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providers are not positioning cloud-based solutions strongly enough and are failing to articulate the significant administrative and cost benefits cloud print management delivers.” Despite 58% planning to deploy more print servers, customers are aware of the difficulties surrounding traditional on-premise print management. In addition, 49% say the IT administrative burden of managing print drivers is a top challenge, 42% cite the complexity of print driver deployment, and 38% note risks around outdated print drivers. “Cloud print management solutions can address all these challenges, and providers should be leveraging this to deliver more cloud print solutions,” adds Louella. “For distributed working environments that need to be both agile and closely monitored, cloud print management makes a lot of sense.” Protecting company data remains the top barrier to cloud print management adoption,
although it has dropped from 36% in 2023 to 32% in 2024. A quarter of respondents are concerned about the perceived loss of functionality when switching to cloud print solutions, and this rises to 28% for the largest companies. Cost is a key concern for 24% of organisations, rising to 32% for smaller businesses. The same proportion is worried about performance, consistency across multi-vendor fleets and data governance/ sovereignty concerns. “Cloud print service providers must focus on addressing these areas of customer concern and articulating the cost, efficiency and agility advantages of moving print management to the cloud,” said Louella. “Many earlier concerns have been resolved through, for example, advances in universal print driver sophistication and improvements in cloud print functionality, but there is still work to be done to convince buyers.”
Louella Fernandes ceo
quocirca.com
Apogee volunteers spend a day at Whisby Nature Park
On April 11, a team of Apogee volunteers, led by supply chain, logistics and procurement director, Darren Powell, headed to Whisby Education Centre in Lincolnshire to tackle a day of environmental restoration. Based just a short distance from Apogee’s National Operations Centre, Whisby Education Centre and Nature Park is managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, and has been designed to balance nature conservation, countryside recreation and environmental education. The day started with a mindful moment, where the group were invited to take a deep breath, pause and consider how they were feeling. By taking their minds off the daily hustle and bustle of life, the group were able to reconnect and fully prepare for a day in nature. After a brief presentation on the Trust’s mission and values, which emphasised the importance of rekindling our relationship with
the natural world, the team were briefed on their task for the day: the construction of a dead hedge fence! More than just a boundary for the site, the dead hedge fence would provide shelter for wildlife, creating safe havens for various creatures to thrive. The team quickly got to work with their tools: helping to clear debris from the site, making stakes for the fence posts, and moving all the dead hedges to construct the fence. “Our time at Whisby Nature Park was really rewarding. It was an excellent project to be involved in – from creating a safe space for nature to thrive, to supporting our local community, and of course spending quality time with the team out of the office,” said Darren. “I'd encourage everyone to consider volunteering whenever they get a chance.” But even with the fence successfully built, the team’s work wasn’t quite complete, they turned their attention to clearing brambles on the nature reserve’s pathways – which are currently growing a metre a week. In just one day, the team helped to clear a large area of the reserve and build a safe space for wildlife. It was also an opportunity to connect – with each other, and with nature – while making a real impact on the local community.
Darren Powell supply chain, logistics and procurement direcrtor
apogeecorp.com
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