Are you still looking at copiers as either too expensive or incapable of adding enough value to your business? You might be surprised just how much you can gain from using a copier in the office instead of running around town paying for top-dollar services or forcing all clients and customers to subscribe to paperless communications. There are at least five ways copiers can add value and boost your business. Reducing Cost per Copy With [...]
How well-protected do you think your company’s network is? As effective as you may believe it to be, it’s probably not as safe as you’d like, given the wide range of sophisticated attacks and vulnerabilities in existence. Small business networks, whether based on an in-house infrastructure or existing entirely in the cloud, are more complex than ever before. The Internet of Things contains so many devices that can communicate with each other and exchange sensitive [...]
An ongoing study conducted by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University has been tracking the effects of cybercrime on businesses for over 19 years. Their most recent report found that 80 percent of all businesses have been successfully hacked to steal or alter data or to make company secrets public. The Duke study found that 60 percent of businesses with more than 1,000 employees have been through at least one cyberattack. Meanwhile, 85 percent of [...]
While the benefits of technology are pretty limitless, deciding how to use it effectively across an entire company involves planning. It's not just about deciding which laptops employees should use or how to promote a product via a social media platform. Technology planning is a vital component of a company's overall business plan. It should be discussed, budgeted for, implemented, and analyzed just as meticulously and often as, say, a marketing plan or staffing plan. What [...]
Even with the big push towards digital and the paperless office, physical documents still reign supreme among businesses. That’s because paper documents remain a tried-and-true way for employees to capture, store, and transfer information. So, it’s not a big shock that countless companies still rely on technology invented and perfected decades ago. The typical office environment is one where copiers and printers play a major role in document creation. While copiers and printers may seem [...]
Everyone has to deal with printing at some point. As much as we all invest in "paperless" solutions, we still have stacks of documents everywhere. Sometimes, normal printing isn't enough for the job. Large posters, intricate blueprints, and many other products still have to be printed. If you work in architecture, engineering, construction, government agencies, or marketing, you have probably come across a need for wide format printing. We can use cases in each of [...]
Multifunction printers and copiers make life in the modern office easier. Finding a new copier, however, can be somewhat difficult when you’re running a small business on a strict budget. Refurbished copiers open a new path for a small business in need of new productivity tools. If you’re want to buy a refurbished copier for your business, check out these benefits. Same Features, Lower Price One of the perks of purchasing a refurbished copier is [...]
Managed Print Services (MPS) can help you cut costs and improve efficiency for your business. The goal of every business is to be profitable, and reducing waste is a way your business can do that. Here are a few of the ways that MPS can help your business cut costs and improve efficiency. MPS Helps Manage Your Printing Costs One of the ways MPS can help you to cut costs is by helping you manage your printing [...]
If your business regularly creates large format media, then buying a wide format printer is essential. These printers can handle a wide range of printed media, from banners and trade show graphics to posters, murals, and wallpaper, in widths as large as 100 inches. Finding a high-quality printer that can tackle these feats is no easy task, which is why you should keep the following in mind during your search. Consider Your Priorities How do [...]
Your business needs printers, but it also needs a way to manage and maintain those printers. It’s a task that typically falls to more than one department, with IT handling printer maintenance and security, purchasing departments handling ink and other consumables and other departments tackling various aspects of the printer fleet. Managed Print Services (MPS) not only simplify the management environment but also frees employees to focus more on core business. Here are some business [...]
