The Nasdaq Boardvantage architecture segregates content within teamspaces, which serve as central hubs for initiatives or processes. As these teamspaces are ring-fenced by permission control, business users can access only the content for which they have explicit authorisation from administrators, thereby reducing the risk of sharing beyond the team.

Users expect ready access to materials both online and offline. However, there is a tension between mobility and security, especially concerning downloaded materials. To address this, Nasdaq Boardvantage employs an encrypted folder where content remains under administrator control. Even if a business user neglects to delete downloaded documents, an administrator can remotely purge content and notes.

Nasdaq Boardvantage uses an enterprise sync architecture, which decouples the upload function from the sharing function. Files may be shared only after permissions have been set. However once initialised, updates are auto-synced. This approach provides the popular benefit of access to last-minute changes but avoids the risk of inadvertent sharing with unauthorised users, an ever-present risk in desktop sync.