EMC and Box.net announced a deeper partnership that gives customers a stepping stone to embrace the benefits of the cloud without risking it all. The hybrid approach of EMC Documentum combined with Box.net in the cloud delivers both peace of mind and flexibility at the same time.

Recent cloud debacles like those experienced at Amazon, or the outage of Microsoft BPOS services last week, are poignant examples of how businesses that rely on the cloud are affected when the cloud is not available.