In keeping with its commitment to the FileMaker community in Quebec, Direct Impact Solutions is proud to announce its Gold sponsorship of the Quebec FileMaker Developer Conference (CQDF) 2026. The 9th edition of the CQDF will be held on June 16 and 17, 2026, at the facilities of the ITHQ in Montreal, located in the …
For some time now, artificial intelligence has been part of everyday discussions among FileMaker developers. Not as a trend to comment on, but as a concrete set of questions: how to integrate AI into existing solutions, how to keep systems maintainable, and how to avoid fragile or opaque designs. The AI+FM workshop was created to …
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As we kick off 2026, our Marketing team took a close look at our blog’s performance using Google Analytics to better understand what caught your attention last year. The results highlight a strong interest in artificial intelligence, operational efficiency, and automation. These themes clearly reflect the challenges many organizations are facing in their digital transformation journeys today. Here are the …
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AI and Human Expertise Transform Information into Insight The following scenarios are all too common: These moments are subtle, familiar, and easy to underestimate, but this is exactly how trust in data begins to fade: not with a dramatic failure, but with small inconsistencies appearing often enough to make people doubt what they see. Once …
Recognize When Your Systems Are Lying If a customer orders a product and the production line delivers a slightly different version, for instance glossy white instead of pearl white, then this article deserves your attention. If unofficial spreadsheets circulate because teams need Excel to verify what the system says, then you’re exactly the kind of …
If you’ve ever wondered whether you can truly trust the data you use to make decisions, this session is for you. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with our team, understand your data more clearly, rebuild trust in the information you use every day, and support faster, more confident decision making. With recent advances in …
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A technical approach for leveraging Semantic Find to solve the difficult problem of fuzzy matching In part 1 of this article, I described how FileMaker’s Semantic Find differs from its regular find, what Entity Matching is (and why it’s important for FileMaker users), and how Semantic Find can make deduplication tasks easier. Here in part …
With the new version of Claris FileMaker, artificial intelligence is now built directly into the platform. This lets you perform smarter searches, improve the quality of your data and prevent errors before they happen. To give you a concrete preview, Direct Impact Solutions is offering an exclusive webinar. Through live practical examples, you’ll discover how …
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Solving the difficult problem of fuzzy matching using artificial intelligence Starting with the release of Claris FileMaker 21, FileMaker users have two types of search available to them. There’s the standard “exact match” find, and now we have a Semantic Find, powered by the use of Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence. The standard find …
At Direct Impact Solutions, we regularly speak with business leaders and managers who share their daily frustrations. These include juggling operations in countless Excel files, dealing with software that doesn’t interface with other applications, and relying on manual processes that slow everything down. These makeshift solutions, often implemented over time, may work for a while. …
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