What is Cloud Printing?

Cloud printing is the technology that enables printers to be accessed over a network through cloud computing. There are, in essence, two kinds of cloud printing. On the one hand, consumer-based cloud printing connects any application to cloud-enabled home printers that people own or have access to. Using this technology, people can take digital media as their primary communications tool and create a printed page only when they need the content in a physical form.

On the other hand, professional cloud printing enables publishers, companies and content owners to print their digital publications by leveraging networks of production facilities through cloud computing technology. In short, professional cloud printing allows for the "ad-hoc transformation of digital information into physical forms in 2D or 3D."

BENEFITS OF CLOUD PRINTING:

Costs: Cloud printing allows companies to meet print-on-demand needs which lowers print costs and eliminates the need for to buy, deploy, and management hardware and software.

Go Green: Cloud printing can also help organizations reduce their carbon footprint. Printing over the cloud lowers carbon emissions from transportation and reduces the amount of waste generated.

Bring Your Own Device: With cloud printing, employees are able to use whatever device to print, without having to worry about compatibility and drivers, reducing the need for help desk support.

Software Updates: The cloud ensures that software upgrades happen automatically and in real time. The latest features and fixes will be up to date.

Simplicity: Cloud printing offers a convenient and simple solution for everyone – users no longer have to worry about software, drivers, or cables. Setting up cloud printing is done easily and quickly.

IT Servers: The cost to install and maintain cloud printing is a fraction of the cost than investing into your own IT infrastructure.