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Introducing Box Zones: Building a Global Cloud

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Post Details
Company
Box
Date Published
Author
Aaron Levie, Co-founder and CEO at Box
Word Count
579
Company Posts That Month
11
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
Post removed?
No
Summary

Businesses globally are undergoing significant transformation due to increased mobility, collaboration, and digital processes, which pose challenges related to cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory compliance. Box, aiming to facilitate this transformation, has introduced Box Zones, a technology that allows businesses to store data in their preferred regions, initially available in Germany, Ireland, Singapore, and Japan, through partnerships with IBM and Amazon. This innovation addresses challenges faced by heavily regulated industries, such as healthcare and financial services, by offering in-region data storage, thus enabling broader cloud adoption. Box Zones represents a strategic expansion of Box's infrastructure, empowering existing and potential customers, particularly outside the US, to enhance productivity and collaboration by overcoming data residency concerns. Over the past year, Box has also launched services like Box Governance and Box KeySafe, and formed integrations with platforms like Office 365 and Salesforce, further solidifying its commitment to providing flexibility and choice in cloud content management.

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