 With the FileMaker platform, create a custom solution and share it across iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, and the web. The products within the FileMaker platform include FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Pro Advanced, FileMaker Go, and FileMaker Server. Start with FileMaker Pro on a Windows or Mac computer to create your custom solutions for your business, or consider FileMaker Pro Advanced for additional development and customization tools. There are three ways to then view and run your solution. On Windows and Mac, use FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. On iPad and iPhone, use the free FileMaker Go app which is available on the App Store. And in a web browser, run your solution using FileMaker WebDirect technology, available in FileMaker Server. For a small team, use FileMaker Pro to share your solution with up to five other FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Go users. For larger groups or more complex solutions, use FileMaker Server to share your solution. FileMaker Server provides the ability to access your solution from a web browser using FileMaker WebDirect, plus additional security and many other robust sharing features. Knowing how users will connect to your solution helps determine what to purchase. Users with a paid license of FileMaker Pro on Windows or Mac can connect to the server for no additional cost. Users with an iPad or iPhone running FileMaker Go or users with web browsers running FileMaker WebDirect require paid connections to the server. These are called concurrent connections. Each time someone connects to FileMaker Server, a new connection is made. If someone connects with FileMaker Go from an iPad or iPhone and at the same time connects through their browser with a desktop or tablet, this is considered two concurrent connections. Let's take a look at how concurrent connections work. A team with several members connects to a FileMaker server using an iPad, iPhone or web browser, and they use a FileMaker solution on and off throughout the day. At various times there are different numbers of users connected. The number of connections that need to be purchased is determined by the maximum connections used at any one time. In this example, the maximum number connected at one time is eight, so you will need to purchase at least eight concurrent connections. FileMaker Server comes with one connection so you can test your solution on an iPad, iPhone or web browser. You can add more connections in groups of five. So, for our previous example with eight connections at one time, you will need to purchase two groups of five to equal ten connections for the FileMaker server. This gives some extra connections to use on busier days. It's easy to add more connections in groups of five up to fifty connections. And, as your team grows, purchase in groups of twenty-five up to one hundred concurrent connections. In summary, to create and run your solution, use FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced. On an iPad and iPhone, run your solution using FileMaker Go. When sharing the solution with a small team of up to five other people, purchase a FileMaker Pro license for each Windows and Mac user and download the free FileMaker Go app for each iPad and iPhone user. When using FileMaker Server to share with larger teams and to enable web connections, purchase enough licenses of FileMaker Pro for all your Windows and Mac users and purchase the appropriate number of concurrent connections for your iPad, iPhone and FileMaker web direct users. Choose the FileMaker products for your specific needs and start creating solutions to transform your business today.