Thanks to its accessible and modifiable source code, open source DAM (Digital Asset Management open source) simplifies the management of digital resources, rights and versions, and optimizes file storage according to file type.
It offers exceptional flexibility, enabling customization to suit specific needs.
Digital Asset Management (DAM) is software designed to organize, store, manage and distribute a company's digital assets, such as images, videos, documents or other digital resources, all in a centralized manner. The term "open source" refers to software whose source code is publicly accessible.
Opting for an open source DAM offers a number of advantages. Firstly, it significantly reduces licensing costs, since the tool can be deployed without significant up-front costs. Secondly, access to the code enables extensive customization, adapted to the company's specific workflows. What's more, an open source solution integrates easily into the existing IT ecosystem.
Open source DAM solutions are particularly well suited to companies with competent in-house IT teams, or with an experienced technology partner, such as Miller Graphics, capable of supporting system deployment and customization. These organizations want to take full control of their digital content library, and benefit from powerful, modular and scalable management tools.
Pimcore is a renowned open-source platform that serves as the technical foundation for numerous digital solutions. It enables integrators to develop and implement tailor-made software, adapted to the specific needs of businesses.
Atom DAM is built on Pimcore's technical foundation, and goes a step further by offering an optimized, intuitive user experience. Where Pimcore offers a flexible and powerful foundation, Atom stands out for its ergonomics, ease of use and customer focus, facilitating adoption and day-to-day operational efficiency.
Our Atom DAM solution, based on the open-source Pimcore system, centralizes all your digital files in a single repository, simplifying their organization and guaranteeing their accessibility throughout the enterprise. It supports a wide range of file types and offers advanced classification based on customizable metadata. It also offers efficient version management, enabling the tracking of modifications and histories of digital assets. Native integration between DAM and PIM reinforces data consistency.
In the field of packaging, Atom is particularly useful for centralizing and distributing all essential graphic elements, such as pack visuals, logos, pictograms and technical data sheets. By centralizing these digital assets, the platform guarantees consistency and conformity throughout the graphic chain. This ensures compliance with brand guidelines, contributing to the quality and effectiveness of packaging and product marketing.
Open source DAM solutions, such as Atom DAM, stand out for their flexibility and ability to adapt precisely to each company's business needs. Thanks to full access to source code, they enable tailor-made development, ideal for optimizing workflows, managing digital assets and integrating existing tools.
Proprietary DAMs, on the other hand, offer a more rigid, compartmentalized environment, whose evolution remains limited to the functional perimeter defined by the editor at a given moment.
An open source DAM generates no initial license fees. However, it does require considerable technical support for integration, hosting and maintenance. These skilled resource requirements imply a significant investment in time and human costs.
In contrast, proprietary DAMs often include support and maintenance as part of their subscription. But this comes at a higher overall cost, due to license fees.
Open source DAMs excel in their ability to integrate with the corporate software ecosystem. Whether ERP, PIM, DTP tools, e-commerce or pre-press management platforms, these solutions enable seamless communication between systems. This interoperability guarantees centralized management of digital resources, eliminates information silos and promotes efficient collaborative workflows.
In contrast, proprietary solutions are often less open and offer more limited interoperability.
Miller Graphics is a key reference in the field of packaging and DAM solutions. Our expertise covers the entire graphics chain, enabling users to optimize content management for packaging projects (logos, pictograms, labels, decorations, proofs, etc.).
With solid experience in open-source DAM solutions, Miller Graphics supports its customers at every stage of their project. This includes solution set-up, deployment, technical integration and user training to ensure that Atom DAM users get the most out of the system. A personalized approach ensures that the chosen solution perfectly meets business needs, while ensuring rapid adoption by teams.
Thanks to an innovative "Data-to-Pack" approach, Miller Graphics connects DAM repositories to prepress systems, PIM and other tools dedicated to packaging. This interconnection simplifies multilingual management, facilitates proof validation via the Millnet solution, and ensures compliance with brand standards and guidelines. This integrated system guarantees impeccable consistency of resources at every stage of the graphics chain.
Open source DAM is an ideal strategic choice for brands wishing to improve their agility and performance. With Atom DAM, you benefit from total freedom of customization, optimal flexibility for integration, and high-performance management of your digital assets.
Miller Graphics, your trusted partner, will support you in your open source DAM project. Thanks to our expertise, we can integrate and optimize assets to ensure smooth, efficient management of your visual assets and packaging elements. Discover how working with Miller Graphics can transform your digital asset management strategy.