Box vs IBM Aspera on Cloud

• Helps to sync all the contents in cloud along with that of the Box installed. It integrates with file explorer on that of windows or macOS
• Sharing of files is very seamless and easy task especially when there are multiple people involved in the organization or project to work.
• This has a great feature of controlling the access of the files as well as folders and set appropriate privileges while sharing or collaborating with others.
• Can be shared via link or email and can be managed when it comes to collaboration.
• It has a great security feature enabled which has AES 256 bit encryption and also has the scope for full end to end encryption. This also has a 2 factor authentication enabled for additional security.

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• Ease of use: the Graphical User Interface doesn't require technical know-how to operate
• Delivery Receipts: this allows us the confidence to know our files have reached our customers
• Activity Monitor: lets you know how much data you have used, which is important for budgeting reasons.

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• No ability to properly share (with write access) to external collaborators. This is a real show-stopper.
• No good integration with users' own file system.
• Difficult to deploy on a smaller scale, so one has to rely on organization-wide SSO, adding additional bureaucracy.

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• Track upload/download usage OVERALL to know how much space is left
• Track cloud storage overall to know how much space is left
• More easily send single links to users for download, rather than full access (I know it is possible, but it is not intuitive)

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• Collaboration online through Box has required fewer in-person meetings to discuss project progress.
• The most up-to-date information on each project and file can be reliably found in one location. Collaborators can easily view the most current progress and pick up where others have left off.
• Project supervisors can be as involved as they need to be. Overseeing the progress of a project is easier than ever.

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• Aspera has changed the way we do business. We are now able to share huge file sets electronically, saving on external drives, shipping costs, time, and effort.
• Our industry is very slow to commit to electronic alternatives to physical media. In less than three years, the positive results of using this service have caused over 70% of our user base to fully commit to electronic delivery, with the number of physical fulfillments quickly being driven toward zero.
• Transfers within our own company, which formerly relied solely on FTP/HTTP transfer drives that would take days now take minutes with Aspera. Our software team relies on the speed and accuracy of the transfers.

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