Going Serverless

That’s how many IT strategists feel. You’ve probably dreamed of a power-up to remove print servers. Yet, there they are, popping up as another opponent every time your organization expands. The problem is you don’t know where to start, which strategy to employ, or if it’s even possible to take down those pesky print servers.

It's easier than you think. Four steps will level up your print management game!

1. Acknowledge servers as the problem.

2. Justify the value of going serverless.

3. Find a solution that checks all your boxes.

4. Get company executives on board.
   

Identifying the problem is critical to solving it. Without giving it a second thought, it’s easy to designate printers as the culprit of your print management woes. They break, they need servicing, ink is expensive, and you’re always the person called upon when end users can’t troubleshoot the issue.

But it’s not your printers that are causing chaos and wasting your valuable time. It’s your print servers, and it’s time to start pointing fingers that direction.

These are just scraping the surface of print server drawbacks. By eliminating print servers, you would erase all four of these worries along with them. And you wouldn’t be alone.

Companies around the world recognize that print servers are the issue.

Cloud print management is quickly becoming the de facto standard for organizations.

You’ve acknowledged print servers as the problem. You don’t want them around anymore. It’s time to dream a little and imagine life without them. Here are a few things to consider to help you piece together why going serverless is an absolute win for you, your team, and your users.

Money

The cost savings for simply reducing legacy infrastructure can positively affect your bottom line. You’ll no longer have to spend on management and licensing for print servers. Plus, you avoid the chances of being victimized by server vulnerabilities which lead to costly data breaches.

Other financial benefits of going serverless include scaling to meet businesses demands without purchasing additional hardware and increasing printer uptime by eliminating the single point of failure.

Time

The time saved by going serverless is noticeable from the get-go. No more manual security patch installations, complex deployments, and traveling to other office locations just to address printer issues. You’ll also spend less time responding to helpdesk tickets to fix slow network printing or spooler crashes. Additionally, you and your team will be able to scale the business quicker by adding new users and printers to your fleet without having to erect another print server.

Resources

Conserving IT resources and maintaining print servers, especially in distributed environments, requires a great deal of labor. When a new location opens, you’re hiring a whole new IT team to make sure that office can thrive and users can print when they need to. Going serverless means you’re no longer draining resources or moving people around to meet your organization’s printing needs. Instead, you can manage your organization’s many locations from a single software, which helps you save on labor costs and training.

Now that you’ve crafted a list of “whys” for going serverless, it’s time to establish your requirements in order to find the right solution. For example, do you need a solution that integrates with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud? What about integrations with your current IdP(s)? Are there certain features that you must have to maintain compliance in your industry?

It’s a lot to ponder. But finding a solution that meets your needs is a lot easier if you prioritize what’s the most important to you and your organization.

This list of basic print management needs can serve as a jumping-off-point for you:

After organizing priorities and determining how going serverless benefits your organization, it’s time to put your due diligence to the test by pleading your case to upper management. You’ve established every angle to build a response to naysayers and get executives on your side.

Here are a few answers to potential questions to help you close the deal:

* Based off internal Vasion Customer data, case studies, and reports. Results not guaranteed.