Evaluate digital asset management system(s) and user needs

[cthibaultatx]

User research to determine what City staff need to effectively use digital media on the website.

This may include a (workflow or technical) integration with Digital Asset Management Software (DAMS). CPIO has performed an evaluation of potential DAMS that would give City staff a shared searchable repository for managing digital assets not only for austin.gov use but also for use across other media. Here is their tool comparison.

[amenity]

It appears that Bynder is top contender from the comparison spreadsheet. @succarwagner, is that accurate?

Depending on when procurement is expected, we may also want to look at Airtable for digital asset management. They have a 20GB limit on their attachments, so I don't know if we expect to hit up on that, but there is a discussion of CDN integration.

[succarwagner]

@amenity, Bynder was indeed the top choice based on the traditional DAM api's that Lindsay reviewed. Merlin One was a close second. I'll look at Airtable's capabilities to see if they would meet user needs beyond integration. If you have any additional thoughts on that please let me know. Thanks.

[amenity]

Of note: https://support.airtable.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013582367-Vision-block

[benweatherman]

hello all! has there been any more action on picking a DAMS? /cc @succarwagner

We're wondering how much effort we should put into optimizing images, etc rather than simply integrating to this new system