What is our primary use case?
Box - Intelligent Content Management is our main use case for intelligent content management, and we primarily use it for content management. It enables us to manage our content, share, and store it using cloud storage and make it available for use in an efficient manner for both our employees and our external partners. Box - Intelligent Content Management is a platform that intelligently manages our content, and we have seen a big improvement in how we share and handle our content because it has made it safe and brought simplicity in the manner of storage and maintenance.
A specific example of Box - Intelligent Content Management usage in our day-to-day work is in document processing. As an IT practitioner, or in our various departments from finance, human resources, and production, we run reports that sometimes reach even 100 pages. Sifting through manually and trying to find the key metrics would take a matter of days and bring delays in report consumption. With Box - Intelligent Content Management platform, we are able to use its Box AI features, and we only need to prompt and request the key metrics or keywords or make searches, and we have the summary highlights and even a synopsis of the reports, allowing us to consume them much faster. This helps us in document processing and extracting crucial business information.
Another area where Box - Intelligent Content Management fits in our daily operations is executing the e-signature modules. Box - Intelligent Content Management moves beyond content management and helps us execute e-signatures. We are able to append and approve documents in a soft manner, in soft copy, and in an automated manner, allowing us to verify them easily. We are able to execute these e-signatures, and this has helped us ease the way we do business and how we serve our customers.
How has it helped my organization?
Box - Intelligent Content Management has brought quite a revolution and impact in our organization. It has helped us take advantage of artificial intelligence by applying AI in the whole process of content management. The world is moving into that area, and for us to compete efficiently, we need to be also moving into AI. We are able to apply AI in content management and work seamlessly. On top of that, it has brought us options of cloud storage. Since we do not need to store our files and content physically in safes and shelves, we are able to tap into cloud storage, which has enhanced document security. It has also made us compliant with the set industrial regulations. We are compliant with the data privacy laws because we have secured our customer and organizational content. This allows us to work efficiently and has brought a boost in the way we implement our workflow. Things are faster, and some tasks are no longer quite repetitive and are being handled with much ease.
Regarding specific outcomes, I can discuss the time saved in content management and sharing. Before we had a platform to help us, we relied on manual methods such as email attachments or even physical courier and physical mailing. This took time, and tasks that relied on document completion sometimes lagged behind and took even a week. With Box - Intelligent Content Management in place, we are able to exchange documents and content easily with clients, and such transactions are locked in faster. We are able to do that in a day or two, so time has been saved. There has also been a reduction in cost. We do not have to construct huge physical rooms and file spaces, which came at a cost because we needed maintenance staff and someone to constantly maintain them and ensure they are secure. Now we store our content in the cloud, and it takes a short time to store and access it. The cost of operating our business has gone down, and we have seen an improvement in the way we work.
What is most valuable?
Box - Intelligent Content Management offers a number of features. One is that it is an AI-powered platform that helps organizations adopt artificial intelligence in content management. It brings its feature Box AI that helps in document processing, extraction, and management of content. On top of that, it enhances the security of our documents, files, and content. When we had physical storage spaces or stored content or files in a physical manner, they were prone to distortion or tampering. With Box - Intelligent Content Management in place, we are able to take advantage and store it on the cloud, where we are able to securely share and control who has access to the content. Therefore, it enhances our document security. On top of that, it is a platform that has very strong integration capabilities. When it came into our organization, it was able to merge and integrate with the existing platforms such as CRM and other customer service platforms. This helps to offer an all-around user experience, and it has made our portfolio and the implementation of our workflow seamless.
Regarding integration, a platform we connected Box - Intelligent Content Management with is a platform we use in offering customer support services. When we integrated it, we needed to have an overview, and clients usually send files and content that needs to be stored that is very crucial and requires safekeeping. Sometimes they send us their data, customer personal information, and other files that are related to what they are looking for in the organization. We needed to manage that content efficiently, and Box - Intelligent Content Management stepped in and integrated well with our customer support service platform. Whatever files we receive from clients are now securely stored in a central repository. We are also able to share whatever they are requesting, and we are able to send documents over. In that whole process, the content we share with our clients is well-managed and well-stored.
What needs improvement?
A number of areas exist where there needs to be improvement. One is on the cost. The costs in accessing the advanced features of the platform are quite high to small users. This makes the platform to be more suited for middle-sized organizations and large enterprises that have a huge portfolio and are able to implement the platform in a secure manner. Additionally, it is a platform that depends on the internet, and proper internet connectivity is needed. If there is a time when you do not have a secure internet connection, you are not able to access and share content with the required simplicity and speed. If there is a way that the offline mode can be introduced and still maintain the security features of the platform, it will go a long way in helping users adopt and use the platform in a very secure manner.
I can also discuss the performance of the platform, not necessarily the cost. It requires one to have a cloud storage option that is strong and secure. If the cloud solution provider that you use is not well developed, the platform will have challenges in terms of access to data and storing the content.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Box - Intelligent Content Management platform for the last three and a half years.
What other advice do I have?
Box - Intelligent Content Management has brought quite a revolution and impact in our organization. It has helped us take advantage of artificial intelligence by applying AI in the whole process of content management. The world is moving into that area, and for us to compete efficiently, we need to be also moving into AI. We are able to apply AI in content management and work seamlessly. On top of that, it has brought us options of cloud storage. Since we do not need to store our files and content physically in safes and shelves, we are able to tap into cloud storage, which has enhanced document security. It has also made us compliant with the set industrial regulations and data privacy laws because we have secured our customer and organizational content. This allows us to work efficiently and has brought a boost in the way we implement our workflow, with things being faster and some tasks no longer quite repetitive and being handled with much ease.
For governance and security, I find them plausible. It is stable, and we have had controls of who accesses our content, which enhances the security features of the platform. The controls are easy to govern, so I find it governable and secure to use.
For accuracy and reliability of output, the output has never been in doubt. It is superb, and the AI capabilities in terms of content management are thorough and error-free. I find it reliable and one that will provide accuracy in content management. I would rate this product an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)