Macnica launches Box distributor business on Google Cloud Marketplace, the first in Japan

Macnica (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter Macnica") announced today that it will become the first company in Japan to launch a distributor business for Box, the intelligent content management platform, on Google Cloud Marketplace, the integrated cloud product marketplace provided by Google Cloud.

Background and Objectives
As digital transformation (DX) accelerates, companies are being asked to securely manage massive amounts of unstructured data and effectively utilize AI. Box, an intelligent content management platform, is used worldwide to extract valuable insights from content scattered both inside and outside the company, particularly through its enterprise AI feature "Box AI," helping to improve business efficiency and decision-making, and the number of companies adopting it is increasing every year.
By starting sales of Box on the Google Cloud Marketplace as a distributor in Japan, Macnica will expand sales channels to meet growing demand for Box and improve customer convenience.

■ Overview and benefits
Macnica will sell Box through the Google Cloud Marketplace using the Marketplace Channel Private Offer (MCPO) system.
Box partners will be able to leverage their existing Google Cloud relationships and Google Cloud Marketplace capabilities to procure and sell Box, significantly expanding the reach of their business. Google Cloud customers will also be able to deploy Box through integration with their existing contracts and billing structures, simplifying the procurement process and accelerating adoption.

●Unified contracts and billing with Google Cloud:
Payments can be integrated into existing Google Cloud contracts, greatly simplifying the management of cloud usage.

Rapid implementation and start of use:
Compared to traditional individual contracts, you can start implementing and using Box in a shorter period of time.

High-value-added support from Macnica:
Even if you purchase through Google Cloud Marketplace, you can receive support and customer success that leverages Macnica 's extensive experience in implementing Box. Going forward, we will also be preparing to offer on Google Cloud Marketplace provisioning automation and data migration using our proprietary "Hakonnect ^*," which reduces customers' operational burden, as well as our Box integration solutions (log analysis, security integration, construction support, etc.).

■ Future developments
Going forward, Macnica will not only sell the product as a distributor, but will also work with Box and Google Cloud to help maximize the value of corporate content through collaboration with Box AI agents. We will strive to enable companies to utilize unstructured data stored on Box in a secure and compliant manner, and realize new ways of working that utilize AI, such as natural language search, summarization, knowledge extraction, and business automation.

Commenting on the announcement, Noriyuki Sato, President Executive Officer of Box Japan, said:
"We have built a strong partnership with Macnica over many years. We are deeply grateful that they have been able to provide high-quality support to our customers in Japan, thanks to their extensive implementation track record and advanced technical capabilities. Now that Box is available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, customers will be able to centralize their contracts and billing with Google Cloud, significantly simplifying the procurement process and speeding up implementation. As companies accelerate their digital transformation and use of AI, we are very pleased that we now have a system in place that will enable us to quickly deliver Box's intelligent content management features to more customers. We will continue to work with Macnica to support content utilization and business transformation for Japanese companies."

Yumi Ueno, Senior Executive Officer Partner Business Division Google Cloud Japan said:
"We are very pleased that Macnica has begun selling Box on the Google Cloud Marketplace. With Macnica 's expertise cultivated over many years, we will provide strong support for content utilization and digital transformation (DX) for customers who adopt Box through Google Cloud. In particular, we are confident that the integration of Box with Google Cloud's AI agent platform, Gemini Enterprise, will provide many customers with an innovative experience that extracts new value from unstructured data. Google Cloud will continue to introduce optimal solutions to the Japanese market that will lead the way in new ways of working in the AI era."

*: The brand name of Macnica 's tools that support Box operations, such as automatic account creation, data migration, and permission management.

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