AODOCS NEWSLETTER — JUNE 2026
How to accelerate capital projects by eliminating document errors
EDITORIAL
There is a phrase that keeps coming back this month, from construction sites to Copilot: the right version, at the right time.
On a capital project, a contractor working from an outdated drawing costs real money. In an AI deployment, a model answering from an unapproved document costs something harder to rebuild: trust. Same problem, different scale, and the same answer to both. Intelligence is only as good as the governance underneath it.
This edition follows that thread. Our latest release brings drawing reviews and contractor exchanges under one governed roof. A Microsoft principal architect and our CEO explain, in three minutes, why Copilot needs authoritative content more than it needs a smarter model. And a small side panel quietly removes a hundred daily context switches.
If you are near Houston mid-June, come argue about it with us at EPC Expo, booth H15.
— Stéphan Donzé, CEO of AODocs
How to accelerate capital projects by eliminating document errors
AI can help engineering, construction, and energy teams process information faster. But it cannot replace controls, workflows, and accountability essential to managing project documentation at scale.
The solution combines intelligence and governance: a controlled, AI-native environment where every document, revision, and contractor exchange follows well-defined rules.
Our latest product release brings together drawing reviews, contractor collaboration, and audit-ready traceability into a single governed architecture.
M365 and Copilot need the right documents, not smarter AI
What if the biggest challenge facing enterprise AI isn’t the model, but the enterprise content feeding it?
In a recent Microsoft 365 Community Conference session, Ian Story, Microsoft Principal Architect, OneDrive & SharePoint, and AODocs CEO Stéphan Donzé explained why trustworthy AI depends on governed, authoritative documents.
In a 3-minute video, they show how AODocs’ native integration with Microsoft 365 lets organizations ground Copilot and AI agents in approved, up-to-date content.
Everything you need, right where you work
Wouldn’t it be great if you could avoid switching between pages to find document details, attachments, and related items?
With the new Document Preview Side Panel, everything stays within reach so you can review and edit files, navigate records, and take action while staying in context.
Keep Energy and Construction projects under control from design to handover
Keep Energy and Construction projects under control from design to handover
Infrastructure projects run on documents. The challenge is making sure every team and contractor works from the right version at the right time.
Meet the AODocs team at EPC Expo NA 2026 to see how AI-native document control helps organizations improve project accuracy, collaboration, and profitability.
What: Energy Projects Conference & Expo 2026
When: June 16–17, 2026
Where: George R Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX, US