Box to move 18,000 P&G employees to cloud

PALO ALTO, USA: Cloud service provider Box announced that it has signed a deal with Procter and Gamble (P&G) to move 18,000 globally distributed P&G employees to cloud using Box's cloud content management solution.

"P&G's deployment marks a major turning point for Box and, more broadly, cloud adoption in the enterprise," said Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO, Box. "Cloud services like Box are no longer merely filling the gaps between outdated systems or providing a workaround for frustrated users; they're transforming the way entire organizations manage information and collaboration securely and at scale."

Eleodor Sotropa, associate director, GBS Employee Services and Solutions, said: "With this Box will help transform the way our global employees share and access content across devices and drive collaboration in the cloud."

Earlier, Box had powered internal and external content sharing and collaboration for a few P&G divisions.