One of the key solutions we offer to our clients at CPC Office Technologies is document storage. With this feature, you get access to our secure cloud file server in your workplace or on the go.
This solution allows you to retain and share your business information safely and securely either through a web-based interface or with a software plugin. Cloud-based storage is the easiest way to store your files and streamline your workflows.
To boost our cloud print solutions, we’ve partnered with PaperCut, an eco-friendly paper management software company that minimizes waste while providing an efficient printing experience. PaperCut provides not only cloud-based storage but also cloud print management. A user can coordinate printing from the cloud without being on the premises.
Here are a few of the ways that CPC Office Technologies can enhance your cloud print solutions with PaperCut software:
Access to 3 Types of Cloud Hosting
- Public Cloud: users can share resources over the internet and with other companies
- Private Cloud: users can use dedicated resources tailored to a single organization
- Hybrid Cloud: this combines on-premise infrastructure with a private and public cloud
To discern which cloud computing service is the best for your business, you should evaluate your IT resources and infrastructure and what your print environment needs. For example, if your business requires an optimized and high-performing cloud solution, you may want to go with the private cloud.
Single-Tenant and Multi-Tenant Cloud Apps
PaperCut cloud applications have single or multi-tenant use, meaning you can share a set of cloud resources with a single user or multiple users on your cloud computing service.
A single-tenant cloud is often self-hosted or private-hosted, while the multi-tenant uses the public cloud. The multi-tenant differentiates with its fully-hosted SaaS solutions (i.e., Salesforce, Office 365, GSuite).
Cloud Print Management
PaperCut offers not only cloud-based storage but also cloud print management with PaperCut Edge Mesh technology. This software was designed so that not just one computer can run the print management but several computers you choose for your network.
The term comes from two concepts of cloud computing:
- Edge computing, which is where multiple devices on the same network can complete complex tasks
- Mesh, which is a self-healing mechanism that helps multiple devices work together and replace each other when it is needed; this prevents failure for any cloud computing task
The Edge Mesh technology allows you to print from a multi-cloud with the security and functions usually only available for on-premise management. These features include keeping print jobs inside your organization’s network or printing when the internet is temporarily down.
The Edge Mesh is also a sustainable and energy-saving technology, as it only requires a fraction of the computer processing power that other software needs.
How Does It Work?
While the cloud can not communicate with the printer, the printer can communicate with your cloud. This means that you can host Edge Mesh directly on your printer, although it needs to be written for your printer brand in order to work. Additionally, you will not need a separate computer as the software on the printer will retrieve the jobs as prompted.
CPC Office Technologies Can Help
Through our partnership with PaperCut, you can find the right cloud print solution for your business, whether for storage or print management. Contact us today if you want more information on how our cloud-based solutions work.