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How zero-trust security can bolster MPS provider offerings
The rise of zero-trust Ransomware and other targeted security attacks have increased during the pandemic. Lately, thousands of companies have been impacted due to the exploitation of security issues with Kaseya edge of network devices[1] and supplies in the US were...
Print industry sees the pandemic as an opportunity for innovation
To understand the continuing impact of COVID-19 on the office print industry, Quocirca conducted its fourth snapshot COVID-19 Business Impact Survey between 1st April and 27th May 2021. As previously, the research looked at the perceptions of a range of industry...
8 factors to consider when selecting a cloud printing platform
Cloud adoption has seen explosive growth over the past year. Cloud infrastructure has proved essential to helping businesses adapt to remote working, enabling them to become flexible and resilient during a very unpredictable time. As businesses accelerate their cloud...
Quocirca Managed Print Services Market, 2021
Th acceleration of digitisation initiatives and the rise of cloud computing – prompted significantly by the shift to hybrid working as a result of COVID-19 - have forced MPS providers to rethink their approach. The market has reached a level of maturity, and new...
The Amazon Effect: Can Amazon disrupt the print industry?
The print industry can learn from Amazon’s unparalleled focus on customer centricity and its leadership in technology markets beyond the online marketplace. Amazon's announcement, on 2nd February 2021, that its founder Jeff Bezos will pass the reins to AWS CEO Andy...
Quocirca Home Printing Trends, 2021
Quocirca's Home Printing Trends 2021 study reveals that home workers are embracing new ways of working, with the majority (87%) reporting that productivity is the same or has increased since working from home. Consequently, over half (52%) expect that their future...
Scaling print security for the remote workplace
For many, remote working is here to stay for the foreseeable future. However, claims of a resultant increase in employee productivity are off-set by the worry that endpoints - including printers - are secure from cyberattack. IT teams must scale print infrastructure...
Quocirca Printing in the Hybrid Workplace Study
New research amongst UK and US IT Decision Makers (ITDMs) reveals a range of changes that are being made to support workers in the evolving hybrid workplace. Quocirca conducted a snapshot study amongst 303 ITDMs across the UK (103) and US (200) in July 2020....
Microsoft Universal Print Set to Boost Cloud Printing Momentum
On 21 July 2020, Microsoft announced the public preview of Universal Print, its Azure-powered cloud-based print solution. Universal Print moves key Windows Server print functionality to the Microsoft 365 cloud, meaning organisations no longer need on-premises print...
Zero trust in the remote working era
The massive shift to remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges with the traditional network security perimeter model. The use of personal and corporate devices to access the network via public networks and third-party clouds is...
Quocirca COVID-19 Third Business Impact Survey Findings
To understand the impact of COVID-19 on the office print industry, Quocirca conducted its third snapshot COVID-19 Business Impact Survey between 1st May and 15th May 2020. The research looked at the perceptions of a range of office print supplier organisations to...
Don’t print so close to me
As lockdown measures are gradually relaxed and employees return to the office, will social distancing in the workplace signal a change in office printing behaviour? The changing face of the office Companies worldwide have been forced to embrace remote working. As...