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From Concept to Code: How Our Design Thinking Powers Your Product
Turning an idea into a market-ready product is notoriously difficult. Even strong concepts fail when they overlook real user needs, misinterpret business priorities, or move into development without alignment across teams. Design Thinking solves that problem. It creates a structured way to connect people, processes, and technology so ideas become solutions that are not just […]
The Codence Discovery Phase: Understanding Your Business First
Clear priorities reduce risk, optimize processes, and drive business value from day one. Starting a project without understanding your business processes and user needs increases the risk of delays and costly mistakes. That’s why the Discovery Phase exists: to map priorities, uncover opportunities for ROI, and define the right path before any development begins. Through […]
Improving Software Performance
Practical strategies to identify, analyze, and enhance software efficiency for scalable, robust applications Slow or inefficient systems frustrate users, create technical debt, and eat up resources. It becomes a silent tax on your resources: they frustrate users, increase churn, and are the definition of non-strategic technical debt. In this article, we break down practical ways […]
Why Proactive Data Security is Non-Negotiable
Strategies, tools, and best practices to protect critical data, ensure compliance, and maintain development speed without compromising functionality Protecting data in custom software is essential for companies in every industry. Security breaches can cause severe financial losses, damage your brand reputation, and erode client and partner trust. Technology leaders face a constant balancing act: moving […]
API design best practices
Why Fragile Integrations Are Your Next Big Operational Risk. At Codence, we recently partnered with a client facing this exact challenge, an integration built elsewhere had begun to fail under real-world load, disrupting operations and exposing deeper architectural issues. It’s a scenario we see often. APIs are the backbone of today’s connected software ecosystem. For […]
How to Choose the Best FileMaker Hosting Option and Ensure Your Data Security in 2025
A Comprehensive Guide to Protecting Your Data and Optimizing FileMaker Workflows Across Hosting Environments Selecting the right FileMaker hosting environment is critical for safeguarding your company’s data, maximizing performance, and ensuring scalability. With FileMaker 2025 introducing new features, it’s more important than ever to compare hosting options and identify the setup that aligns with your […]
Claris FileMaker and AI: When Proven Low-Code Meets Intelligent Automation
Build Smarter Workflows with AI-Driven Custom Solutions and Automation for Modern Businesses The business world is evolving fast, driven by automation and AI. Leaders today need tools that help them move just as quickly, platforms that are innovative yet practical, easy to build on, and able to grow with the business. For more than 40 […]
Legacy Tax: Converting Technical Debt into Measurable ROI
Your Legacy Systems Are Limiting Growth. Here’s How Strategic Modernization Unlocks Efficiency and Reduces Risk Every IT Director knows the pain: The hidden cost of legacy is the innovation that never happens. Outdated systems don’t just slow down processing; they consume key engineering talent and force your business to choose between maintaining the past and […]
From Concept to Code: How Our Design Thinking Powers Your Product
Turning an idea into a market-ready product is notoriously difficult. Even strong concepts fail when they overlook real user needs, misinterpret business priorities, or move into development without alignment across teams. Design Thinking solves that problem. It creates a structured way to connect people, processes, and technology so ideas become solutions that are not just […]
The Codence Discovery Phase: Understanding Your Business First
Clear priorities reduce risk, optimize processes, and drive business value from day one. Starting a project without understanding your business processes and user needs increases the risk of delays and costly mistakes. That’s why the Discovery Phase exists: to map priorities, uncover opportunities for ROI, and define the right path before any development begins. Through […]
Improving Software Performance
Practical strategies to identify, analyze, and enhance software efficiency for scalable, robust applications Slow or inefficient systems frustrate users, create technical debt, and eat up resources. It becomes a silent tax on your resources: they frustrate users, increase churn, and are the definition of non-strategic technical debt. In this article, we break down practical ways […]
Why Proactive Data Security is Non-Negotiable
Strategies, tools, and best practices to protect critical data, ensure compliance, and maintain development speed without compromising functionality Protecting data in custom software is essential for companies in every industry. Security breaches can cause severe financial losses, damage your brand reputation, and erode client and partner trust. Technology leaders face a constant balancing act: moving […]
API design best practices
Why Fragile Integrations Are Your Next Big Operational Risk. At Codence, we recently partnered with a client facing this exact challenge, an integration built elsewhere had begun to fail under real-world load, disrupting operations and exposing deeper architectural issues. It’s a scenario we see often. APIs are the backbone of today’s connected software ecosystem. For […]
How to Choose the Best FileMaker Hosting Option and Ensure Your Data Security in 2025
A Comprehensive Guide to Protecting Your Data and Optimizing FileMaker Workflows Across Hosting Environments Selecting the right FileMaker hosting environment is critical for safeguarding your company’s data, maximizing performance, and ensuring scalability. With FileMaker 2025 introducing new features, it’s more important than ever to compare hosting options and identify the setup that aligns with your […]
Claris FileMaker and AI: When Proven Low-Code Meets Intelligent Automation
