101 as context for documents,” he says. “It’s not just document management. From customer data to plant and equipment data – you can pull it all together with metadata inside Microsoft 365. That’s quite unique to M-Files.” AI adds another layer of opportunity for Microsoft and M-Files to explore. “Having Copilot natively access content is an exciting prospect,” says Nivala. “By exposing business context and documents in M-Files to Copilot, alongside the Microsoft Graph, you really get to the right conclusion for whatever the user needs.” Story can also foresee the companies working together to develop specialised AI agents. “I can imagine future agents for tax and accounting, engineering or life sciences,” he says. “With the business object context from M-Files and collaboration data from Microsoft Teams and email in the Microsoft Graph, it’s a really powerful combination.” Security and compliance will remain a central focus of the collaboration. “A very practical example is sensitivity labels,” says Nivala. “Now, thanks to the integration, we can create sensitivity labels automatically with metadata. If a document relates to a confidential project, metadata can trigger encryption and prevent oversharing.” Story highlights the compliance advantages for customers when working on Microsoft 365 through the M-Files platform. “There’s a simplicity in knowing all of your content is in one place,” he says. “You don’t have some in Microsoft 365 and some somewhere else. It’s protected by Microsoft Purview, with certifications like FedRAMP, SOC 2 and HIPAA. If customers ask if they have access to Microsoft Defender or Advanced Threat Protection, the answer is yes – it’s just like any other content in Microsoft 365. It’s all built natively into Word, Excel and even Acrobat. No plugins, no extra tools – it just works.” Both Nivala and Story see the current integrations as just the beginning. “The combination of Microsoft 365 and M-Files isn’t just about solving problems today – it’s about laying the groundwork for how people will collaborate in the future,” says Story. “With AI, compliance and seamless co-authoring built in, we’re helping customers move towards a workplace where content is always available, always secure, and always in context.” Nivala agrees: “This is the start of a much bigger journey. The more intelligence and automation we bring into the daily flow of work, the closer we get to making information management effortless. That’s the vision – and we’re only getting started.” “ M-Files serves customers best when it’s not just the system of record, but also the system of work” ANTTI NIVALA, M-FILES Photo: iStock/AnnaStills
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