NASA and Box are taking cloud storage out of this world
Houston, Box has a solution
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AsNASAhas a distributed workforce of nearly 18,000 employees across the US, the government agency has turned toBoxfor both itscloud storageandonline collaboration tools.
Scientists, engineers, astronauts and more need to collaborate across cloud platforms to help NASA achieve its mission “to discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity”.
CEO and co-founder of Box, Aaron Levie provided further insight on the company’s partnership with NASA in apress release, saying:
“NASA is leading the way on how government agencies are leveraging modern technology to better engage with stakeholders and improve mission outcomes. NASA’s incredibly important mission, powered by its cloud and modernization strategy, and in partnership with companies like Box, is poised to help the agency bring agility to mission delivery, while ensuring the privacy and security of sensitive data. We are thrilled to support NASA advance space exploration missions.”
Advancing space exploration
Since 2017, NASA’sJohnson Space Centerhas been using Box to power secure collaboration and critical processes for its Flight Operations Division with the aim of advancing space exploration missions.
More specifically, the government agency selected Box to provide a secure collaboration space for internal content classified up to SBU and ITAR levels and to allow it to reduce unauthorizedfile sharingsystems while reducing threat exposure through greater network controls.
At the same time, NASA has also deployedBox Relayto streamline the Flight Operations approval process for new official policy, work instruction and governance documents. The government agency even relies on Box to manage versions of documents that supportInternational Space Stationoperations.
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NASA isn’t the only government agency that has partnered with Box though as the US Air Force, USDA, Forest Service and Farm Production and Conservation, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Justice and the DC government all use its solutions in their day-to-day operations.
After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.
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