If you think ECM is dead, you haven’t been paying attention.

Microsoft is embedding Copilot across M365. Box acquired Crooze and Alphamoon to power AI-native document automation. Hyland is reshaping its stack to support domain-specific content fabrics.

Gartner calls it the shift from “document management” to “content services.”

The common themes?

• AI-readiness

• Metadata-centricity

• Workflow-native architecture

• No-code deployment

This is ECM’s reinvention moment. And ASTRA is already there.

It gives you:

• File security that works directly inside Windows Explorer

• Workflow design tailored to roles, branching logic, and approval conditions

• Full audit trails and version lineage

• Full audit trails and version lineage

• Deployment flexibility: cloud or on-prem, same UX

What separates ASTRA from legacy ECM isn’t just UI polish. It’s that ASTRA was built to reflect how people actually work — across roles, across systems, and across industries.

If your company still thinks “ECM” means file upload + approval, this is your sign to move forward.