M-Files IMPACT Global Conference 2024 – Third Day

Welcome session

After breakfast we headed to the Auditorium to see the CEO Welcome session for the user and partners.

What is knowledge work automation and how it can help.

• Say goodbye to information chaos.
• Improve process efficiency and information accuracy
• Reduce businees risk

What is the role of AI in automation and how to unlock the benefits of generative AI within M-Files.

• Connectivity
  AI needs access to the right information resource to provide real value.
• Confidentiality
  AI must comply not the organization security policy.
• Curation
  Only up-to-date and relevant information should be accessed by AI. This ensues the accuracy of the response.
  
  The difference of AI with M-Files when you search for information. Have a look to the catchwords in the diagram.

M-Files product news and the roadmap including the vision

As a quick recap of the Q32023 til Q22024, it was to build the foundation to improve the usability of the different M-Files products or clients. Furthermore, to establish a common identity and design.
The new clients and the web interface looks like in the pictures below.

Summary of additional product updates:

• An option to directly send a document as PDF by E-Mail is added to the M-File clients.
• In Hubshare the option to create widgets is now available.
• M-Files Ment has the same look and feel and modern design as all the other M-Files products.
• Microsoft Teams has an M-Files add-in know it is possible to save files directly into an M-Files Vault.
• From Microsoft Outlook you can directly access the M-Files Vault and store information in it.
• M-Files WEB can be used to manage custom permissions like in the desktop client.
• Advanced quick search can be used in M-Files WEB.
• Activity Feed in M-Files has new features for Version Rollback, Filters and View Creation.
• Version Control from M-Files Compliance Kit can be used in M-Files WEB.

Nice features of the M-Files client to support the user to transfer into the new client experience are:

• A button to change between the old and new desktop.
• After login a Homescreen including all the M-Files Vaults the user has the permission.
• Visualised workflow.

Timeline of the roll-out of the next generation desktop:

M-Files AI Strategy

The strategy of AI in M-Files is defined with the 3 pillars as shown in the diagram.

For AINO in M-Files two major announced happened during the session.

• Microsoft Copilot will be integrated into M-Files.
• Next generation of M-Files AINO will be available end of June 2024.

Stay tuned about the new version and upcoming improvements in this area. Further information is available at the AINO M-Files webpage.

To wrap-up the day, an event was organised by M-Files for the partners and customers.