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M-Files News: What is Metadata? Why is Metadata Useful?

Garrett Hollander

What is metadata? Why is metadata useful? Two questions we answer in a recently published infographic. As the image mentions, metadata is descriptive data that labels a piece of information and provides context an…
- 6 Aug 2019

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Success Story: How VGD Streamlines Document Management Using M‑Files

Heidi Immonen-Isomäki

At VGD, teams offer a wide range of services—from accountancy and audits to legal and corporate finance. But with each team using different folder structures, collaboration was a challenge before M-Files. With metadata-driven organizatio...
- 10 Dec 2025