Here’s a roundup of the latest conversations, expert insights, and exciting announcements. This week, we’ve got a lot to unpack: from product updates and beta opportunities to standout member contributions and trending discussions you won’t want to miss.
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Ransomware Activity Detection - Private Beta DStarting Soon!]
We are looking for participants to join our Box Shield Ransomware Activity Detection private beta, giving your Box admins a sneak peak of our new detection model monitoring activity across your Box environment.
Private beta opportunity: Box Drive External Drive support on macOS
We’re seeking 5-8 organizations to participate in a private beta to give Box Drive macOS users the ability to store the Box folder on an external drive, allowing users to work on large files or a large volume of files and folders without being limited by their machine’s local disk space.
Your front-row seat to Aaron Levie’s latest insights, bold ideas, and game-changing updates.
📢 Box CEO Aaron Levie sits down with Senior Director of Content Marketing Nick Johnson to reveal why bolting AI onto existing workflows just won’t cut it — and how AI-first organizations are turbo-charging processes across every department. Learn about the AI maturity curve, the repeatability × critical-thinking framework, and the secret role of context that separates hype from real ROI.
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“AI isn’t just another tech wave—it’s reshaping how work actually gets done.
From accelerating content workflows to changing how teams access knowledge, we’re entering the era of AI Agents: systems that don’t just assist, but act.”
— @Meena Ganesh Box on LinkedIn
Don’t miss out and catch MarTech interview with Meena Ganesh, Box AI
🎥 Watch the latest episode of Box AI Explainer Series
In this episode, Box CTO Ben Kus and Meena Ganesh, Senior Product Marketing Manager of AI at Box, dive into what reasoning models are and how they differ from typical AI systems.
Check out our AI Explainer Series’ playlist to learn more about AI.
We appreciate our Box experts for bringing fresh ideas and meaningful advancements to the community—keep them coming!
@kehrlich Box
Kudos to you for showcasing your AI agent for vendor selection and lending a helpful hand in the community!
Your post on How to optimize vendor selection with AI makes it easier to compare quotes, extract key details, and even recommend vendors based on priorities—all with a simple prompt. A great example of how AI can simplify and enhance business decisions!
Your thoughtful guidance on Limiting Admin Access to certain data—highlighting features like ethical walls in Box Shield and Group Admin permissions—demonstrates your deep platform knowledge and commitment to helping others succeed. We appreciate both your creativity and your willingness to support fellow Box users! 
@Scott Picanco Box
We appreciate you for bringing us impactful feature updates!
From enhanced collaborator permissions for Box Apps to powerful new Box Relay features like conditional signature outcomes and .DOCX generation, these updates are helping users build smarter, more flexible workflows.
Your posts are packed with value and provide clear, actionable insights—making it easier for users to understand and apply these enhancements in their own environments.
Check out the latest updates Scott shared:
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Introducing the Ability to Generate Documents in .DOCX Format in Box Relay
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Introducing Conditional Signature Request Outcomes in Box Relay!
@msyu Box
We’re grateful for your initiative in sharing the exciting new beta opportunity with our community!
The ability for Box Drive macOS users to store their Box folder on an external drive is a game-changer—especially for those working with large files or high volumes of content. Appreciate the Desktop team’s continued efforts to expand flexibility and performance for our users!
Read more about beta announcement here:
Private beta opportunity: Box Drive External Drive support on macOS
@Cassandre Box
Hats off to you for leading the way with the EMEA Box AI Office Hours—connecting users and unlocking new value! Your effort to make these sessions accessible is a fantastic way to help everyone unlock the full potential of Box AI.
These informal, interactive sessions are a great way to get started with Box AI or take your skills to the next level. With live demos, expert tips, and Q&A, it’s a perfect chance to learn and connect with other Box users across the region. Don’t miss out—hope to see you at one of the upcoming sessions!
Join our upcoming EMEA Box AI Office Hours!
@Jade McQueen Box
Incredible work highlighting the July 2025 trends in Media & Entertainment—your insights bring tremendous value to our industry user group and help keep our community informed.
Your contributions—along with your key takeaways—deepen our understanding of the evolving media and tech landscape. We truly appreciate your thought leadership and look forward to more engaging discussions ahead!
@protella
We value your contribution to the FinServ group—great perspective on intelligent content management challenges!
Your insights highlight the complexity of client onboarding in financial services, especially with the demands of KYC and AML compliance. It's great to see how Box AI can help streamline this process by automating document review and metadata extraction, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy. Contributions like yours help us explore real-world applications that drive efficiency and compliance across the industry.
Check out Perry’s interview with wealthmanagement.com:
How AI Extracts Actionable Insights from Financial Documents
We’re proud to celebrate our amazing partners and customers for sharing your stories, solutions, and insights! Your contributions continue to inspire and strengthen the Box Community.
@DonHammons — 
One of our Certified Intelligent Content Management Experts
We’re thrilled about your recent highlights and fantastic contributions to the community!
Your posts showcase the powerful potential of Box’s Model Context Protocol paired with mxHERO Mail2Cloud Advanced—highlighting how AI can unlock meaningful insights from unstructured email data. From agentic AI to day-in-the-life customer success operations, these demos bring real-world innovation to light.
