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Five reasons why serverless print management makes sense
KNOWLEDGE BASE 5 reasons why serverless print management makes sense Did you know that the directprint.io cloud-based print management platform compares like-for-like to legacy on-premise solutions? There’s parity in terms ...
Streamlining printer deployment and management
KNOWLEDGE BASE Streamlining printer deployment and management As a print management provider to a large number of schools and districts across the US, we know that limited resources, multi-vendor device fleets, ...
Voice of the customer
KNOWLEDGE BASE Voice of the customer here at directprint.io Here at directprint.io, we’re passionate about our cloud-native print management platform and we’re continuously thinking of new ways to innovate and add ...
Dealing with printing pain points in schools
KNOWLEDGE BASE Dealing with printing pain points in schools This year, the directprint.io education strategy team have traveled across the US, showcasing how leveraging a serverless infrastructure to centrally manage print ...
Stretching your school districts’ technology dollars
KNOWLEDGE BASE Stretching your school districts’ technology dollars Balancing educational priorities and keeping on top of demands for technology to support learning with ever-shrinking budgets is a constant balance for school ...
Serverless print management enables date-driven decision-making
KNOWLEDGE BASE Serverless print management enables data-driven decision-making Printing device monitoring, advanced reporting, and analytics are among the many benefits of cloud-based serverless print management platforms. By migrating print infrastructure to ...
Serverless printing supports a remote workforce
KNOWLEDGE BASE Serverless printing supports a remote workforce The world of work has changed, and hybrid working is here to stay. The pandemic propelled work-from-home into the mainstream and as a ...
Serverless printing – the smart and secure choice
KNOWLEDGE BASE Serverless printing – the smart and secure choice Traditional print environments typically utilize print servers – physical devices that connect to the network and manage printers that are ...
Add customer value with directprint.io RED
KNOWLEDGE BASE Add customer value with directprint.io RED There’s no getting away from the fact that print providers are operating in a challenging market – think declining print volumes, hardware ...
Achieve cost savings with cloud print management
KNOWLEDGE BASE Achieve cost savings with cloud print management US schools have seen an influx of money through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program, which will have ...
Cloud print management – easy to set up, easy to use
KNOWLEDGE BASE Cloud print management easy to set up, easy to use Print management, whether it’s in a single school site or across an entire district, can be a pain ...
Cloud print management for K-12 schools and districts
KNOWLEDGE BASE Cloud print management for K-12 schools and districts The cloud is accelerating innovation and digital transformation across all business sectors, and as education leaders look for ways to ...
Managing print in the cloud is as easy as ABC
KNOWLEDGE BASE Managing print in the cloud is as easy as ABC EdTech usage in K-12 schools has increased 99% since 2020 – and it shows no sign of abating. ...
Reasons why SMBs should migrate print management to the cloud
KNOWLEDGE BASE Reasons why SMBs should migrate print management to the cloud The pandemic saw many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) forced to move core business processes to the cloud ...
The problem with print servers 
KNOWLEDGE BASE The problem with print servers It’s been well-documented that printers are easy prey for hackers, but let’s not forget that on-premise print servers open up a serious attack ...
Empowering dealers to unlock new revenue streams with directprint.io RED
KNOWLEDGE BASE Empowering dealers to unlock new revenue streams with directprint.io RED We were excited to officially launch directprint.io RED to nearly 1,000 attendees at the Sharp National Dealer Meeting, which ...
How cloud print management can help K-12 districts improve print security
KNOWLEDGE BASE How cloud print management can help K-12 districts improve printer security directprint.io recently attended the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) 2023 Convention & Exposition, and one of the ...
Ten ways cloud print management helps shore up printer security
KNOWLEDGE BASE Ten ways cloud print management helps shore up printer security In our last blog we spoke about how K-12 schools and districts are under pressure to protect against cybersecurity ...
