Box is a cloud-based storage and collaboration service. It allows you to collaborate on large files with your colleagues and external individuals.
At Imperial, Box was primarily introduced to support the management of Research data but is now used for a multitude of reasons by various teams.
Box can store files up to 150GB in size. Please be mindful of your storage and ensure data is relevant and still required.
Features and benefits
Box offers a secure and scalable solution that meets compliance requirements while ensuring unified policies are applied across every workload and device.
Features include:
- Easy-to-use tools including the ability to edit, share, and restrict documents with a single click.
- Simple document sharing and collaboration, internally and externally, using Microsoft Office and Apple/Google tools in a shared file repository
- Deleted files and folders can be restored up to 60 days after deletion