Reviewing Existing DAM Solutions: Part 3
In the previous two parts to this article, I examined these topics: Identifying sources of existing assets Lessons that could be learned from how things […]
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21st Century Share-Cropping – Cloud Software And The New Feudal Landlords That DAM Vendors Will Pay Rent To
Writing on his own AssertTrue blog, Kas Thomas (who I believe was once employed by ECM analysts, Real Story Group) has a critique of the monopolistic tendencies of Amazon in his article: Amazon: The Everything Company. The summary of the article is that Amazon give the impression of being …
Continue reading »North Plains Update On Brand To Version 2.7
One of our featured DAM Vendors, North Plains, have announced an updated version 2.7 of the On Brand DAM system (which they now own as part of their acquisition of UK vendor, Vyre in 2012). They have a novel take on side-stepping the ‘boss quote’ by using some …
Continue reading »Reviewing Existing DAM Solutions: Part 2
This is the follow-up to the first part of this article published a couple of weeks ago. In that item, I discussed two issues:
- Current sources of assets
- Lessons that could be learned from previous approaches
One of the points covered in some depth was the likely existence of …
Continue reading »DAM Insider Launched
Today, we officially launched our bundled consulting package, DAM Insider which is aimed at those who are just getting started with DAM initiatives and need some cost-effective advice on how to proceed. The service includes:
- All copies of our whitepapers.
- DAM Vendors Directory premium account.
- One hour of telephone
DAM Vendors Directory Premium Accounts
We have recently launched a new premium account feature for our DAM Vendor Directory at damvendors.com. These are aimed at end users as opposed to vendors (who continue to not be charged for an entry). The new premium facilities include:
- Shortlist feature for assembling multiple lists of prospective vendors
Picturepark Launch #LearnDAM
One of our featured DAM vendors, Picturepark, have launched a DAM learning resources site and also a dedicated hashtag #LearnDAM. The site is coordinated by 2013 DAMMY winner, David Diamond, who is also the author of DAM Survival Guide as well as being Marketing Director of Picturepark. …
Continue reading »Canto Upgrade Cumulus To 9.0.2
One of our featured DAM Vendors, Canto, have upgraded their Cumulus DAM system to version 9.02. The new features are:
- View and manage all relationships between files
- Metadata entry templates (defining sets of default values)
- Updated UI design
- Toolbox UI controlled by permissions
The full details (with some …
Continue reading »Asset Bank Add New Features
One of our featured DAM Vendors, Asset Bank, presented some new features they added to their DAM solution during December 2013 on their blog. The upgrades are:
- Zoom feature.
- Bulk update from search results.
- Additional reporting (new users plus asset usage requests).
- Email functionality to send lightboxes
Opportunities And Threats For DAM In The Era Of Data Kidnapping
For a number of months, I have been working with a client on assessing risks to their digital assets stored inside and outside their DAM system. The motivation for their interest was sparked due to some naive data management policies where sensitive asset files were held without any security or …
Continue reading »Reviewing Existing DAM Solutions: Part 1
Reviewing existing Digital Asset Management provisions seems to be a common consulting request for my firm these days and is no doubt due to a maturing wider DAM market. Between a third and half of the prospective users of a new DAM system who contact us already seem to have …
Continue reading »Henry Stewart Conference Schedules For 2014
DAM conference organisers, Henry Stewart have announced their conference schedule for 2014. The dates are:
- DAM New York – 1-2 May 2014
- DAM Europe – 26-27 June 2014
- DAM Chicago – September (date tbc)
- DAM Los Angeles – 13 -14 November 2014
There is some comment from DAM industry …
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