How Cloud Print Management can improve your security posture
KNOWLEDGE BASE How Cloud Print Management can improve your security posture Defending against evolving security threats has always been a hot topic for IT, and as cyber- attacks continue to become ...
Flexible cloud printing for Chromebook users
KNOWLEDGE BASE Flexible cloud printing for Chromebook users When Chromebooks first launched, users only had one supported method to connect a printer to their Chromebook – Google Cloud Print. Then in ...
Five ways cloud print management minimises IT burden
KNOWLEDGE BASE Five ways cloud print management minimises IT burden The benefits of moving print to the cloud are now clearer than ever in IT leaders’ minds. 93% of survey respondents ...
Five advantages to Cloud print management vs. on-premise printing
KNOWLEDGE BASE Five advantages to Cloud print management vs. on-premise printing The global cloud printing services market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 12.2% to be valued at US$ ...
Nine in ten organizations embrace cloud printing as part of their cloud strategy
KNOWLEDGE BASE Nine in ten organizations embrace cloud printing as part of their cloud strategy. The benefits of moving print to the cloud are now clearer than ever in IT ...
What is Cloud Print Management?
KNOWLEDGE BASE What is Cloud Print Management? Print management in the era of the Cloud Before we begin, it’s important to set the scene. In this article we’re going to ...
directprint.io to attend 2022 CITE Conference
KNOWLEDGE BASE directprint.io to showcase its cloud-based, SaaS print management solution at CITE’s largest event of the year directprint.io is participating in the 2022 CITE (California IT in Education) annual ...
Top 5 reasons why directprint.io is the best print management solution for Education K-12
KNOWLEDGE BASE Print Management Challenges for Education K-12 directprint.io understand the challenges of print management in K-12. Read the top 5 reasons why directprint.io is the best print management solution ...
Solve your printing pain points with directprint.io
With Device Radar, customers can onboard and deploy an unlimited number of printing devices and make them accessible to end-users, in just a few clicks.
Manage POS and label print environments with directprint.io
KNOWLEDGE BASE Manage POS and label print environments with directprint.io For the longest time, label and POS printers haven’t really been front of mind for IT teams looking for solutions ...
directprint.io shortlisted in the 2022 PrintIT Awards
ANNOUNCEMENT directprint.io has been shortlisted in two categories at the PrintIT Awards 2022 – Cloud Print Management Solution of the Year and the PrintIT Award for Innovation. Judging criteria for ...
Edge Print – Enabling secure print for a distributed workforce
KNOWLEDGE BASE Enabling secure print for a distributed workforce Enabling productivity for a distributed workforce whilst mitigating risk in an ever-changing threat landscape can be challenging for IT leads in ...
Making the move to cloud – Should I stay or should I go?
KNOWLEDGE BASE Making the move to the cloud – should I stay or should I go? There’s little doubt that the cloud is now firmly at the center of most ...
directprint.io announces SATO label printer support
ANNOUNCEMENT directprint.io, the leading SaaS Print Management Solution, has introduced support for SATO label printers. “This is an exciting step forward in our mission to support printing in the Retail ...
Is print draining your school’s budget and IT resources?
KNOWLEDGE BASE Is print draining your school’s budget and IT resources? Printing is one of the biggest drains on IT expenditure in schools and in many establishments, it’s an area ...
Don’t ignore print when it comes down to zero trust
directprint.io receives full validation as a Sharp Compatible software product and joins the Sharp Partner Program.
Cloud printing can help SMEs reap the rewards of going green
directprint.io receives full validation as a Sharp Compatible software product and joins the Sharp Partner Program.
Helping schools stretch their budget
It’s safe to say that five bucks won’t get you far in today’s climate. The average cost for a cinema ticket was $9.16 in 2019, and that’s before you throw ...
Post Pandemic Printing
Almost two years in, it’s hard to remember just how different school life was pre-COVID-19.
