'These features make it easier for people to work as a distributed team, and support better governance and compliance,' said Wayne Kurtzman, Research Director, Social and Collaboration, IDC. Our latest launch is an example of this.” By adopting a Virtual First approach ourselves, we’ll be able to design better products for this new environment.

While the shift to distributed work creates a lot of flexibility and opportunity, it also introduces new challenges and pain points that Dropbox is uniquely positioned to solve. “We’ve gone through a one-way door-the dramatic shift we’ve all experienced to distributed work will continue far beyond when the pandemic ends. “Since our founding, our customers have turned to Dropbox to get organized and work from anywhere,” said Dropbox co-founder and chief executive officer Drew Houston. Dropbox aims to address these challenges and more with Dropbox Spaces 2.0, several new workflow features, and new enterprise security features and certifications. In a recent Economist Intelligence Unit study, remote workers reported increased working hours and volume of work, risk of miscommunication, and difficulty working with multiple collaborators. The sudden move to distributed work has introduced a unique set of challenges for teams. The news comes on the heels of the company’s recent Virtual First announcement, and demonstrates a holistic approach to leading the remote work revolution as more businesses embrace this long-term shift. (NASDAQ: DBX) unveiled the next iteration of its collaborative workspace-Dropbox Spaces-in addition to several new features that help teams get organized, collaborate, and keep work moving securely from anywhere.

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