Item: Box
Rating: 8
Author: Elizabeth Schneider

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Box fulfilled communication needs and the ability to share multiple file types with project teams and vendors outside the company. Marketing teams access presentations and marketing collateral during meetings with clients without the need to download those materials ahead of time. Most times we are under pressure to gather numbers from a variety of sources and unite them into one document, Box helped us connect data from different sources, connect dots from region to region, and from device to device.

Pros and Cons

Enabled collaboration and file sharing efficiency while keeping data safe
High mobile productivity and time-intensive document management
Constant communication with internal and external collaborators

It cost me a huge amount of time to group all the files and export the list
Some files did not display in alphanumerical order despite being numbered
Better to be sure of the exact location of a file to make searching of the file easy

Most Important Features

Huge storage space to store and access so much business-sensitive business information
Security and compliance capabilities to keep content password-protected and secure behind the set access levels
Priority email and live support

Return on Investment

Reduced expense of internal resources
Tasks automation
Cost-efficient storage space

Alternatives Considered

ShareVault and WeTransfer

Most of these cloud storage platforms have a simple interface and provide a feature of drag and drop to easily upload a file to the online drive with little or no expert knowledge. However, Box goes a step further to store data across redundant servers so that even if one of the data centers collapses, our data is still managed by the other data centers, and it's entirely impossible to lose data.

Key Insights

Do you think Box delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Box's feature set?

Yes

Did Box live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Box go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Box again?

Yes

Other Software Used

LeadSquared, Planview Projectplace, Hootsuite

Likelihood to Recommend

Box is the perfect platform to enable secure collaboration even in mobile environments while integrating with existing applications. We deployed Box as the primary platform for managing and collaborating on content. Despite requiring more time to learn than other legacies on-premise content management solutions, Box enabled more efficient and secure access to content on desktops and mobile devices.

Box is making never-before-possible tasks a reality in the Biotechnology arena

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Box