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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: Learn How Charles River Laboratories Uses M-Files to Manage Regulated Documentation, Streamline Workflows, and Support Global Scientific Collaboration

Heidi Immonen-Isomäki

Charles River Laboratories, headquartered in Boston with a global footprint and approximately 10,000 employees, needed to replace an in-house document management system that no longer supported its highly regulated operations. Managing tens of thousa…
- 29 Jan 2026