A Gartner Executive has delivered a speech outlining the potential benefits to offices of optimised printing.
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Firms could reduce their printing costs by up to 30% by implementing a few key changes, according to a speech by Gartner Vice President of Research, Ken Weilerstein. Delivered at the annual Print & Imaging Summit in Los Angeles, Mr Weilerstein presented to an audience of IT vendors a list of suggestions to optimise their printing processes. These changes include: cutting the number of pages printed each month by 10%, increasing the ratio of printer sharing from 5 workers to up 30 workers, and cutting the number of printer suppliers to 2-3 typical.
The Gartner speech follows similar findings from other market research firms in recent weeks. On 2 December, InfoTrends released a report stating that sectors including schools stand to save 30% on their printing with managed printing services. On the same day, Ricoh released a study that stated companies across Europe are losing up to 5% in annual revenue by not optimising their document management systems. Moreover, the ‘buzz’ regarding managed printing services arguably peaked some time ago: Greg Walters over at The Death of the Copier has queried why it has taken Gartner so long to address an already well-discussed topic.
Yet though the suggestions of Mr Weilerstein are perhaps well worn, they remain valuable. Plenty of firms remain that would benefit from an assessment of their printing requirements, for example, to distinguish between ‘what they currently have and what they really need.’ The effort of remaining conscious of printing processes is constant too: the Gartner presentation serves if nothing else as a reminder to companies to keep on top of their print management strategy. Mr Weilerstein also noted that workers may be wary of the process: ‘Taking away a person's printer is scary to them. What seems like an opportunity to you is a nightmare to them,’ he said.
In the preceding days, other Gartner officers have addressed the Print & Imaging Summit. Yesterday, the Managing Vice Director Peter Grant identified three key printing technologies to complement print management strategies. These included cloud computing and green IT.
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Firms could reduce their printing costs by up to 30% by implementing a few key changes, according to a speech by Gartner Vice President of Research, Ken Weilerstein. Delivered at the annual Print & Imaging Summit in Los Angeles, Mr Weilerstein presented to an audience of IT vendors a list of suggestions to optimise their printing processes. These changes include: cutting the number of pages printed each month by 10%, increasing the ratio of printer sharing from 5 workers to up 30 workers, and cutting the number of printer suppliers to 2-3 typical.
The Gartner speech follows similar findings from other market research firms in recent weeks. On 2 December, InfoTrends released a report stating that sectors including schools stand to save 30% on their printing with managed printing services. On the same day, Ricoh released a study that stated companies across Europe are losing up to 5% in annual revenue by not optimising their document management systems. Moreover, the ‘buzz’ regarding managed printing services arguably peaked some time ago: Greg Walters over at The Death of the Copier has queried why it has taken Gartner so long to address an already well-discussed topic.
Yet though the suggestions of Mr Weilerstein are perhaps well worn, they remain valuable. Plenty of firms remain that would benefit from an assessment of their printing requirements, for example, to distinguish between ‘what they currently have and what they really need.’ The effort of remaining conscious of printing processes is constant too: the Gartner presentation serves if nothing else as a reminder to companies to keep on top of their print management strategy. Mr Weilerstein also noted that workers may be wary of the process: ‘Taking away a person's printer is scary to them. What seems like an opportunity to you is a nightmare to them,’ he said.
In the preceding days, other Gartner officers have addressed the Print & Imaging Summit. Yesterday, the Managing Vice Director Peter Grant identified three key printing technologies to complement print management strategies. These included cloud computing and green IT.
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