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Signals IT introduces new range of printers and scanners
Signals IT has announced that a new range of Zebra Technologies RFID printers and scanners are available for purchase with install options. RFID is new efficient, automated and secure technology that offers a new way for supply chain management across warehousing, retail, healthcare and manufacturing industries. “We’re thrilled to offer this new technology to our customers that has so many opportunities for business growth. As an IT services company we don’t’ just offer trusted Zebra products, we can offer IT Lifecycle services from install to refurbishment to recycling,” said Robin Seymour, CEO at Signals IT. Features and benefits of RFID include: • Improved supply chain efficiency through visibility
• Increased accuracy through automation • Better security through traceability.
Zebra RFID printers and scanners will be available from Signals IT from February, with special prices for business customers.
www.signalsit.com
Print features heavily in organisations’ overall cloud strategy
“With features such as Edge Print, end-users can print on their phone, tablet, Chromebook, PC and any other web-connected device, whether they’re at home, on a guest network, or even between offices.” Driver management (31.1%) and supporting end- users’ (22.1%) printing and scanning needs in the digital workspace are two further challenges survey participants ranked highly. “Cloud print management platforms combine a unique universal driver and cloud administration platform to provide granular print access control to administrators, simplify printer provisioning and ongoing management,” Jenkins explained. The commitment to long-term hybrid work has accelerated the need to move print management to the cloud and it’s clear that organisations are reaping the reward. After making the switch to cloud print management, 54.6% of survey respondents said their IT teams were either spending less time on print-related support or enjoying a combination of a superior print experience, lower costs and less time investment. “The business case for migrating print management to the cloud is compelling,” said Jenkins. “IT teams spend less time supporting print; end-users benefit from a better print experience; and organisations save money on print- related costs. “Cloud services are billed and consumed as-a-service – freeing up CapEx budgets to be allocated elsewhere. Plus, a subscription-based pricing model is predictable and flexible, allowing organisations to scale up or down in line with their business needs.”
The benefits of moving to print to the cloud are now clearer than ever in IT leaders’ minds, according to the results of a new survey of more than 2,500 workspace professionals. The Digital Workspace Ecosystem Alliance (DWEA), a consortium of technology leaders, has released its 2023 ‘State of the Digital Workspace’ survey, which included the views of 2,660 digital workspace professionals from across the globe, and found that the benefits of moving print to the cloud are now clearer than ever in IT leaders’ minds. The findings clearly show that the cloudification of print is an integral part of organisations’ digital workspace strategies. An overwhelming majority (93.1%), of respondents said that their cloud strategy involved cloud printing. “It’s clear that print remains an indispensable part of many workflows; 97% of the organisations surveyed said they manage printing/scanning in- house,” said David Jenkins, CEO at directprint.io, a founding member of the DWEA. “So, it’s reassuring to see that moving print to the cloud now features heavily in organisations’ overall cloud strategies.” The study also found that hybrid working is here to stay for 58% of organisations, which brings the issue of how best to support a hybrid and remote workforce to the fore. In remote and hybrid environments, the complexity of network printing increases exponentially so it’s not surprising that managing printing/scanning at remote locations because of a hybrid workforce was cited as the top challenge for 53.5% of respondents. “People want to print wherever they are – and from multiple devices – and that’s where cloud print management comes into its own,” Jenkins said.
David Jenkins CEO at directprint.io, a founding member of the DWEA
The State of the Digital Workspace
2023
digitalworkspacealliance .com
printinthechannel.co.uk
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