Get smart
How to develop
a print strategy
for the future
Cashback for Canon printers and scanners
1. Ubiquitous Connectedness.
With the number
of mobile workers growing and flatter organisations
relying on individuals’ expertise, mobile
connectedness becomes key for smart enterprises to
operate effectively. Employees can be anywhere and
increasingly the company’s network becomes the
organisation.
2. Smart Virtual Workspace.
Virtualised
infrastructures improve business continuity
and protect mission-critical applications, while
minimising capital expenditure and operating cost.
Businesses are turning to hybrid cloud solutions to
enable scalable business processes—using public
clouds for less sensitive applications and private
clouds for vital tasks.
3. Collaborative Communities.
The current market
necessity for swift responses to events and queries
requires real-time interaction between employees
wherever they may be. Smart enterprises are
integrating Unified Communications & Collaboration
(UC&C) functionality into their business processes
and reinventing their customer engagement models.
4. Open Philosophies.
To deal with the complexity
of globalisation and competitive demands, a smart
enterprise’s IT systems must be highly flexible and
resilient and able to interoperate seamlessly with
other disparate technologies and systems. This
compels companies to integrate Open Architectures
and Standards into their business.
5. Modular Services.
Modularity of systems,
applications and implementations enables
enterprises to invest only in what they need at
present, trimming up-front costs and leaving
open the possibility of expanding or incorporating
new technologies in the future. Enterprises seek
simplicity, flexibility and high levels of scalability in
systems and services.
6. Software Defined Anything.
To deal with
business dynamics, organisations should abstract
the programmable software control plane from their
hardware infrastructure. Software Defined Anything
(SDx) provides improved standards for infrastructure
programmability and data centre interoperability.
7. Business Continuity.
It has become par for the
course to offer services 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year and across countries. IT managers need
to protect data and applications from hardware,
OS and application failures as well as sudden
disasters. Services assurance will drive numerous
virtualisation projects.
8. Contextual Analysis.
Contextual data analysis
provides new insights to guide public, private and
business decisions. Enterprises are deploying Big
Data projects to drive better business intelligence,
product development and customer service. This
includes data from mobile devices, social media, log
files and emails.
9. Sense and Sensibility.
Lower cost sensors and
higher performance processing technologies are
spurring data collection and information extraction
across many sectors. Sensing, location detection,
pattern recognition and data matching empower
accurate and swift decision-making at the time and
place of action.
10. Smart Society.
Information and communications
technologies are vital in ensuring energy efficiency,
sustainable development, safety and security.
Virtualisation, power-efficient equipment and smart
distribution networks help enterprises save power,
while real-time collaboration saves time and reduces
the cost and scope of physical transportation.
To download the Smart Enterprise Trends whitepaper
in full, please visit
A new whitepaper from NEC Enterprise Solutions highlights the
top 10 technology trends for Smart Enterprises in 2015.
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Managed Print Services provider
Balreed is holding a series of open-
house events across the UK where
businesses can learn how to optimise
their document and infrastructure
strategies.
The first two Peak Performance
events will take place at Warwickshire
Cricket Club, Edgbaston, Birmingham on
Wednesday March 11 and at Bristol City
Football Club on Thursday March 12.
Additional events will be held throughout
the UK during 2015.
Attendees will learn how to make
the transition from established working
practices to more efficient digital
processes and workflows, including mobile
working and the cloud.
Balreed will take visitors on a
journey through the seven stages
of print transformation, including
product demonstrations and advice on
implementing strategies for each stage.
Balreed expects the full ‘journey’ to take
about an hour and half.
The seven stages include:
1
Audit/Assessment/Solution Design/
Workflow, including tablet demonstrations
of print auditing and floor plan analysis;
2
Professional services operation
& workflow solutions, including
demonstrations of secure release and
follow me printing; mobile and cloud
printing; scanning and document
management; and print management,
control and reporting;
3
Financing options, with explanations
of the different types of contract or
agreement, including ImageFLEX;
4
Remote Managed Services, including a
live demonstration of a mini helpdesk and
analysis of the benefits of proactive device
management, such as 98%+ uptime, 94%
first time fix and 30% remote resolution;
5
Deskside/Field service support, with
information on call procedures and service
level agreements (SLAs);
6
Account Management, including
reporting, performance reviews &
continuous improvement; and
7
3D and Production printing systems.
If you would like to attend, please visit
/ or call 0345
000 8899 to register your interest.
Canon has launched a cashback promotion for a selection of its business products, including Maxify
business inkjet printers, i-SENSYS laser printers and imageFORMULA scanners.
Canon is offering up to £80 cashback depending on the model purchased. All you need to do is go online
to
and enter the required details. These include a valid serial number and
either a copy of the till receipt (for in-store purchases) or an order confirmation (for internet purchases).
Canon Maxify printers are the company’s first business inkjet devices that offer the quality, print speed and
low running costs demanded by business customers. Five colour models are eligible for cashback including a
single-function printer and four multi-function all-in-ones.
For businesses with higher print volumes or a preference for laser output, Canon’s offer includes eight
i-SENSYS devices, encompassing colour and mono and single-function and multi-function devices.
The four imageFORMULA scanners eligible for cashback include sheetfed and flatbed models and Canon’s
new portable scanner for working on the move or transporting between sites.
