Claris Future Features

Claris is getting into the Standby & Backup Feature Sets . . .

This is part three in this series - here's the link if you've not reviewed the first blog post - FileMaker Prevention and Maintenance.

At the time of publishing this blog, these two features are still in ETS.

• AWS Backup Service

• FileMaker Standby Server

Both Features have been openly discussed by Rick Kalman from Claris.

AWS Backup Service.

This feature will arrive as part of the FMS 22.0.4 Update, January 2026.

This has been described as an 'seem-less' function of the backups, just as the backs function of the Claris Cloud, which is hosted on the AWS Platform.

As stated in earlier blog posts, it's advisable to keep a duplicate of your backups to ensure no data is unique - especially backups.

Filemaker Standby Server.

This feature is expected to be introduced with the release of FileMaker Server 2026.

At any time, your Production Server can fail, and there needs to be a policy on how quickly a replacement Server can be enabled for Production.

Example: I'm currently within a project to build a solution for a client around their new Synology NAS to periodically create snapshots the LIVE FMS to the NAS - allowing for the NAS to host and serve as the FMS DR.

FileMaker Future Take Away.

These options - available now, or in the future - should form the back bone of your FileMaker Server Disaster Recovery (DR) policy . . .