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Box Private Vendor Watchlist Profile: Cloud - Based Content Collaboration Services Enabling Enterprises to Move Tow ard Next - Generation Collaboration
1. VENDOR PROFILE
Box Private Vendor Watchlist Profile: Cloud-Based
Content Collaboration Services Enabling Enterprises
to Move Toward Next-Generation Collaboration
Laura DuBois Ryan Patterson
Bharath Regula
IDC OPINION
www.idc.com
Box is a cloud-based content management and collaboration service provider that
enables businesses to securely share, manage, and access content online across
multiple devices such as PCs, tablets, and smartphones. The company,
headquartered in Palo Alto, California, has over 7 million users and is growing quickly
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in the file synchronization and collaboration market. Box provides a simple, easy-to-
use interface to manage content online, focusing on common business needs such as
file share, content-centric collaboration, and secured access to data with detailed
reporting. Box's partnerships with various enterprise systems and content
management providers as well as supportability on all major platforms makes Box an
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attractive option for enterprise and small and medium-sized businesses to meet next-
generation collaboration and file management needs. We believe Box is a company
to watch because of the company's:
Fast-growing customer base with focus on business professionals and meeting
Global Headquarters: 5 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 USA
the enterprise requirements for security and scale
Extensive content management features that eliminate the necessity of multiple
IT tools, simplifying the job of IT administrators in providing the support
Participation in several market categories where public cloud services are
disrupting traditional on-premise offerings from file management (e.g., managed
file transfers and FTPs) and storage to content and collaborative applications
Growing partnership ecosystem bringing Box's cloud capabilities to many
commonly used enterprise applications such as salesforce.com, NetSuite, Jive,
Yammer, Google Apps, and SharePoint
IN THIS VENDOR PROFILE
This IDC Vendor Profile analyzes Box, a company playing in the public cloud
advanced storage services market and the content management and collaboration
market, and reviews key success factors: market potential, technology/solution,
corporate strategy, force multipliers, and customers. Leveraging IDC's expert
understanding of the competitive landscape and future outlook, this document
highlights company and market information tailored to the investment professional's
needs.
Filing Information: October 2011, IDC #230624
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