South Africans still love print, there is no way around it. While physical paper and other printed mediums have continued to be overlooked, and parts of this country have been part of this, there is still a massive demand for paper products in SA.
Several factors have led to our country still preferring paper such as absolute accessibility in a country still struggling with digitisation, legacy systems which still demand print, greater reach advertising and, of course, loadshedding. No matter the loadshedding stage or schedule, paper still works just fine.
Despite this love of paper, actually printing has become an expense that companies may not be able to accommodate. Continually supplying owned printers with paper and ink, on top of maintenance and the huge upfront cost of buying the printers themselves, it can put a huge burden on a business. Worsening this problem is the move to working from home and hybrid working situations, where a printer in the office can’t help an employee who isn’t there.
To tackle these new problems with old printing traditions, HP is offering South Africans the Managed Print Services platform through solutions integrator Datacentrix.
HP Managed Print Services is a total solution for all your print workflow needs that starts with looking at your business to decide on what works best for you. An assessment will lead to HP experts matching you with the correct hardware, software and services for whatever kind of printing you need.
HP has already put a lot of thought and work into a mix of products to suit most needs. For example, enterprise printers are already made with single remote workers or in-office groups to use. Understanding that one employee’s needs aren’t the same as a small work group or a large department, HP has created solutions to suit all of them. HP offers such granularity that you can even use a virtualisation tool to customise your printers.
This mix doesn’t need to be the standard copiers and printers that most offices are used to. Zebra printing services are perfect for applications such as shipping, warehouses, ticketing, labelling, retail and so much more.
Zebra printing is the perfect example of the fact that printing is still as popular as ever despite the rise of digitisation, especially with delivery gaining a massive boost during the pandemic. Next time you take a delivery take note of the paper invoices, the printed labels on all the boxes, the form you need to sign to accept and even the manuals and documentation inside of the boxes.
To further prove that HP has everything covered, the environment isn’t left out of the equation either. HP Managed Print Services is the first comprehensive carbon neutral certified offering of its kind. Meet your sustainability goals that not only satisfy certain regulations but also inspires people inside and outside of the company.
All good business planning is predicated on the assumption that you want your company to be around as long as possible, which simply isn’t possible unless more sustainable approaches to business are taken.
With HP already managing this for you, you can focus on your company’s journey.
For HP Managed Print Services to join you on that journey in South Africa, contact Datacentrix.
