Konica Minolta named a ‘Leader’ in Quocirca Managed Print Services report 2023

For 37% of respondents to Quocirca’s report, cost control was cited as the top print management challenge. It is an issue that Konica Minolta is addressing through its flexible pricing models which align with its customers’ payment preferences. The report recognises how the company “…simplifies, streamlines, and reduces print costs, providing customers with invoicing predictability.”
 
Cybersecurity and IT expertise are also top priorities when choosing an MPS supplier for 45% of organisations, and the report states how, “Konica Minolta’s Intelligent Connected Workplace services provide outsourced monitoring and management of print devices and systems, including device security profile management, vulnerability scanning and intrusion detection, and print policy enforcement.” The ability of bizhub SECURE to help organisations enhance password protection and hardware security measures, along with bizhub SECURE Platinum and SECURE Ultimate’s use of BitDefender technology is also acknowledged.
  
Reducing environmental impact is an important issue for 31% of respondents and it is acknowledged as one of Konica Minolta’s key differentiators. The use of the bizWORKPLACE total cost of ownership assessment tool for printer fleet environmental audits is mentioned for its ability to assess device energy consumption, as well as consumable usage to identify opportunities to limit wastage. Furthermore, the report notes how the uses of rules-based-printing can save resources.
 
Quocirca also refers to the trend towards organisations wanting more IT services from their MPS providers such as workplace productivity and collaboration tools, as well as cloud print. Konica Minolta’s ability to be a single supplier that manages MPS and IT services is stated, “Konica Minolta’s Intelligent Connected Workplace portfolio encompasses a broad range of solutions that address customers’ digital transformation needs. Konica Minolta’s hybrid working solutions extend beyond print to also include digital document and workflow solutions.” Konica Minolta also addresses cloud print demands with its Intelligent Connected Workplace through its Dispatcher Paragon Cloud SaaS solution for centralised print management and Workplace Pure business services marketplace.