Multi-File Solutions & The Evolving FileMaker Platform

The Context Podcast

Martha Zink, The Context Podcast Host & Proof+Geist Director of Marketing
Todd Geist, Proof+Geist Co-Founder/CTO
John Renfrew, Independent Developer in the UK & Proof+Geist Affiliate

As the FileMaker platform grows and changes over time, so too will our views, approaches, and recommendations. In this episode, Martha, Todd, and John explore multi-file solutions from a broader perspective. As Todd and John posit, contrary to what most might expect, the number of files in a system is not a good proxy for how complex the system is – a complex system can comprise one file, just as a simple system can comprise multiple files. Also, optimizing systems and workflows using multi-file solutions – in doing so, breaking free from the ‘everything-in-one-file’ mindset – allows for an iterative approach to development that measurably improves and rebuilds systems with new models over time.

Join Martha, Todd, and John in this episode as they re-envision best practices and delve into how multi-file solutions and the FileMaker platform can help us build value in new and better ways.

This podcast is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RQQcA5T8R-k

Corn Walker’s presentation (FMDiSC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dztdZrHdrUQ

Otto, Superpowers for your FileMaker Server: https://www.ottofms.com

Ottomatic, A Modern FileMaker Hosting Platform: https://www.ottomatic.cloud

LedgerLink: https://www.geistinteractive.com/products/filemaker-quickbooks-online-ledgerlink/

FMPerception: https://www.geistinteractive.com/products/fmperception-fast-filemaker-analysis/