MANAGED PRINT SERVICES
About Managed Print: Pricing Models, Service Coverage and Supply Chain
Many organizations have turned to Managed Print Services to resolve the issue of ongoing printer care and oversight. Maybe you’ve already looked at some MPS proposals yourself to deal with this situation. But the question may linger, why do I even need managed print? If you’ve ever wondered, this article will help you better understand three key areas of this…
Read MoreWhat is the Purpose of Managed Print
Managed Print Services – Why Bother? The purpose of managed print services is to lower and track costs to make the business more efficient. As business models have changed over time, and businesses themselves have grown, they often end up with dispersed fleets across their offices being used in inefficient ways. What inefficiencies do you find? The…
Read MoreHow Do You Implement Managed Print Services for a Large Organization?
Before implementing managed print, ask these questions to see if it is appropriate: Is printing a significant cost? Is the cost increasing? How much are we spending?” These questions let you know whether you have a significant cost that is increasing, yet you don’t know how much it is costing you. We can…
Read MoreTransactional Supplies and Service, or Managed Print Solutions?
If I’m under your service, do I have toners on the shelf? What does that look like in terms of fulfillment of supplies? When we begin working with a client, typically, the organizations have back-up toner at each site or in every office. We tell them up front that going that route is wasteful, because…
Read MoreThe Purpose of a Managed Print Service Assessment
What is a Managed Print Service Assessment, and Is It Even Necessary? At the core, the problem that we are trying to solve is to help clients understand what they are spending. Currently, they are fixing printers over here with method A, and they are buying toners with method B. Switching that model over to a…
Read MoreFlat Rate and Managed Print
The Argument for a Flat Rate Program The biggest argument for a flat rate managed print program is simplicity. As the print management client, you know exact printing costs and you can even break it into even monthly payments. This gives you control over accounting as well as allowing you to cap a cost of printing…
Read MoreTop 5 Ways to Reduce Printing Costs
Tip 1 – Implementing a system to measure your fleet The first step is to implement a system to measure your existing fleet. At the very least, you should be able to easily view your inventory. This includes the location of your printers your monthly print volume the cost of your printing (service and supplies)…
Read MoreThe Importance of Vendor Neutrality for Managed Print
What is Vendor Neutrality? When it comes to managed print, vendor neutrality means we will do what is best for our clients, regardless of the sticker or brand on the front of the printer. If you have 200 HP printers, we can support that. If you have 200 Xerox or Canon devices, that is fine…
Read MoreWhat about security and Managed Print Services?
What do you mean by secure printing? There are different types of security, the primary being the security of the document and the security of the device. Security of the document is when people print directly to a copier/printer and they can’t just leave it at the printer unattended. Basically, the document needs to be…
Read MoreThe Importance Of Data Collection Agents in Managed Print
Gives Visibility to Your Devices A good DCA will allow a managed print company to see what devices are printing on your network. What this does for you is make sure everything is being watched and secure. What it does for us is allow us to look and see what other devices you run and how much…
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