These contributions are incredibly valuable for the community as we explore the evolving landscape of AI-powered, cross-channel engagement. Thanks for sharing such forward-thinking use cases and helping push the boundaries of what’s possible with Box AI!
Check out Don’s latest posts to learn more:
- Box Model Context Protocol with mxHERO Mail2Cloud Advanced (with MCP)
- BOX ENTERPRISE ADVANCED WITH mxHERO MAIL2CLOUD ADVANCED (WITH MCP) FOR CUSTOMER SUCCESS OPERATIONS (DAY-IN-THE-LIFE DEMO)
@ericcordell
Salute to you for your forward-thinking take on agentic workflows and the future of human-AI collaboration!
Your exploration of context, content, and signals through the Model Context Protocol truly brings the "Wild West" of AI to life. It’s exciting to see how agentic workflows can drive real-time, context-aware, and purpose-driven interactions—while keeping humans in the loop. Appreciate your insights and vision at the frontier of intelligent automation!
Hear more of his insights:
Context. Content. Signals. An adventure with Model Context Protocol
@Evercast Product Team
We're excited to have you here as one of our valued industry partners. Evercast enables seamless, high-quality video reviews by streaming media files directly from Box to your Evercast conference room—a powerful solution for creative teams.
Check out Evercast in the Box Community to explore real-world use cases and access helpful resources, including demos and support materials!
@Pouncysilverkitten
Much appreciated for jumping in with practical solutions to help the community in this concern: PNGs in External Partner email attachments to incoming folder.
Your insights on handling PNG attachments in external partner emails were incredibly helpful. Your suggestions offered multiple paths forward—each grounded in hands-on experience. We appreciate your willingness to share both paid and free options to support different use cases. Thanks for being such a resourceful and thoughtful contributor to the Box Community!
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible community members, partners, and Boxers for your unwavering enthusiasm, insightful questions, and vibrant conversations. Your contributions make the Box Community a dynamic and inspiring place to connect and grow together.
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Context. Content. Signals. An adventure with Model Context Protocol
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Private beta opportunity: Box Drive External Drive support on macOS
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Box Model Context Protocol with mxHERO Mail2Cloud Advanced (with MCP)
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Introducing the Ability to Generate Documents in .DOCX Format in Box Relay
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Introducing Conditional Signature Request Outcomes in Box Relay!
Stay up-to-date with the latest innovations and updates by subscribing to our announcements and release notes. 
| Pre-configured template gallery in Box Doc Gen Coming soon | We will soon be releasing the pre-configured template gallery in Box Doc Gen, providing users with an assortment pre-created Box Doc Gen templates that can be leveraged to address document generation use cases, test document generation processes, and train users on how to create and leverage Box Doc Gen templates, including template tags, conditional logic, calculations, and more. |
| Advanced signature request reporting for admins in Box Sign Coming soon | We will be introducing advanced signature request reporting for admins in Box Sign, enabling admins with the ability to granularly monitor and track signature request activity and usage across their account. |
| Enhancements to the sandbox creation experience (Jul 2025) GA | We are introducing 2 new features to improve the sandbox creation experience:
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| Box Connector for Microsoft Graph - File Limit Increase Announcements | We have updated the file limit for all customers. The new file limit is now 200,000 files indexed at the organization level by default. If you are a new customer who wants to enable this integration, please fill out this form to get started. |
| Box is launching customizable watermarking for files and folders Rolling out | Box launching our new custom watermarking feature, giving organizations and users more control over the watermarks applied to their sensitive content. This new capability delivers new flexibility and granularity to how content sensitivity is communicated, reducing the risk of accidental data leakage or mishandling of sensitive data. |
| Box is expanding our support for Microsoft EntraID Conditional Access (June 2025) Phased GA | We’re excited to announce that Box now has extended its Mobile support for Microsoft EntraID Conditional Access, enhancing our customer’s ability to securely and flexibly access content. This expansion of our integration helps organizations enforce tailored access policies, ensuring that only authorized users can reach sensitive content based on specific conditions not only on managed devices but also in BYOD scenarios. |
| Introducing GxP Auto-provisioning for New Customers: Seamless Enrollment into GxP Controlled Release Launched | With this update, all new GxP customers are automatically enrolled in the GxP Controlled Release program, ensuring immediate access to the latest product features and updates. They will have a Sandbox dedicated to GxP automatically created to test new product features and functionality released every quarter. |
| Launched | We are continuing to make enhancements to Box Archive to better help our customers streamline content preservation, and are expanding our capabilities to allow customers to move content from their active storage into an Archive via API. This feature will allow Admins and Co-Admins the ability to upload directly to an archive. |
| Conditional signature request outcomes in Box Relay Launched | We released conditional signature request outcomes when using the Box Sign outcome in Box Relay. When using the 'A Sign Event' trigger in Box Relay, Enterprise Advanced users can configure a number of different outcomes based on whether a signature request is completed, cancelled, expired, or declined. |
| Generate documents in Microsoft Word format using the Box Doc Gen outcome (Jul 2025) GA | We released the ability for users to dynamically generate custom documents in Microsoft Word (docx) format when using the Box Doc Gen outcome in Box Relay. |
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| July 16, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| July 22, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| July 30, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| August 13, 2025 | Virtual event | |
| September 11-12, 2025 | In-person and Virtual event |
