OpenText Content Storage Service - Kentico Integration and Automation

Common Integration Use Cases Between OpenText Content Storage Service and Kentico

1. Centralized storage for Kentico website and campaign assets

Data flow: Kentico ? OpenText Content Storage Service

Store large volumes of images, videos, PDFs, brochures, and downloadable campaign assets from Kentico in OpenText Content Storage Service instead of relying on local or fragmented file repositories. This gives marketing and web teams a durable, scalable storage layer for high-volume digital content while reducing pressure on application infrastructure.

• Improves storage scalability for media-heavy websites
• Supports long-term retention and lifecycle management for content assets
• Reduces operational overhead for Kentico administrators and IT teams

2. Archiving expired campaign content and web assets

Data flow: Kentico ? OpenText Content Storage Service

When campaigns end or content is retired, Kentico can automatically move older assets, landing page files, and supporting documents into OpenText Content Storage Service for compliant archiving. This helps maintain a clean active content environment in Kentico while preserving records for audit, legal, or reuse purposes.

• Supports content lifecycle governance
• Reduces clutter in active digital experience environments
• Helps meet retention and compliance requirements

3. Shared repository for reusable brand and product content

Data flow: Bi-directional

Use OpenText Content Storage Service as the enterprise repository for approved brand assets, product documents, and regulated content, while Kentico consumes those files for website pages, product detail pages, and campaign microsites. Updates made in the repository can be reflected in Kentico without duplicating files across multiple systems.

• Ensures consistent use of approved content across channels
• Reduces duplicate asset storage and version confusion
• Improves collaboration between marketing, legal, and product teams

4. Secure delivery of large downloadable content from Kentico

Data flow: OpenText Content Storage Service ? Kentico

Host large files such as technical manuals, white papers, training videos, and product catalogs in OpenText Content Storage Service, then surface them in Kentico for customer access. Kentico manages the user experience and navigation, while OpenText provides secure, scalable file storage and retrieval.

• Improves website performance by offloading large file storage
• Supports secure access to high-value content
• Enables better management of frequently downloaded enterprise documents

5. Compliance-ready retention for regulated digital content

Data flow: Kentico ? OpenText Content Storage Service

For industries such as healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, Kentico can publish regulated content while OpenText Content Storage Service retains immutable or policy-managed copies of approved versions. This creates a controlled archive of customer-facing content, disclosures, and legal notices for audit and regulatory review.

• Provides traceability for published content
• Supports retention policies and legal hold processes
• Reduces risk associated with unmanaged content changes

6. Content migration from legacy web storage into a modern cloud repository

Data flow: Legacy content in Kentico environments ? OpenText Content Storage Service, then Kentico consumes migrated content

During a cloud modernization or CMS consolidation initiative, historical website assets and document libraries can be migrated from older storage structures into OpenText Content Storage Service. Kentico can then be configured to reference the migrated content for ongoing digital experience delivery, reducing dependence on legacy file systems.

• Supports cloud migration and storage modernization programs
• Preserves historical content without keeping legacy infrastructure online
• Improves long-term maintainability of digital assets

7. Cross-team workflow for approved content publishing

Data flow: OpenText Content Storage Service ? Kentico

Content teams can store approved final assets in OpenText Content Storage Service, and Kentico can publish only those approved versions to web pages, campaign landing pages, or eCommerce experiences. This creates a controlled handoff between content governance teams and digital marketing teams, reducing the risk of publishing outdated or unapproved materials.

• Improves governance over published content
• Streamlines collaboration between approvers and web publishers
• Reduces rework caused by version mismatches

8. Disaster recovery and content resilience for digital experience operations

Data flow: Kentico ? OpenText Content Storage Service

Use OpenText Content Storage Service as a resilient backup and recovery layer for Kentico-managed content assets. If Kentico content repositories or file stores are disrupted, critical assets can be restored from the storage service to minimize downtime and protect customer-facing digital experiences.

• Improves business continuity for web operations
• Protects high-value content assets from loss or corruption
• Supports recovery planning for enterprise digital platforms