(19-Nov-10) The new features, improved connectivity, and increased complexity of today’s printers are a double-edged sword. Although networked peripherals are undoubtedly more functional and efficient (albeit more costly), allowing devices to be...

Use these notes to apply cost-savings across your department. Discover cost savings in every aspect of your cost-to-serve expenses, and use the guidance and tools below to start reducing costs today.

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Printer consolidation implementation is often hindered by an absence of a baseline inventory and the necessary related usage data that can be used to determine cost-saving opportunities. Leverage Info-Tech's tool to track your print environment...

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Printer consolidation is an initiative that organizations should not ignore, as it can reduce printing costs by up to 65%. Understand the benefits, barriers, and strategies in order to successfully uncover the cost-saving potential of printer...

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Printer Consolidation initiatives often fail to gain momentum due to several significant barriers. Understand the barriers and the steps you can take to overcome them in order to implement a successful initiative and achieve real cost savings.

Most large printers, since 2002, contain physical hard drives used to queue up items to be printed, scanned, copied, faxed and e-mailed by the machine. Ensure that your machines are scrubbed.

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This downloadable template provides an excellent starting point for developing a comprehensive printer policy in your organization.

Despite the opportunity to reduce total printing costs by up to 65%, organizations often shy away from printer consolidation initiatives. Executives must understand what printer consolidation is, what the barriers to implementation are, and why...

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This tool assesses the probability that an organization will be successful when implementing green IT initiatives. Measure the organization's likelihood of successfully realizing the environmental and business benefits of green IT, and consider...

The recent hype surrounding green IT has left some smaller organizations wondering what steps they can take to ensure initiatives yield successful results. Green IT not only benefits the environment, but can also help the bottom line by cutting...

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Some organizations want to green their IT departments but are unaware of what options are available and what factors ensure successful implementation. Info-Tech identifies nine green IT initiatives that organizations should consider not only to...

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Based on data from a recent Info-Tech study, this tool assesses an organization's chances of success when implementing green IT initiatives. Understand the organization's current probability of success and consider recommendations to improve...

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This tool is designed to help organizations determine top tactics for cost reduction within the workstations and peripheral services area. After the questions have been completed, the tool will generate guidance on what cost-saving actions to...

Centralizing printer fleets, eliminating high-cost output devices, and optimizing print jobs can yield short, mid, and long-term cost reduction results with minor behavioral changes and minimal consequences on day-to-day business activities....

Collecting data on end-user device energy use can be relatively painless, especially if IT already has built-in tools at its disposal. Learn why an understanding of the true operational costs of energy is now important to many businesses, and...

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Once IT has determined that workstation and peripheral services is a potential area for cost savings, it should assess how much time is available to reach cost-reduction targets. According to this time frame, IT can narrow down the cost-cutting...

While printing seems to be an afterthought of IT infrastructure, it can play a significant role in improving the bottom line if dealt with strategically. Understand the total cost of owning printers to proactively manage and reduce those costs.

Printer management and centralization yields significant savings by reducing costs and requiring fewer IT resources to maintain and manage the fleet. However, many enterprises of all sizes and industries have not yet taken advantage of this...

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With all of the demands placed on today's IT departments, reducing the cost of the output fleet (printers, scanners, fax machines, copiers and multi-function peripherals (MFPs)) is not at the top of the list of priorities for most department...

A recent Info-Tech survey of enterprise interest in print management suggests the demand for print cost/device management solutions has not yet peaked. Particularly, IT shops focused on cost control are missing a cost-savings opportunity.

Info-Tech predicts a rise in printer management adoption. Enterprises of all investment styles and strategic orientations, especially cost-cutting shops, are missing an opportunity to save IT resources and reduce costs.

Upon awakening to surprising costs and management headaches, enterprises traditionally adopt printer cost/device management. Avoid the pain by adopting a print cost/device management strategy appropriate to the enterprise.