Rima Al-Saleh, the Regional Sales Manager for GCC Region at OKI speaks about the current market trends regarding Managed Print Services
What sort of market is currently present in the region for Managed Print Services?
Large enterprises have been present in the market for years, and now the demand in small and medium enterprises is rising.
Which market segments can Managed Print Services help?
OKI Managed Print Services are designed as a platform which suites all segments with the maximum value, and all are based on several key factors such as print and document security, control over document, improving productivity, enabling a smoother transition from paper to digital and many more benefits.
How can Managed Print Services benefit companies?
Perhaps the main reason you should consider Managed Print Services is that it can reduce and control printing costs and the energy consumption, it can also help keep in-house print budgeting simple too. In addition to the Flexibility and scalability which can adapt to the changing wants and needs of any business, as well as it improves sustainability and reduces the number of toners reaching significantly.
What do companies need to look for, before selecting a Managed Print Services provider?
The right technology where you need it. Place priority on local providers that are responsive quickly and professionally. First in-depth analysis provides the data your provider needs to develop a customized solution that generates value for your business.
Finding previous customers which had the same successes, in addition to the success of the improvement through demonstration along with the capabilities of Integration with other technologies and Cloud Applications.
How does cloud technology assist in offering Managed Print Services at an optimum level?
Managed Print Services and cloud computing go hand in hand helping businesses, the ability to effectively print anywhere at any time supports workers whether they are in the office, in the field or in their homes. With so much flexibility the market for cloud-based printing services it is expected to increase rapidly in the near future.
How do you think can companies reduce printing and imaging costs by opting for Managed Print Services?
Adopting OKI’s Managed Print Services can help companies achieve their objective of cost reduction significantly by reducing printer fleet, paper usage, printer volume, lowering electricity consumption, increase of accuracy in cost allocation, enhancing security and minimizing the IT department workload, which all leads to an average of 30% reduction on printing costs.
What are the challenges in adopting Managed Print Services? How can they be addressed?
Manage print services requires a lot of planning and evaluating and understanding the current printing environment. OKI is reducing the time by installing its Software print analysis and data collection for 30 days. The biggest challenge then is to know exactly how they can analyze their printing legacy and how they can optimize it with the new Managed Print Services.
