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Hyland Content Federation Service

Unify your enterprise content by breaking down data silos and securely connecting your existing content repositories — no migrations required.

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How Content Federation Service solves your business challenges

Disconnected repositories render massive volumes of valuable unstructured data inaccessible, unused and scattered.

Content Federation Service unifies your enterprise content to create opportunities out of content chaos.

Key features

Content Federation Service provides a secure, scalable way to connect your enterprise's existing content to Hyland Content Innovation Cloud™, a unified content, process and application intelligence platform.
Consumer API and content connector

Standardizes access across distributed repositories and integrates content to the Content Innovation Cloud.

Broker for on-premises connectivity

Initiates all connections from the original environment and enables secure integration.

Administrative interface

Centralizes control for all content connections with granular configuration at the solution level.

Governance-aligned access control

Reinforces existing compliance, retention and authentication processes across repositories.

On-premises or cloud-ready

Meets you where you are: Integrates with compatible repositories, on-premises or cloud.*

Key integrations

Content Federation Service securely and compliantly integrates existing content, across multiple repositories, without requiring tedious migrations. Current connections include: Hyland OnBase, Hyland IDP, Hyland Automate, Microsoft Sharepoint (coming soon).

  • Easily integrate content across repositories and networks
  • Enhance existing solutions with innovative federation capabilities
  • Connect to content-centric, AI-powered solutions

Content Federation Service is a foundational layer of the Content Innovation Cloud

Don’t just manage your Hyland content — connect all your enterprise content.

With Content Federation Service, gain immediate access to cloud-native, AI-powered solutions within the Content Innovation Cloud. Use those tools to deliver new, unrealized value and transform content management into content innovation. Content Innovation Cloud empowers you to innovate with your content, drive digital transformation and achieve unprecedented business outcomes, all while meeting you where you are in your journey.

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Having one place to go where all of your data is linked together and it’s unified, and you’re able to analyze it all together — that’s invaluable to us.

— Ray Markey, Senior Application System Analyst, WellSpan Health

Why choose Content Federation Service?

Integrate across repositories

Unify enterprise data — on-premises or in the cloud — directly to Content Innovation Cloud solutions.

AI-readiness and innovation at scale

AI-enable unstructured data and make it actionable for downstream AI solutions.

Get more from your legacy systems

Modernize without migrating while preserving existing infrastructure and adding AI capabilities.

Stay secure and compliant

Maintain security by honoring and bolstering existing controls, as well as supporting compliance.

Content Federation Service use cases

Content Federation Service enables you to modernize with a unified content universe, AI-powered solutions and simple migrations. 

Secure cloud integration

Connect on-premises content to the cloud-enabled services without compromising control.

Unified content access

Provide consistent connections across repositories. 

Content Innovation Cloud integration

Leverage Hyland’s content intelligence platform to drive AI-powered insights, discovery and automation.

Frequently asked questions

What is Content Federation Service?

Content Federation Service connects your distributed content repositories to the Content Innovation Cloud, enabling you with cutting-edge AI solutions without requiring data migration. It seamlessly integrates structured and unstructured data, helping organizations modernize processes and enhance business outcomes while maintaining security and compliance.

How does Content Federation Service differ from other solutions?

Content Federation Service offers deep integrations and advanced security control capabilities. It ensures a central, secure access point for your data and enables tools like intelligent document processing (IDP), process automation and AI-driven insights. This helps you unlock the full potential of your existing content.

Is my data secure when using Content Federation Service?

Yes, security is a core feature. All connections originate from within your environment, eliminating public endpoints to your data sources. It honors existing access controls, supports regulatory compliance and adds additional configurable layers of security to protect sensitive content.

Do I need to migrate my content to use Content Federation Service?

No, Content Federation Service eliminates the need for time-consuming and costly data migrations. It integrates with your existing content repositories, no matter where they reside (on-premises or cloud-based), enabling seamless access without disrupting your current infrastructure.

What are some practical applications of Content Federation Service?

Content Federation Service can be used for:

Unified control plane: Consistently manage transactions between repositories and solutions

Secure cloud integration: Connect on-premises content to cloud-enabled services without losing control.

Intelligent capabilities: Unlock functions like IDP for turning unstructured content into structured, searchable data or using content intelligence for AI-powered insights and automation.

Who can benefit from implementing Content Federation Service?

This solution is ideal for new or existing Hyland customers with large volumes of content distributed across multiple repositories, particularly those looking to modernize their processes, enhance security and enable AI-driven innovation without disrupting their current systems.

Industries with strict data compliance requirements, like finance, healthcare or legal, will see exceptional benefits.

What AI-powered tools does Content Federation Service connect to in the Content Innovation Cloud?

As a foundational layer of Content Innovation Cloud, Content Federation Service provides a conduit between existing content in repositories and these Hyland solutions:

Hyland Agent Builder, for building an intelligent agentic workforce.

Hyland Automate, for leveraging end-to-end, content-driven process automation and service orchestration

Hyland IDP, for AI-powered document capture, separation, classification and intelligent data extraction

Hyland Knowledge Discovery, for accelerating decision-making with AI agents that retrieve and generate accurate information

Hyland Knowledge Enrichment, for transforming unstructured data into AI-ready formats

How can I get started with Hyland Content Federation Service?

Request a demo to see the solution in action and learn how it can transform your content management strategy. Our experts will guide you through the service and help you unlock your organization’s full potential.

*Hyland customers should consult with their sales team to get the latest list of compatible repositories.

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