Category: Special Features

This contribution from Canto’s Senior Product Manager, Jeff Olsen, argues that separate Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Product Information Management (PIM) systems, though helpful, create dual sources of truth that hinder workflow automation and collaboration.  Disconnected systems force teams to manually bridge gaps, wasting time and increasing risk of …

As part of our series on Open Source within DAM, data consultant and DAM Manager Dana Reijerkerk has contributed an article presenting a balanced analysis of open-source and proprietary DAM solutions, effectively highlighting their advantages and challenges.  Dana successfully conveys the idea that choosing between the two is rarely a …

This recent article from visual tech specialist Paul Melcher provides a thoughtful and well-structured exploration of authenticity in graphic design, highlighting its growing importance in an era of AI-generated content and digital saturation. The piece begins by clearly defining authenticity and outlining its key benefits, such as building trust, protecting …

As part of our series on DAM standards, Archivist and Digital Asset Manager Caroline Donadio has kindly contributed an article exploring the crucial role of standardisation in establishing a future-proof DAM framework.

Caroline effectively highlights the human instinct to organise and its critical role in DAM, drawing a compelling connection …

Visual tech expert and founder of online magazine Kaptur, Paul Melcher, has recently contributed an article exploring the evolving role of the DAM Manager.  The article provides a well-structured and insightful analysis of the evolving role of Digital Asset Management professionals in an AI-driven landscape.  The piece effectively dismantles …

If your organisation has found itself lost in the dark, brooding forest of digital content, this creative and engaging article from DAM specialist Richard Bamford might be the guiding light you need to dispel the menace of system selection, implementation and adoption and find the path to your fairytale DAM …

Andrew Fingerman, CEO of DAM software provider PhotoShelter has recently contributed an article that highlights the increasing demand for speed and authenticity in the digital content landscape, and how DAM systems can empower brands to meet these expectations.  The article also contains numerous practical examples illustrating DAM’s transformative potential …

Renowned visual technology expert Paul Melcher has recently contributed an article exploring the potential for AI agents to transform, and ultimately replace, conventional DAM systems.  Paul offers a balanced perspective on their revolutionary capabilities and limitations, illustrating how AI agents, with their ability to perceive, learn, and act autonomously, can …

As part of our series on DAM within GLAM, Yvan Cohen, Co-Founder of LightRocket Enterprise, has kindly contributed an article that explores the profound significance of DAM systems within galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. While discussions around DAM often get bogged down with technical details and industry trends, the …

Digital transformation and IT consultant Martin Reinheimer has kindly contributed an article exploring the new wave of market challenges for DAM and the implications for both vendors and customers alike.  The article examines a number of factors behind this state of flux, including acquisitions, emerging technologies, and changes in the …

As part of our editorial series on DAM Integration, James Rein, Chief Customer Officer and Communications Manager at Montala Limited, the company behind ResourceSpace, has kindly contributed an article exploring the emerging AI technologies that are finding their way into our DAM platforms and revolutionising the way we …

Peter Krogh, Chief Product Officer at Mediagraph and author of The DAM Book has kindly contributed an article exploring the portability of your DAM metadata, and the measures you can take to ensure that you have unfettered access to your valuable information should a number of worst case scenarios …