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Blue sky thinking The cloud is playing an ever-increasing role in print in organisations large and small, which is providing plenty of opportunities for resellers and managed print services providers.
The ongoing digitalisation of businesses, with SMBs increasingly making the leap to try and keep pace with their larger rivals, means that more functions are
as often the in-house expertise isn’t there to do it themselves. Read more on p25. Another aspect of print that is gaining in popularity is recycling toner cartridges,
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going to the cloud than ever, including print, which creates opportunities for resellers. Cloud print management is increasingly popular for SMBs with hybrid workforces as they seek to find production and efficiency gains where they can in a
especially as many businesses are prioritising sustainability. Toner cartridges are one of the most used consumables for businesses and create significant waste if they are
just thrown away – but there are increasing numbers of recycling programmes available and resellers should get involved to help customers towards their ESG goals. Read more on p32. Elsewhere in this issue, we highlight a recent event held by PFU (EMEA) Ltd in The Vatican. There, PFU launched two new scanners, but, as Brian Fortune explains, the Vatican was chosen as a venue because PFU has been working with officials in the country to digitalise its documents – both new and old. Read more on p16. As always, I hope you enjoy the issue. Print in the Channel is for everyone working in the print channel, so if there is a topic you would like to see covered in a future issue – or you have a news story or opinion piece you would like to submit for consideration for publication – please drop me a line at dan@newsinthechannel.com. n
competitive marketplace. Despite the benefits cloud print can bring, there are still a percentage of businesses that are staying with existing solutions, perceiving that there are barriers to adoption. But resellers can step in here and show how these barriers can be overcome, and what support they can provide to that end. Read more on p46. One concern often voiced by business owners about cloud print is how secure it is. Given the ever-increasing number of cyberthreats – turbocharged by AI – this is understandable. With printers connected to the cloud and networks, they are just as vulnerable as any other endpoint in a business – in some cases more so if their security isn’t focused on enough. Resellers need to be alive to the threats and help customers to ensure their solutions are as secure as possible,
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