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Are Managed Print Services Cost Effective?

By June 26, 2015March 7th, 2023Blog, Technology News

are_managed_print_service_72221_136197-1When you look at the best use of your IT budget, you may find that outsourcing your office equipment management is a wise choice. Making the call to have your copiers, printers and other imaging hardware managed by an outside service can make sense for a number of different reasons.

Centralize the Approach

If you have printers and copiers scattered throughout your office or in several locales, having a dedicated team managing their operation, maintenance and supplies can make a lot of sense. Taking a systematic approach to budgeting for and using your print services can really cut costs and means that your in-house IT staff are working on tasks that better relate to your core mission.

Letting a managed print service take over the responsibility for your printing, copying and imaging needs is a brilliant idea. No one in your office needs to make a career of sorting through printing and copying issues when a competent outside company is on duty. Everything from ordering toner and paper to troubleshooting and solving major problems can be shifted to a company that specializes in print services, saving time, money and aggravation.

Lighten Your Carbon Footprint While Saving Money

A quality managed print services partner will set systems in place which ensure much less waste while printing. Some of this waste management will come from appropriate printing and copying results the first time but will also result from smart printing and copying protocols.

Be sure to investigate print release software or print release stations with your managed print services provider. Using this approach ensures that print jobs are not released to the printer until staff instruct the printer to queue and print. Since statistics show that around one third of the print jobs sent are never used or even picked up; using a system that inserts this step will save paper, toner, electricity and wear and tear on your printers.

Improve Compliance and Security with Pull Printing

In addition to saving money by reducing paper and toner expenditure, printing using a release or “pull printing” system also ensures that only appropriate eyes will be upon printed materials. If data privacy and security are issues in your industry, you can risk financial and regulatory exposure through carelessness with printing operations.

Using a managed print service will give your company many practical ways to keep your operations in compliance with laws, regulations, rules and best practices. This will avoid potential fines or lawsuits.

Constant and Consistent Review of Printing and Copying

Assigning an outside consultant to the task of reviewing printing and copying reduces the emotional impact of second guessing the quantity and quality of print jobs and copying requested and performed by individual staff members or departments within your company. Monitoring printing and copying decisions and levels, either business-wide or in smaller increments, can help your company identify where cost saving can be had or where less environmentally damaging decisions can be made.

Jason Manteiga

Jason J. Manteiga, Vice President of Olmec Systems, has been part of the company for over the past 20 years. He believes that having a great work environment and supportive team, is the ultimate key to success. Since being in the IT realm for over 25 years, Jason, along with Olmec Systems, has been on the Inc. 5000 “List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies” and Channel Futures MSP 501 “Top Managed Service Providers in North America,” along with other awards and nominations. Jason earned his Bachelor Degree in Information Systems from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He also holds certifications in Microsoft MCSE, VMWare VCP, and Cisco CCNA. In his spare time, Jason is a contributor for The Center for Social & Legal Research (Privacy Exchange) and a member of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies include cycling and kayaking. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife, two daughters and son.