Build Smarter Workflows with AI-Driven Custom Solutions and Automation for Modern Businesses The business world is evolving fast, driven by automation and AI. Leaders today need tools that help them move just as quickly, platforms that are innovative yet practical, easy to build on, and able to grow with the business. For more than 40 […]
Legacy Tax: Converting Technical Debt into Measurable ROI
Your Legacy Systems Are Limiting Growth. Here’s How Strategic Modernization Unlocks Efficiency and Reduces Risk Every IT Director knows the pain: The hidden cost of legacy is the innovation that never happens. Outdated systems don’t just slow down processing; they consume key engineering talent and force your business to choose between maintaining the past and […]
Genesis Accounting as a Strategic Tool for Financial Services
Genesis Accounting enables strategic finance, automates reporting, streamlines workflows, improves forecasting, and drives business growth. Effective financial management goes beyond recording transactions. Many growing financial services companies still rely on spreadsheets, siloed systems, or outdated software. These tools can slow decision-making, increase errors, and limit strategic growth. This article explores how Genesis Accounting, a customizable […]
KPI in Manufacturing Plants with Genesis BI
Genesis BI lets manufacturers track performance, monitor production, and spot bottlenecks early to prevent costly issues. Running a plant efficiently isn’t just about producing faster. It’s about understanding exactly what’s happening at every stage of operations and acting before small issues turn into costly disruptions. Many factories still rely on outdated data, fragmented spreadsheets, and […]
Why Financial Companies Trust Codence for Custom Systems
Custom financial solutions streamline processes, unify data, and boost control, accuracy, and support for strategic decisions. Financial firms operate in a high-stakes environment where accuracy, speed, and compliance are essential. Off-the-shelf software often cannot keep up with complex workflows, multi-entity reporting, or constantly evolving regulations. In this context, Claris FileMaker custom solutions for finance streamline […]
Manufacturers: Time to Move Beyond Spreadsheets
FileMaker delivers a secure, scalable, and automated solution designed to handle the complexity of growing manufacturing operations. If you work in operations, IT, or finance in manufacturing, you probably rely on spreadsheets to track orders, inventory, and costs. But as your business expands, those spreadsheets can slow you down and introduce errors. This is the […]
How Genesis BI Dashboard Improves Manufacturing Analytics
Manufacturing analytics are evolving fast. Genesis BI Dashboard centralizes data from production, inventory, and operations into one clear, actionable view. This makes it easier for manufacturers to make faster, smarter decisions. Whether you manage a plant floor, run finance reports, or oversee IT systems, Genesis BI simplifies monitoring by providing real-time insights into key metrics […]
Transforming Your Law Firm’s Accounting with Codence
Managing law firm finances is complex, but the right system can change everything. Codence, with Genesis Accounting, delivers software built for legal teams so you can simplify trust accounting, stay compliant, and focus on your clients. Law firm accounting comes with unique rules, risks, and compliance needs, especially around trust funds and client billing. Many […]
How Codence Can Help Your Law Firm Eliminate Manual Processing
Still buried in paperwork and repeated tasks? Codence helps law firms take the manual work off their plate with custom FileMaker apps. The result? Less time chasing files, fewer errors, and more focus on what matters: your cases. Manual processes can slow down even the most efficient legal team. Whether you’re tracking deadlines, managing case […]
Genesis BI: Transforming Business Insights
Revolutionizing Business Intelligence Data fuels decision-making, but turning raw numbers into meaningful insights is no easy feat. Many businesses struggle with fragmented systems, complicated reports, or data that are simply too overwhelming to act on. Genesis BI changes that by giving organizations the ability to transform their data into a strategic resource—faster, simpler, and smarter. […]
Claris Rapid-Response Technology
As organizations shift to remote work, these tools can help teams work together while not literally together.
Claris Connect Flows
The arrows in the developer’s quiver are forever increasing. As Claris FileMaker developers, the recent addition to ours is Claris Connect.
All About Claris Connect
Claris Connect is a huge step forward in the journey of our client’s Digital Transformation.
FM 18: Save a copy as XML
That’s right, the latest version of your favorite Workplace Innovation Platform is out, FileMaker 18. Whether you already have a copy of this new release, or if you are simply curious, here is a list of some of the almost twenty new FileMaker 18 features. We’ve grouped each into categories – without further ado, let’s […]
JotForm to FileMaker
Need a simple solution for getting data from a website to FileMaker? JotForm is a nice option. Learn more.
Connect WordPress and FileMaker in 5 Steps
Integrating FileMaker with WordPress can be done using the FileMaker Data API. You’ll need to grant the right permissions to get an access token and complete the integration. Learn how! WordPress is a well-known platform for creating custom websites. It looks like this platform has a ready-to-use plugin for anything – but this is not […]
Serialized Fields & Table Locking
Explore how to protect data integrity when making schema changes.
FileMaker While Function
Looking for an easy tutorial on how the While Calculation Function in #FileMaker 18 works? Watch here.
API design best practices
Why Fragile Integrations Are Your Next Big Operational Risk. At Codence, we recently partnered with a client facing this exact challenge, an integration built elsewhere had begun to fail under real-world load, disrupting operations and exposing deeper architectural issues. It’s a scenario we see often. APIs are the backbone of today’s connected software ecosystem. For […]
