In the first part of this article series, I looked at why efficient metadata operations management processes are essential. In the second I outlined some broad methods to segment asset catalogues to make it easier to adapt the cataloguing strategy in a way that is more streamlined and commensurate …
Continue reading »One of our featured DAM Vendors, WoodWing, have upgraded their Elvis DAM solution to version 5.0. The key enhancements relate to scalability and the architecture of their solution to support a much larger volume of assets (up to one billion according to their press). This is the quote …
Continue reading »Faith Robinson, Director of DAM & ECM at Hasbro, posted an article about metadata models on LinkedIn a few weeks ago: It’s always about the metadata. This is one of a number of different metadata-related pieces recently which I have been intending to discuss on DAM News. The …
Continue reading »For some time now, we have featured articles about the potential risks of hosting DAM solutions with a third party, such as the one by Dan Huby yesterday and our own DAM SaaS Survival Guide. Most of the recommendations are preventative in nature, such as data security and vetting …
Continue reading »One of our featured DAM vendors, Widen, have announced that they have agreed another partnership tie-up with an ancillary tool vendor. This time it’s with Silicon Publishing, who produce web-to-print InDesign automation software. The Widen plug-in essentially links digital assets held inside Media Collective (Widen’s DAM …
Continue reading »Dan Huby, of Montala, one of the original developers of the ResourceSpace open source digital asset management system, has contributed a feature article for DAM News: External DAM Hosting – The Questions You Should Be Asking. The article discusses the potential risks with outsourced hosting in the form …
Continue reading »In the first part of this series of articles, I looked at why there is a need for efficient metadata operations management. While the use of DAM systems to hold digital assets has increased significantly over recent years, the quality of the cataloguing of many assets is becoming an …
Continue reading »Jeff Lawrence, of DAM consultants, Celerity has written an article for CMSWire: Finding the Perfect Balance Between SaaS and In-House DAM. This is an interesting subject which does not get discussed as widely as it should. Jeff describes the various scenarios where an on-premise (or in-house hosted) DAM might …
Continue reading »Open source DAM vendor, Razuna have announced version 1.6.5 of their DAM system. The main features seem to be improved PIM (Production Information Management) integration, but in common with many DAM vendor updates recently, a lot of this reads like either maintenance updates or features which other competing applications …
Continue reading »Recently, I have been looking for some new terms to go into the community DAM Glossary project which we set up last year. As to be expected, there are an ever-growing range of candidates and part of the problem is deciding how to prioritise which ones should get written up …
Continue reading »DAM Foundation, President, Mark Davey has written an article where he proposes 10 defining characteristics of DAM systems. The list appears to be derived from an article Elizabeth Keathley wrote which we covered last month on DAM News, but they have tightened up the list and made …
Continue reading »Tim Strehle, whose blog is listed as one of our featured DAM resources, has developed a useful page where he has aggregated multiple DAM-related RSS and Twitter feeds into a single river of news. He also has links to 121 (and counting) DAM products. His blog contains …
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