July 2021 Summaries

Box's internship program for 2021, conducted in a fully remote setting due to the pandemic, is the largest yet, with 42 interns participating. The program offers students worldwide the chance to contribute significantly to Box's projects, such as the launch of Box Sign and planning for BoxWorks, while fostering personal and professional growth. To accommodate remote work challenges, Box has reimagined its internship structure, emphasizing reduced screen time, casual and open communication, and virtual social events like cooking classes and magic shows to maintain intern engagement and well-being. Interns are encouraged to connect across teams and with Box leaders to expand their networks, supported by tools like Slack and Zoom for seamless interaction. Each intern is paired with a mentor and a buddy to guide them through their experience, ensuring they feel included and supported throughout their internship.

The FedRAMP Marketplace is an official online repository designed to help federal agencies find authorized cloud services, streamlining the security authorization process and offering a standardized approach to cloud service security levels. FedRAMP is mandatory for federal cloud deployments, allowing agencies to purchase authorized software without undergoing the full security assessment, thus saving time and resources. Agencies must still individually authorize each product, but using FedRAMP-authorized products simplifies this process. The marketplace offers three service models—SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS—and categorizes products by impact levels using FIPS 199 standards, which assess confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Agencies are advised to understand their specific needs and security requirements before selecting products, with a wide range of options available to enhance efficiency and security. Non-federal entities, including state, local, and international agencies, can also benefit from the stringent security standards of FedRAMP products. The marketplace is continuously expanding, and users are encouraged to explore and select products that align closely with their organizational goals, while agencies must ensure that each product fits their security needs through a process of continuous monitoring and assessment.

Box has launched Box Sign, an integrated e-signature feature within its Content Cloud, addressing the top customer demand for a seamless and secure signing experience. This new capability, developed rapidly after acquiring an e-signature innovator, allows Business and Enterprise plan customers to use unlimited web signatures at no additional cost. Box Sign eliminates issues associated with standalone e-signature tools, such as content fragmentation and security risks, by offering features like real-time tracking, reusable templates, and secure compliance with standards like HIPAA and ISO. In addition, Box is introducing Enterprise Plus, a comprehensive plan that includes major add-ons like Box Shield and Box Relay, alongside the advanced e-signature capabilities of Box Sign, available to both new and existing customers.

Box and Microsoft have collaborated to enhance the integration of Box's content management services across Microsoft's applications, aiming to streamline and improve user experiences in work and collaboration processes. This partnership includes Box integrations with Microsoft Office 365, Teams, Outlook, and the broader Microsoft security and identity product portfolio. The new Box Connector for Microsoft Graph, announced at Microsoft Ignite, allows for seamless interoperability between Box and Microsoft platforms, enabling users to easily access, discover, and manage Box content within the Microsoft ecosystem, including Office 365, Office Online search, and SharePoint. The integration also ensures that Box's enterprise-grade security and compliance measures are maintained, providing users with secure and efficient content management across multiple platforms.

A virtual data room (VDR) is a secure cloud-based platform that facilitates the management and sharing of sensitive company documents, particularly useful for industries beyond traditional financial transactions like mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Modern VDRs are designed to cater to a variety of industries and use-cases, offering advanced security features and compliance certifications such as FedRAMP, FINRA, HIPAA, and GDPR that many traditional VDRs lack. These platforms enhance user experience with features like e-Signatures, advanced document processing, and seamless integration with third-party applications such as Office 365 and Salesforce. They provide robust security controls, allowing administrators to manage access permissions, track user activity, and ensure the confidentiality and integrity of shared information. Unlike traditional VDRs, modern solutions like Box offer cost-effective pricing models with unlimited storage and file versions, making them accessible and practical for a broader range of companies that require high levels of security and collaboration on confidential documents.

Medical imaging has become a cornerstone of modern healthcare, aiding in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases through technologies like x-rays, MRIs, and ultrasounds, often utilizing the DICOM standard for quality assurance and digital workflow efficiency. As healthcare increasingly embraces digital solutions, Intelligent Content Management systems offer secure and compliant ways to manage and share medical images, fostering collaboration among healthcare professionals. A new partnership with Ambra Health enhances these capabilities by integrating the Ambra for Box solution, which facilitates the secure storage, viewing, and sharing of DICOM images on Box's platform. This integration not only simplifies the management of medical images but also ensures enterprise-grade security and compliance, allowing medical professionals to focus more on patient care. The Ambra DICOM ProViewer, part of this integration, provides tools for creating, annotating, and comparing DICOM studies, which can be seamlessly accessed and collaborated on from anywhere, heralding a future where digital healthcare management is both intuitive and efficient.

Box has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Content Platforms, Q2 2021, highlighting its advancements in enterprise content management by offering a cloud-first, flexible platform that caters to modern business needs. Forrester's report underscores the industry's shift from traditional on-premises systems to innovative cloud-based solutions, a transition that Box has embraced by reimagining collaboration and workflow processes. Box's platform received perfect scores in several criteria, such as product vision, collaboration, and integrations, emphasizing its focus on usability and meeting the demands of large, regulated enterprises. The company has also expanded its offerings with the recent launch of Box Shuttle for content migration and the upcoming Box Sign feature, further solidifying its position in the content management industry.

In 2020, the shift to a digital workforce prompted organizations to generate vast amounts of digital content, creating challenges in content management. Box, an Intelligent Content Management platform, addresses this by offering a secure space to manage and gain insights into organizational content, enhanced with AI capabilities. The platform allows users to add metadata, preview files, and classify folders, while Box AI facilitates easy and secure access to these tools. Box leverages AI to boost productivity by customizing content presentation through Box Graph, enhance content security via Box Shield's machine learning-driven classification, and improve service efficiency by selectively converting documents for preview, thus conserving storage. With AI and machine learning integrated into its operations, Box aims to protect and enable content for over 100,000 organizations, ensuring users have timely access to relevant information.

As hybrid work environments become more prevalent, there has been a notable increase in cyber-attacks, exacerbated by employees shifting between office and home networks, making them more vulnerable to malware. This situation has led to significant security breaches across various industries, including the notable incidents involving SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, and JBS Meat Processing, underscoring the growing threat of ransomware attacks, which are predicted to cost victims $265 billion annually by 2031. In response, the Biden administration has issued an Executive Order to bolster national cybersecurity by encouraging businesses to enhance their defenses and integrate security into software development. Box offers a solution to mitigate these threats through its Intelligent Content Management platform, which provides a multi-layered "zero-trust" strategy, featuring prevention, detection, containment, and remediation capabilities to minimize the risk and impact of ransomware.

BT has expanded its partnership with Box, a secure content management platform, to enhance its digital and automated processes for improved customer experiences. Since becoming a Box customer in 2019, BT has utilized Box to streamline information access and facilitate secure content collaboration across its global operations. This collaboration enables BT to manage and distribute digital assets, integrate seamlessly with Salesforce, and engage in secure collaboration with external partners. Box's President of EMEA, Sebastien Marotte, expressed enthusiasm about supporting BT's transformation journey, highlighting Box's role in powering BT's content lifecycle on a unified platform. This announcement positions BT alongside other notable organizations, such as the Metropolitan Police Service of London and the U.S. Air Force, in leveraging Box for innovative work methodologies.