M-Files, a leader in AI-powered document management, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Microsoft, becoming the first document management system to natively store content within the Microsoft 365 platform. This integration is designed to maximize user productivity and revolutionize how organizations manage enterprise content.

Through the use of Microsoft 365 and its API-only service, SharePoint Embedded1, M-Files will enable AI-curated content experiences, including support for Microsoft 365 Copilot and M-Files Aino2. This collaboration introduces a unified, scalable solution that addresses key inefficiencies in legacy document management systems and simplifies AI adoption, information governance, and collaboration.

Key benefits of the new offering include:

  • Trusted AI-Driven Results: Users gain access to relevant and high-quality enterprise content, ensuring accurate and trustworthy generative AI outputs via Microsoft 365 Copilot integrated with M-Files content.
  • Enhanced Productivity: Native Microsoft 365 co-authoring and collaboration tools are now available directly within M-Files, streamlining workflows for content such as client deliverables, technical specs, and operational plans.
  • Unified Security & Compliance: M-Files content remains securely within the Microsoft 365 boundary, utilizing Microsoft Purview3 to enforce organization-wide governance and compliance policies.
  • Optimized Microsoft 365 ROI: Organizations can now implement a best-in-class document management solution without compromising standardization, avoiding costly customization while benefiting from joint innovation between M-Files and Microsoft.

Customers are already experiencing the benefits. Adrian Logan, Head of Digital Transformation at PKF Francis Clark, stated, “We chose M-Files because of their impressive technology and strong foundation for AI innovation and integrations with Microsoft 365. The ability to use native Microsoft 365 capabilities in M-Files makes M-Files even more valuable to us now and in the future.”

Jeff Teper, President of Microsoft 365 Collaborative Apps and Platforms, added, “This first-of-its-kind offering built on SharePoint Embedded merges Microsoft’s collaborative platform with M-Files’ business-centric approach to deliver a solution greater than the sum of its parts.”

Jay Bhatt, CEO of M-Files, commented, “This isn’t just another integration—it’s a native solution developed over months of collaboration. By leveraging metadata-driven automation and AI from M-Files with Microsoft’s collaboration and Copilot tools, we’ve fundamentally changed enterprise content management at scale.”

The joint solution is available now, delivering greater value for enterprises leveraging the Microsoft ecosystem. Learn more by visiting the M-Files website.

1 SharePoint Embedded is Microsoft’s API-only scalable content repository used by services like Loop, Designer, and Copilot Pages, providing backend content storage without altering the M-Files user interface.

2 M-Files Aino ("I know") is the intelligent AI fabric of M-Files, using generative and agentic AI to automate tasks, organize content, and deliver insights via natural language.

3 Microsoft Purview enables governance, data protection, and compliance across the Microsoft 365 suite.

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