PRINTERS AND COPIERS
The 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 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 MoreLarge Healthcare Systems – Avoid this Gap in Print Management
Healthcare Industry Example – Case Study If you take a company and look back over a 5 year period and compare it to where they are at now with their printer fleet, you may find some interesting information. We were working to gain a client that ultimately went with a manufacturer and paid a price…
Read More5 Tips for Print Fleet Optimization
Tip 1 – Don’t Overbuy One of the easiest things we see larger companies do with print, is they get too many printers in the printer fleet and then device management gets a lot trickier because there are too many printers. There are 2 places this tends to happen. Lack of a policy about who…
Read MoreKeys to a Print Consolidation Strategy
How can you make your print environment more efficient, affordable, and sustainable? Consolidation is number one. Any organization we go into, we find that 90 percent of the printing is done by 50 percent of the fleet or less. Conversely, the other 50 percent is doing 10 percent. So focus on the top 50 percent…
Read MoreWhen is the Best Time to Buy Printers?
If you have a fleet of laser printers, there is a lot of thinking in the marketplace about when is the best time to buy printers. Some manufacturers will say about every 3 to 4 years, the industry seems to say about every 5 years, but we would normally argue for even a bit longer product lifecycle.…
Read MorePrinter End of Life
Printer End of Life Every device in the printing industry has a service life, and understanding exactly what that is helps you save money in the long run. In all of our years in the industry, we have seen providers take advantage of their clients when it comes to reclaiming devices before their end of…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Cost Per Print
The Benefits of Cost Per Print There are a few different models when it comes to managed print for your print fleet. Which one is right for you? We provide fleet management for major companies and large hospitals, and understand that different programs work for different systems. We have over 10 years of experience in print fleet management.…
Read MoreWhat is The Useful Life of a Laser Printer?
If your business has a large number of laser printers in its print fleet, there can be a question of how long is reasonable to expect a printer to work before it needs to be replaced. We work with companies (like yours) to help right-size printer fleets and manage all aspects of their print environment.…
Read MoreControlling Color Means Controlling Costs
When you begin the task of managing your print costs, there are many things to consider looking at. Some of these things include looking at printer utilization, number of printers, efficiency of printers, the repair record of your printer(s) and finally, an often forgotten area is to look at who can print in color. Managing…
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