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Dedicated UK Box Zone protects local data

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Post Details
Company
Box
Date Published
Author
Chris Baker
Word Count
274
Company Posts That Month
5
Language
English
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No
Summary

Businesses in Britain face a complex regulatory environment, particularly with Brexit's impact on regulations such as GDPR still uncertain, prompting the need for strategies to ensure continuity and preparedness. In response, Box has announced the launch of a new UK Zone, an addition to its Box Zones offering, with primary and secondary data centers in London and Cardiff, respectively. This UK Zone allows both British and multinational companies to maintain data residency within UK borders, offering control over data management and compliance with evolving regulations while ensuring seamless collaboration. The UK Zone ensures that encrypted content remains within the country, enhancing user experience with in-country upload and download processing, and is part of Box's global network, which includes locations in countries like Australia, Canada, and Germany, among others. The Multizone support feature, introduced in 2018, further enhances the ability for organizations to collaborate across any of Box’s eight Zones from a single instance, ensuring adaptability to ongoing changes in data protection laws.

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