Box Success Story: Schneider Electric moves the energy industry forward

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Schneider Electric has always been a luminary in the energy arena, so when choosing enterprise content management solutions, they seek an equally progressive partner. More about Cloud Content Management with Box: http://www.box.com Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. Nearly two centuries ago, in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, the company was an energy pioneer in steel and machinery. Its commitment to always being an energy innovator means Schneider Electric now has projects in renewables, IoT (internet of things) and decarbonization efforts. Schneider Electric is redefining power and automation for a new world of energy. Along with this commitment to being on the technological cutting edge with its energy products, Schneider Electric looks for progressive content management tools to connect its over 170,000 employees across various projects worldwide. The company sought out digital asset management software that would be enhance team collaboration and communication but also help it adhere to stringent compliance and security standards. "When we considered Box," says Hervé Coureil, CIO, Schneider Electric, "we were really looking at it from a security angle. We did not have centralized control, so we wanted an enterprise file sync and share solution. But the vision was always beyond that. It was how to make Box our content platform." Schneider Electric started the rollout to Box with just with 2,000 people, and the number of users quickly ballooned to 100,000. Coureil points to the user experience as the primary factor for such rapid adoption. That experience mimics the high level of usability most employees are used to with their personal devices, and also makes content available for users no matter where they are — in the office or the field — and which device they are on. But, Schneider Electric uses Box for more than just cloud content management. Using Box Capture, workers in the field and warehouses are able to take snapshots of equipment that needs to be recycled, then upload those photos from their iPhones straight to the company's marketplace. Ever the innovator, Schneider Electric is already looking to the future with Box and planning the development of a custom application for the purchasing department to help it manage contracts. "It's a great platform," says Coureil, "to combine quickly together different landscapes, and different legacies, with a very easy interface and, on the backend, all the enterprise controls we need to operate as a pretty large company. It's a pretty integral part of our IT strategy." About Box Box is the Cloud Content Management company that empowers enterprises to revolutionize how they work by securely connecting their people, information and applications. For more information, visit www.box.com To learn more about how Box can transform your business, visit: https://www.box.com/business/.