Claris Connect Launches

Ben Fletcher • 4 March 2020

Claris have now released their new cloud automation platform, Claris Connect.

This represents a major evolution of Claris as a company, since the last time they had a second product alongside their premier FileMaker platforms was back in 2011 when they offered the entry-level Bento database product.

Claris Connect is a cloud services integration automation tool - it helps you quickly build workflows between different cloud applications with the minimum of effort. Now that cloud services have become mainstream, nearly all organisations make use of some form of cloud-based application - from Dropbox for file storage, to Shopify for e-commerce, Microsoft’s Office365 and Google’s G-Suite for email/calendaring.

Historically, Claris’ FileMaker database and app platform has included support for integrating with 3rd party cloud servers via JSON/REST APIs, but such integrations are complex requiring detailed technical knowledge and robust testing approaches. Furthermore, no two APIs are completely identical and they tend to evolve over time ensuring that there is a high barrier to initially implementing an integration and maintaining them over time.

Claris Connect solves this problem by offering pre-built connectors for 50+ of these cloud services with more planned for release in the next year. Integrations which would have taken days or weeks can now potentially be built in minutes or hours using Claris Connect. Since Claris Connect is itself cloud-based it can be accessed from any device with a web browser and so requires no software to install or deploy.

A unique selling point for Claris Connect over competing cloud-based automation solutions is that it also offers on-premises connectors for integrating with its own FileMaker platform.

DataTherapy can provide support and consultancy for both FileMaker and Claris Connect to solve your organisation’s data and automation challenges. If you need additional information, or would like to book a complimentary initial consultation then contact our team.

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