A method for archiving content, comprising: receiving, by an archive center server, content from an enterprise application running on a computing device communicatively connected to the archive center server; examining the content and obtaining metadata associated with the content received from the enterprise application running on the computing device, the examining and obtaining performed by the archive center server; determining, by the archive center server based at least in part on the metadata associated with the content, whether to retain retention control of the content or to relinquish retention control of the content to a content server, the determining by the archive center server including determining whether the metadata obtained by the archive center server includes a property that indicates that a records management policy is applicable to the content; responsive to a determination by the archive center server that the metadata obtained by the archive center server includes the property that indicates that the RM policy is applicable to the content, uploading the metadata associated with the content and a link to a storage location of the content such that control of the content is relinquished by the archive center server to the content server, the uploading performed by an archive module connector of the archive center and received by an archive module of the content server, wherein the content server creates a content server document with the metadata association with the content and the link to storage location of the content such that the content, of which control is relinquished by the archive center server to the content server and which resides at the storage location maintained by the archive center server, is accessible through a content server user interface of the content server and through any appropriate interface to the archive center server; and storing the content at the storage location maintained by the archive center server, the storing performed by the archive center server regardless of whether or not retention control of the content is relinquished to the content server, wherein the archive center server manages retention of the content stored at the storage location only if retention control of the content is not relinquished to the content server and wherein if control of the content is not relinquished to the content server, the content is not accessible through the content server user interface of the content server. receiving, by an archive center server, content from an enterprise application running on a computing device communicatively connected to the archive center server; examining the content and obtaining metadata associated with the content received from the enterprise application running on the computing device, the examining and obtaining performed by the archive center server; determining, by the archive center server based at least in part on the metadata associated with the content, whether to retain retention control of the content or to relinquish retention control of the content to a content server, the determining by the archive center server including determining whether the metadata obtained by the archive center server includes a property that indicates that a records management policy is applicable to the content; responsive to a determination by the archive center server that the metadata obtained by the archive center server includes the property that indicates that the RM policy is applicable to the content, uploading the metadata associated with the content and a link to a storage location of the content such that control of the content is relinquished by the archive center server to the content server, the uploading performed by an archive module connector of the archive center and received by an archive module of the content server, wherein the content server creates a content server document with the metadata association with the content and the link to storage location of the content such that the content, of which control is relinquished by the archive center server to the content server and which resides at the storage location maintained by the archive center server, is accessible through a content server user interface of the content server and through any appropriate interface to the archive center server; and storing the content at the storage location maintained by the archive center server, the storing performed by the archive center server regardless of whether or not retention control of the content is relinquished to the content server, wherein the archive center server manages retention of the content stored at the storage location only if retention control of the content is not relinquished to the content server and wherein if control of the content is not relinquished to the content server, the content is not accessible through the content server user interface of the content server.