{"id":22535,"date":"2021-11-01T13:51:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/future_proof_customizations_for_dam"},"modified":"2022-03-28T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T17:13:05","slug":"future_proof_customizations_for_dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudinary.com\/blog\/future_proof_customizations_for_dam","title":{"rendered":"Future-Proof Customizations for DAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cloudinary-markdown \"><p>Organizations often go to great lengths to identify and select software solutions that deliver out-of-the-box features for most use cases. However, every company has unique needs, typically requiring customization to maximize the ROI of the software purchases. <em>Customization<\/em>, though, is a word avoided in polite circles because, in response, most people would lament that it \u201cadds complexity, hence not worth the effort\u201d and that it \u201crequires ongoing support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, the value of customization is indisputable. So why are companies shying away from it? Three main reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Complexity.<\/strong> Not only is integrating business apps complicated, troubleshooting also tends to become knottier and knottier over time.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Maintenance cost.<\/strong> Dedicated teams are required to \u201cfeed and nurture\u201d customizations, raising costs and impacting the bottom line.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Overall stability.<\/strong> More often than not, mission-critical customizations break during app updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Painless Customization of DAM<\/h2>\n<p>Given the connection role of <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudinary.com\/products\/digital_asset_management\">Digital Asset Management (DAM)<\/a> as a core business tool for organizations, large and small, an ability to customize the tool is paramount for maximizing its value and effectiveness. The catch is that the customized components require a substantial investment to bring online and maintain\u2013with no guaranteed shelf life.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Cloudinary\u2019s <strong>Apps for DAM<\/strong>, with one-click access to robust capabilities for creating and processing bulk assets that meet your organization\u2019s needs. The result is API-based and future-proof apps that can automate and streamline complex tasks, including asset transformation, multistep approval, and interactions with other business systems.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/cloudinary-marketing\/image\/upload\/w_600,c_fill,f_auto,q_auto,dpr_2.0\/Web_Assets\/blog\/Apps_4_DAM.png\" alt=\"Apps for DAM\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-transformed-asset\"  width=\"600\" height=\"495.5\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Access to DAM apps through the contextual menu makes it easy to supercharge workflows with assets.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Key Features of Apps for DAM<\/h2>\n<p>Apps for DAM will be available to all Cloudinary DAM users, complete with a library of ready-to-use apps along with the ability to create bespoke apps. Here are the key features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Powerful customization capabilities.<\/strong> At your fingertips are options for crafting single-step or multistage asset processes.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Nominal support.<\/strong> Being API-based, DAM apps are long lasting, requiring minimal or no maintenance.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Seamless integration.<\/strong> The bundled apps take only one click to install, working as expected in contextual menus and within the action palette.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>App catalog.<\/strong> Various prebuilt apps are available for automation, sharing, publishing, and so forth.\nBe sure to check out the details on <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudinary.com\/products\/digital_asset_management\">Cloudinary DAM<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":22536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[25,89],"class_list":["post-22535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-asset-management","tag-digital-asset-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.6 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cloudinary\u2019s Apps for DAM: Customizing Your DAM Experience<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cloudinary\u2019s Apps for DAM, offers capabilities for future-proof customization and integration along with an app catalog.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, 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