Category: Digital Asset Management

For years, “single source of truth” has been the rallying cry of DAM: one system, one record, one version to rule them all.  But as organisations spread their digital assets across cloud platforms, PIM and CMS systems, brand portals and an ever-growing web of integrations, is that promise still credible, …

A selection of DAM-related articles from around the web, sourced by the DAM News editorial team.

Pricing Content in the Age of AI

Brought to our attention by visual tech expert Paul Melcher, this recent executive brief from Cashmere.io proposes a framework for valuing publisher content consumed by AI …

Artificial intelligence has rapidly become the hottest selling point in Digital Asset Management.  Vendor demonstrations routinely showcase impressive auto-tagging capabilities, promising to eliminate the manual burden of metadata creation whilst dramatically improving asset discoverability.  Images are analysed in seconds, keywords appear automatically and vast content libraries can seemingly be organised …

Digital Asset Management has never been more central to how organisations create, manage and distribute content at scale.  Yet as demands on DAM platforms grow, from AI-driven workflows and real-time personalisation to multi-channel distribution and rights automation, a critical question is emerging: are DAM systems fundamentally built to support genuine …

The thumbnail grid has been the defining visual language of Digital Asset Management for over two decades.  Fire up almost any DAM platform and you will be greeted by the same familiar sight: rows of neatly cropped previews, a search bar and a filter panel to the side.  It is …

The digital asset management industry has embraced artificial intelligence with considerable enthusiasm.  From automated metadata tagging and smart search to content recognition and workflow automation, AI has become central to the DAM product roadmap; and to the growing expectations of buyers evaluating platforms.

But what happens if the current AI …

Welcome to the second instalment of our special AI-focused update to the DAM Glossary.  In Part 1, we explored foundational concepts like Generative AI, Deepfakes and Digital Provenance.  Today, we are expanding our lexicon even further to cover the underlying mechanics, practical applications and potential pitfalls …

After years of inertia, the DAM landscape is finally undergoing a profound transformation, driven almost entirely by the rapid advancement and adoption of Artificial Intelligence.  From how we automate tedious metadata entry to the ways we verify the authenticity of a digital file, AI has stepped from the wings to …

We’re pleased to release another batch of new definitions for our recently revamped DAM Glossary.  This selection focuses on the intersection of AI, intellectual property and media authenticity – topics that have become increasingly vital to the Digital Asset Management community in light of the rapid rise of AI …

Following on from the recent relaunch of our DAM Glossary, we are pleased to share our first batch of new definitions.  This selection focuses on ‘DAM-adjacent’ terminology – words and phrases that are frequently used alongside or as alternatives to Digital Asset Management.  When used to define a sub-sector …

DAM News is pleased to announce the relaunch of its DAM Glossary, a feature that promises to help decipher the increasingly complex world of Digital Asset Management terminology.

https://digitalassetmanagementnews.org/glossary/

The glossary currently contains over 150 terms, ranging from basic words like ‘Metadata’ and ‘Lightbox’  to more obscure concepts such as …

Digital asset ownership once seemed straightforward: you created it, you owned it.  But in 2026, the rise of generative AI has transformed this simple equation into a legal and ethical minefield that threatens to undermine the very foundations of DAM.

We’re seeking contributions that tackle the thorniest ownership questions facing …