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3 key opportunities for MPS provider success
Quocirca's 2018 MPS Landscape Report reveals that in order to differentiate in a mature market, MPS providers must capitalise on opportunities in IoT, security and analytics. Managed print services (MPS) continues to offer fundamental growth opportunities for print...
Millennial decision-makers’ attitude to print in the workplace
Millennial decision-makers are less sceptical about printing and printed documents than those in other age groups and believe that paper documents will continue to play a significant role in the future workplace, according to the latest Print 2025 Spotlight Report: Millennials Matter.
5 tips for channel partners to succeed in the SMB market
Quocirca’s Global Print 2025 report reveals that print manufacturers are set to lose their influence on customer relationships in favour of IT service providers that deliver print services as part of a broader offering. Businesses are increasingly looking for...
Global Print 2025: Industry giants must steer a new direction to remain relevant
Will print industry giants, that have the scale and size of an oil tanker, respond to digital disruption with the agility of a speedboat, or will they miss opportunities by not changing direction quickly enough? In an era of rapid technological, social and business...
What Next? Six Trends for the Print Industry in 2018
Changing customer preferences, increased mobility, tightening regulation and technological change are reshaping the print industry. As such, 2017 was a year of mixed fortunes for global manufacturers. Market consolidation has seen HP, Xerox and Lexmark reform and...
Can McAfee and Xerox raise the bar on print security?
McAfee’s MPOWER event in Amsterdam on 29th November shone a light on artificial intelligence and machine learning as the industry continues to grapple with an evolving and complex threat landscape. With printers a key element of today’s IoT landscape, McAfee’s...
Race for relevance: Five strategies for print vendors
In a time of accelerating change when the rules of the workplace and workforce are being redefined, the print industry faces challenges in maintaining its relevance. New technology is rendering existing business models obsolete while customers are more demanding of...
Print renaissance: The value of print in the age of distraction
Far from being dead, print is enjoying a resurgence as a way for people to disconnect from the noisy online world. As a trusted and tangible medium, the printed page provides longevity and an emotional connection that cannot be replicated by a screen. Print has the...
How printers can be a launchpad for malware attacks
HP continues to shine a spotlight on print security with the recent announcement of embedded print security features that aim to mitigate the threat of malware. So how vulnerable are printers to external attacks, and how can businesses limit their risks? While the...
Artificial Intelligence: Should the print industry care?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to drive the next wave of digital disruption as it moves from buzzword to reality. The largest vertical markets for AI include fintech, healthcare, transportation and retail. Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Google, SAP, Salesforce and...
Managed Print Services: Seize the Opportunity
Quocirca surveyed 240 organisations the UK, France, Germany and the US to understand how MPS is helping them address their business challenges. The findings contained in this infographic reveal the continued reliance on paper and how MPS is an enabling platform for...
Print security and GDPR compliance: European companies lag US peers
With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force in May 2018, it appears that European organisations are still underestimating the importance of including print security in their compliance strategies. This provides a significant...