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This article has been contributed by Kate McDonald, Head of Product at Asset Bank. For years, vendor lock-in has been treated as an unfortunate but accepted reality of enterprise software. Difficult to avoid, frustrating to manage, and rarely urgent enough to trigger change. That position

This recent contribution from Asset Bank's Head of Product, Kate McDonald, tackles one of enterprise software's most persistent frustrations: vendor lock-in.  She argues that the EU Data Act's 2025 addendum hasn't just changed the rules, it has fundamentally altered the liability for DAM platforms a

AI is transforming DAM from a storage system into a workflow engine, speeding up asset production, channel-ready variants while keeping governance, permissions and human oversight intact.

In defining what an information taxonomy is, it's useful to understand what a taxonomy is not: classification, navigation, glossary, or ontology.

“If it’s just moving files from one system to another, why can’t this be done in a week?” We hear this question on almost every migration project. Technically, the file transfer itself can happen quickly.

Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Product Information Management (PIM) are two key components of any modern marketing and sales strategy. In this article, we explore the top 8 reasons why companies should integrate their DAM and PIM systems Find out how the integration of these important systems can give your company a competitive edge in the digital marketplace. #PIM #DAM #MarTech

Digital asset management (DAM) teams are under more pressure than ever: shrinking staff, rising expectations, rapidly evolving platforms, and a growing belief that AI should be able to replace human work. Many DAM leaders are being asked to move faster with fewer resources, while also figuring out h

This article has been contributed by Asset Bank's Product Manager Paul Mulvee. Every major shift in Digital Asset Management has involved trade-offs. Cloud storage forced organisations to rethink access control, SaaS platforms accelerated adoption but raised questions about data ownership, a

While an ontology can enhance a taxonomy, a taxonomy alone has certain benefits which an ontology alone lacks.

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This article has been contributed by DAM and data governance specialist Laurent Groult as part of our series on DAM’s AI Dilemma: Efficiency vs. Ethics. The Invisible Discipline For years, digital asset managers existed in a strange place inside the enterprise. Everyone needed them, but v

There's a certain satisfaction in reading an article that articulates what many in the DAM community have felt but struggled to express.  This recent contribution from digital transformation leader Laurent Groult captures a pivotal moment: the realisation that the skills DAM professionals have been

Viele Unternehmen nutzen ihr Digital Asset Management (DAM) täglich – aber oft unbemerkt mit Reibungsverlusten. Assets sind schwer auffindbar, Prozesse zu

From Boxes to Brand Power: Why Connecting Physical and Digital Archives Matters

This article has been contributed by Paul Melcher, visual tech expert and founder of online magazine, Kaptur. January 2027. A Digital Asset Manager is about to break the law. Their crime? Trying to optimize the database. By stripping the metadata from a derivative image, they are about to br

This article has been contributed by Dana Reijerkerk as part of our series on the DAM Fragmentation Crisis. Since the early 2010s, digital asset management software changed from being mostly onsite storage to cloud storage with other systems integrated to help with digital rights management,

At ResourceSpace, we prioritise the ethical use of AI in Digital Asset Management. In our latest guest blog, expert Ralph Windsor explores effective risk management strategies for AI implementation, highlighting the importance of thoughtful adoption amidst vendor hype. Discover how to harness AI's potential while safeguarding compliance and privacy.

IPTC is the global standards body of the news media. We provide the technical foundation for the news ecosystem.

Discover the key trends shaping Digital Asset Management in 2026

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In 9 Monaten, wenn der AI Act steht, müssen Sie Ihren visuellen Content kennzeichnen, sobald er mit KI erstellt oder auch nur bearbeitet wurde. Das betrifft schon Bilder, die Sie in Photoshop maskiert haben. Als Lösung (eigentlich für alle Bilder) kristallisiert sich C2PA heraus. Was dahinter steckt und wie leicht das geht, beschreiben wir in diesem Artikel.

Discover why standard metadata schemas fall short and how adaptive metadata can revolutionize your content management system for better AI, automation, and global collaboration.

Discover the new collaboration features in WoodWing Assets 10 – the Comments Feed, @mentions, and an Activity Hub – that keep creative teams in sync.

Bastian Metz, COO at Sternwald Systems, demonstrates how editorial teams can streamline their workflows by bringing together story planning, content discovery, and asset organization. With over 25 years of experience supporting publishers across Germany and Switzerland, Sternwald has built solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern newsrooms.

Embarking on a digital transformation project is no small feat, with countless moving parts and dependencies to manage. Among the systems, processes, resources, and budgets, content is one of the most critical elements to get right. The success of your initiative depends on the quality of that content. After all, what good is an AI-powered […]

The DAM era is over. The next generation of content management isn’t about files — it’s about intelligence, context and trust.

Custom metadata and standard metadata schemas used with controlled vocabularies and taxonomies.

1. Context: The CPG Challenge CPG enterprises operate on tight timelines and multi-layered supply chains—manufacturers, brand owners, agencies, co-packers, and retailers must all coordinate precisely.

This post has been contributed by DAM, metadata, content operations and AI specialist Erin McElrath, as part of our editorial series on AI: The End of Metadata? Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the way organizations create, manage, and retrieve digital content. Within Digital Ass

Fotoware has announced the launch of Flow, an automation tool designed to manage high-volume workflows at scale.