The PrinterCloud enterprise printer and driver solution “eliminates print servers” and is the “first cloud-based” solution of its kind.
In a press release, PrinterLogic stated that PrinterCloud “delivers the efficiency of print management without additional infrastructure, implementation and hassle”, with the SMB-focused solution building on the company’s “server-less enterprise print management solution[s]” that enable businesses to “eliminate print servers”.
The new platform provides “powerful print management, printer driver deployment, centrally-managed direct IP printing, self-service printer installation and pull printing” for “enterprise-class print management […] without any undue overhead”. PrinterLogic states that “previously, powerful print management was only accessible to big organisations with large budgets and IT staff”, but that PrinterCloud brings this “power” to SMBs “without the complexity and hassle”.
The functionality offered includes “printer driver deployment and management” as well as “print queue management” and “print job auditing and reporting”, and the software was “designed from the ground up” with SMBs “in mind”, as “it doesn’t matter if you don’t have expensive print servers or an IT staff who focuses on ensuring the reliability of your print environment”.
PrintCloud “provides easy management with a simple interface” and “greater visibility with SNMP monitoring”, and also “eliminates scripting and GPOs”, enabling “self-service printer installation with floorplan maps”, alongside being “easily implemented in minutes, not weeks”. As a cloud-based solution, it “replaces all other enterprise print management solutions without the overhead”, so businesses can “finally eliminate your print servers”.
In turn, “implementation is a breeze, so you can get up and running in no time”, with users able to “enjoy reliable, worry-free printing” and the “elimination of server-related outages, increased print management functionality, and a reduction in help desk calls”. The software is available now online, and starts at $1,200 (€1,121) a year for a 10-printer pack “with an annual subscription licence”, while licences can be bought “instantly” by credit card, or customers can take up a 30-day trial.
Ryan Wedig, President and CEO at PrinterLogic, commented: “Printer and print server deployments are just as big of a problem for small businesses as they are for our enterprise customers. The challenge we faced trying to serve the SMB market is that many of those customers are moving aggressively to cloud-based SaaS solutions to avoid infrastructure sprawl and to minimise operational costs.
“The introduction of PrinterCloud as a SaaS platform is a big day for PrinterLogic. We are now able to better serve the entire market and we’re already seeing the demand from the commercial and enterprise space come on strong as they look to move away from on-premises server-based solutions.”
Devin Anderson, Vice President of Product at PrinterLogic, added: “SMB IT pros already have to wear too many hats as it is, and they don’t have the time or resources to set up and manage additional infrastructure to ensure their print environment is reliable. By designing PrinterCloud from the ground up to meet the needs of SMBs, we immediately tackled the issue of complexity that plagues most print management products.
“As a result, you get all the enterprise-grade benefits and reliability, but with ultimate simplicity and without the cost and overhead of servers and additional infrastructure. And with PrinterCloud, you’ll be up and running in minutes, not days or weeks.”