The Content Management Revolution: Year One
Last year was one exciting ride for the Vault team. Now that 2012 has begun, it’s astounding to think about how much has been accomplished in a little under a year.
Just this past February, we were at DIA’s EDM conference announcing our new content management product, Veeva Vault. Interest continued to grow throughout the summer as we signed our first customers and began their implementations. Shortly after in October, we announced the general availability of our Vault Platform and our Vault PromoMats application, at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Industry friends, colleagues, and press gathered together to hear about the first end-to-end, life sciences promotional materials management application.
Our PromoMats launch was an exciting finish to a year’s hard work. To build a content management platform and application so quickly is even more impressive because it captures the end-to-end promotional materials life cycle, from concept to review to withdrawal – something that no other solution has ever been able to do. It’s a truly groundbreaking product, and will only get better with each release.
Now, as we welcome 2012, Vault has many customers in the processes of implementing, and our growing team is working to bring even more innovative capabilities to Vault.
When we began development on Vault, we were guided by three main principles: collaboration, global accessibility, and adaptability. First, we knew it was vital that life sciences companies be able to work together quickly and easily – from internal partners like CROs to external partners like ad agencies. Not surprisingly, collaboration is one of the most cited and critical benefits of Vault, according to our customers. Second, we made sure global teams could connect and develop their content in one, easy-to-use application, no matter where they are. Lastly, we wanted to provide a system that wasn’t hindered by costly and time-consuming implementations and updates, which can cripple an organization that needs to adapt to changing regulatory and business requirements.
What we set out to accomplish back when I joined Veeva has come to fruition in a time span that’s nothing short of amazing. Due to the hard work and diligence of our team, we’re able to offer a revolutionary product life sciences companies of all sizes can enjoy.
This year, things will only get more exciting. We will be releasing new Vault applications, creating innovative new Vault features and growing our teams to support our ever-expanding customer base. I hope that you will continue to follow us as we blaze the regulated content management trail.
Jen Goldsmith is the Vice President of Veeva Vault.