Atlas 6.1 Release Highlights

Release overview

Intelligent Knowledge and Multi-Geo

Welcome to the launch of Atlas 6.1! We’re thrilled to introduce two groundbreaking updates—Intelligent Knowledge Studio 6.1 and Multi-Geo—alongside a variety of quality-of-life improvements that make Atlas more powerful and user-friendly. Our team has worked tirelessly to ensure that these enhancements address some of the most pressing needs in knowledge management and enterprise collaboration.​

The centerpiece of this release, Intelligent Knowledge Studio 6.1, sets a new standard in AI-driven content discovery and accuracy. From enriched system prompts to hybrid search capabilities, every facet has been refined to deliver faster, more precise results. In parallel, Multi-Geo support represents a major leap forward in enabling seamless, enterprise-wide provisioning and consistent user experiences across different geographic data centers. We’ve also taken this opportunity to incorporate quality of life improvements requested by our users. These include the ability to Copy page from workspace A to workspace B, enhanced options to Manage Item level security permissions in Add It, Extended table styling for In Focus, deeper Alert click data using tyGraph, and the retirement of Learning & Development and Ideation features following their planned deprecation.​

Together, these innovations underscore our commitment to delivering intelligent, flexible, and scalable knowledge solutions. We hope you’re as excited as we are about the new possibilities that Atlas 6.1 brings to your organization.

Intelligent Knowledge Studio 6.1

AI accuracy and relevance in knowledge management

• Accuracy Through System Grounding: Refined system prompts and stricter grounding checks deliver higher first-attempt success rates, ensuring users receive the right information faster.​
• Hybrid Search: Combines keyword and vector-based approaches for improved precision, leveraging the best of both worlds to locate content quickly and effectively.​
• OpenAI Text-Large-3 Embeddings Support: Harness advanced language models for deeper contextual understanding, boosting result quality and citation accuracy in your AI-driven queries.​
• New Knowledge Sources: Extend your Knowledge Collections beyond documents and pages by incorporating SharePoint Lists and Video Transcripts from Microsoft 365 Stream. This expansion ensures that all vital content is accessible and AI-ready.

Multi Geo

Our new Multi-Geo feature brings a truly global dimension to Atlas​.

 

• Geo Selection at Provisioning: Choose your workspace data center location during workspace creation for optimal performance and compliance.​
• Centralized Management: Admins and editors can configure all Atlas settings from one unified interface, ensuring a consistent experience across regions.​
• Seamless User Experience: Your personal preferences, custom links, and taxonomy labels sync automatically across all geos, maintaining consistency no matter where you log in.​
• Enhanced Search Scope: Find content across all geos by default, or limit results to a specific region when needed—offering full control over how you discover information in Atlas.

Other Updates

• Copy Page from Workspace A to Workspace B: Quickly duplicate and move pages across workspaces with a single action, streamlining content management and reducing repetitive manual tasks.​
• Manage Item Level Security Permissions in Add It: Configure item-level security directly from ConneX Studio, ensuring that new/existing workspaces inherit the right permissions from the start.​
• Extended Table Styling for In Focus: Provide clearer, more consistent visual layouts in the Details list, making important data easier to read and interpret within In Focus web parts.​
• Alert Click Data Using tyGraph: Gain deeper insights into user engagement with alerts and notifications, leveraging tyGraph’s analytics to refine communication strategies.​
• Learning & Development and Ideation Features Removed: In line with our early 2024 deprecation plan, these features have been fully retired to streamline Atlas functionality and reduce complexity.

Roadmap