THE ABCs OF DAM

Selective "leadership"

The variables to consider in choosing a DAM installation are many. Foszcz says shops must look at the number of files they need to manage, file size, the amount of information to be attached, and, the number of people involved and how dispersed they are.

A selection must also be made, he points out, among the three types of tools typically used to manage assets: adaptive, configurable, and custom. Configurable systems combine aspects of adaptive and custom tools, and use building blocks of a DAM system to match a variety of needs. These can be realigned or expanded as the workflow changes.