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56 P E E R T O P E E R : I L T A ' S Q U A R T E R L Y M A G A Z I N E | W I N T E R 2 0 2 3 and maintaining their on-premises infrastructure. Firms that eliminate their Windows print servers can save between $2,000 to $5,000 per print server per year. Centrally Managed Print Queues By managing print devices and queues in a serverless print system, IT administrators can define and control their print environment from a web-based portal. Serverless print systems can provide better ways to manage security and auto-deployment of queues to groups of users or computers. Drivers can be managed centrally instead of on multiple servers, and a serverless print system can ensure that all queues on users' desktops are updated automatically whenever drivers are updated on the serverless print system. They are helping to keep the network more secure. Changes to printers can be automatically applied to serverless print queues, whether changing the device's IP address or even replacing the device with a different model with other finishing options. More Intuitive Self-Service A serverless printing system provides better and more intuitive tools for users to locate and connect to the print devices on the network. The system can help users find their local printer even if they are temporarily working in another part of the office or another location. Secure/Follow Print for Document Security and Waste Reduction One way to reduce the number of queues that users need is to utilize print release for your multi-function devices. Using print release means users print to a central queue and then release the job when they are on any compatible device. Users do not need to worry about connecting to individual print devices; they can use the same queue even if they need to collect the job while working in another part of the office or another office location. The release mechanism is an excellent way for them to manage documents printed remotely via their mobile while working from home or forwarded by e-mail submission. A print release ensures the confidentiality of sensitive content, preventing documents from sitting uncollected where unauthorized users may see them. It also reduces waste, saving the firm money. Serverless print systems can be used to auto-deploy the pull printing queues to all users in an office efficiently. They can ensure the queue is made the default, encouraging users to print securely and take care of the environment by only releasing what they need. Mobile, E-Mail, and Guest Printing The Windows server printing architecture was designed for the era of desktop computers in an office; however, law firms are embracing work from anywhere, and knowledge F E A T U R E S "A print release ensures the confidentiality of sensitive content."

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