FileMaker Consulting

FileMaker help for systems your team already depends on.

Bring the slow file, the confusing workflow, the server worry, or the AI idea. We will sort out what is actually worth doing next.

Start with the real situation

Get clarity before you spend more money on the wrong fix.

ZeroBlue works on the FileMaker systems businesses already rely on: older apps, production servers, AI ideas, unstable deployments, and files that need a careful review before anyone changes more code.

Where ZeroBlue tends to help most

FileMaker systems with history

Architecture, data, automation, security, server health, and the decisions made along the way.

Business-critical workflows

The places where people lose time, trust, or sleep because the system is hard to explain.

Practical next steps

A useful answer might be an audit, a small fix, a server review, training, or a bigger plan.

Primary services

Services described the way they usually show up in real life.

1

When you need to know what you have

A FileMaker audit looks at the parts of your system that determine whether it can be trusted, extended, and supported.

  • Schema, scripts, layouts, security, integrations, and performance risks
  • Prioritized findings and practical recommendations
2

When AI sounds useful but risky

Add AI where it has a real job, close to your data, workflows, scripts, and operational decisions.

  • Connect FileMaker to AI workflows
  • Add AI-assisted search, summaries, data access, automation, and analysis
3

When the server mostly runs, but nobody loves it

Review FileMaker Server so backups, SSL, schedules, logs, and performance are not left to chance.

  • FileMaker Server configuration and review
  • Backups, schedules, logs, SSL, performance, and reliability checks
4

When the file is slow, brittle, or stressful

Find the real causes behind slow files, brittle scripts, recurring crashes, and architecture that has become risky.

  • Slow files, bad schema, and script bottlenecks
  • Server issues, integration failures, and risky architecture
5

When you want problems to show up sooner

Use FileMaker-focused monitoring to make system health visible before small issues become operational problems.

  • Monitoring, alerts, log analysis, and server visibility
  • Practical setup for ongoing review and faster troubleshooting

Credibility

FileMaker judgment with product, server, and business context.

The goal is to understand the system, identify the real constraints, and recommend the next steps that will actually reduce risk or make the work easier.

33 years working with FileMaker systems
Former FileMaker platform product manager
Hands-on with apps, servers, AI, and product strategy

The system has grown for years.

Get a calm outside review of the file, the server, and the places where the team has learned to work around it.

Tell me what is going on

You want AI, but not chaos.

Figure out which AI ideas are worth doing and what data, workflow, or access rules need cleanup first.

Tell me what is going on

The server deserves a second look.

Review backups, logs, SSL, schedules, and monitoring before reliability becomes an emergency.

Tell me what is going on

Frequently Asked Questions

What does ZeroBlue do?
ZeroBlue provides expert FileMaker consulting for businesses that depend on FileMaker systems. Services include system and app audits, AI integration, FileMaker Server setup and optimization, performance and stability consulting, and FMDojo-powered monitoring setup.
Who should hire ZeroBlue?
ZeroBlue is the right choice when a FileMaker system is slow, unstable, or undocumented; when leadership wants to add AI but the data model needs assessment first; when the server has not had an outside review; or when important scripts depend on one person knowing how everything works.
What is a FileMaker system audit?
A FileMaker system audit is a structured expert review of a FileMaker application's schema, scripts, layouts, security, integrations, and server dependencies. The output is a prioritized set of findings and practical recommendations that inform the next improvement decision.
Can ZeroBlue add AI to my FileMaker system?
Yes. ZeroBlue specializes in FileMaker AI integration, connecting FileMaker data and workflows to AI-assisted search, summaries, automation, and analysis. The work begins by assessing whether the current data model and workflows are ready for AI.
Does ZeroBlue replace or rebuild FileMaker systems?
No. ZeroBlue focuses on improving and stabilizing existing FileMaker systems rather than generic rebuilds. For organizations evaluating whether to stay on FileMaker or move to another platform, ZeroBlue provides practical platform comparison guidance.
What makes ZeroBlue different from other FileMaker consultants?
Agnes Riley brings 33 years of FileMaker experience, former platform product manager perspective, and deep infrastructure knowledge. She also created FMDojo, so ZeroBlue engagements can include practical FileMaker-native monitoring and schema tooling when it fits the problem.

Start with the system you have

Tell me what is going on with your FileMaker system.

Bring the symptoms, the goals, or the system history. We will decide whether the useful next step is an audit, AI planning, server review, monitoring setup, or a targeted stability fix.

Tell me what is going on