to share ideas from our developers and clients and collaborate directly with the Claris executive team. What is the Claris Partner Council? The Claris Partner Council (CPC) is a collaboration … Read more

8 benefits of using Laravel to build web apps

Laravel Developers Benefits of Laravel

Why do our Laravel developers love Laravel? PHP is one of the most popular programming languages in existence. It’s used for many web applications, including WordPress, Drupal and Magento. PHP has been around for decades now and is still going strong!  However, one thing that has changed over those years is the framework we use to … Read more

‘I hate workshops!’ How we run workshops that clients love and lead to great work.

When one of our clients announced that he hated workshops it was not a surprise. This is a statement we often hear from clients when the word workshop crops up. It’s a catch-all term that is arguably up there with ‘brainstorm’ and ‘low-hanging fruit’. We have all had that moment where we are sat in … Read more

Claris Developer, Amy Davidson, wins Rising Star Award at Claris Excellence Awards

Amy Davidson Rising Star Award

We are thrilled to announce that one of our We Know Data team, Amy Davidson, has won Claris 2021 Rising Star Award at the Claris Excellence Awards 2021. This award is given to an individual Claris Partner who is  “new to the Claris Platform and is poised to be a force within the Claris Community by … Read more

Escape The Work Rut With A FileMaker Workplace Innovation Platform.

planning meeting in the workplace

Being stuck in a work rut is a very familiar situation for many of the businesses that we work with at We Know Data. There are some really common problems that we find businesses experience as they grow. Eventually, they become time-consuming and paralysing for a business. Find out more below about how a Claris … Read more

1 day of development could transform your Claris FileMaker system

filemaker development

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 made … Read more

Working in a Connected World – The importance of true system integration

FileMaker API

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 approach … Read more

Do you ever worry that you’ve outgrown FileMaker?

FileMaker Questions

“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 and … Read more

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