Time to ditch the print server
KNOWLEDGE BASE Time to ditch the print server Hybrid working has become the biggest accelerator of change in businesses across the globe, forcing firms to fast-track digital transformation and leverage ...
Chromebook Printing Explained
KNOWLEDGE BASE Chromebook Printing Explained Google Cloud Print is no more. Native CUPS printing on Chromebooks has improved. 3rd party software providers have started supporting Chromebooks.In this guide we try ...
Print.IT Reseller features directprint.io
ANNOUCEMENT Print.IT Reseller features directprint.io Edition 89 of Print.IT Reseller features a full page interview with David, the Founder CEO of directprint.io The article covers how we’ve grown so fast, ...
7 ways to control & improve student printing
KNOWLEDGE BASE 7 ways to control & improve student printing Schools and school districts throughout America and Europe have been trusting directprint.io with managing print for a number of years. ...
directprint.io – The Netflix of print management?
directprint.io – the leading Print Management solution for Google Workspace is proud to be featured in Quocirca’s podcast series ‘In The Spotlight’ This industry-focused interview explores some of the innovation ...
The top 5 most useful features of directprint.io
KNOWLEDGE BASE The Most Useful Features In Our SaaS Print Management At directprint.io we’ve got a ton of great features in our SaaS print management so we reached out to ...
Dyanmic QuickCodes by directprint.io
NEW FEATURE Dynamic QuickCodes Secure printer allocation in an instant. Allocating printers to users via Static QuickCodes has been a well-loved feature of directprint.io for some time. Our customers love ...
Edge Print by directprint.io
NEW FEATURE Edge Print Seamlessly mix Edge Printing with Local Network Printing to find the perfect balance of local vs remote print use-cases. It’s been a busy couple of months ...
directprint.io – First alternative to Google Cloud Print – Chrome Unboxed
ANNOUNCEMENT Google Cloud Print Alternative A recent article published by Chrome Unboxed recommends to check out directprint.io first! Chrome Unboxed – A popular website that covers all things related to ...
directprint.io – Chrome Enterprise Recommended
ANNOUNCEMENT Chrome Enterprise Recommended directprint.io is Chrome Enterprise Recommended! We’ve combined with Google to solve the challenge of deploying & managing enterprise print. Read our enterprise success story Start FREE ...
Best alternative to Google Cloud Print
KNOWLEDGE BASE Alternatives to Google Cloud Print Google Cloud Print will be deprecated in December 2020. Whether you’re a home-user or system administrator for enterprise, education or healthcare, know your ...
directprint.io named as the best Google Cloud Print alternative
ANNOUNCEMENT Google Cloud Print Alternative directprint.io has been named as the ‘best alternative’ to Google Cloud Print by one of Australia’s leading online suppliers for genuine printer products. directprint.io named ...
Your new admin interface
ANNOUNCEMENT Announcing our new admin interface It’s time to kick your print servers to the trash and move your print management to the cloud. Get started with serverless printing and ...
New directprint.io website
ANNOUNCEMENT New directprint.io website directprint.io recently embarked on a rebranding exercise with the development of a new company logo and website redesign. We’re pleased to announce that our new website ...
Google Cloud Print Retirement Q&A
KNOWLEDGE BASE Google Cloud Print Retirement Q&A Worried about the retirement of Google Cloud Print? Read our quick Google Cloud Print retirement Q&A to discover the migration options available to ...
Per-user allocation arrives
NEW FEATURE Per-user Printer Allocation Arrives We’ve added yet another printer deployment option to directprint.io: Individual printer lists. This new feature allows administrators to allocate printers to individual users. Per-user ...
Google Groups Support
NEW FEATURE Google Groups Support Allocate printers to Groups, users or devices in any order. Huge flexibility and easy to administrate through point and click printer allocation. Google Groups Support ...
directprint.io for Windows
NEW PLATFORM directprint.io for Windows Back at ISTE 2019 we engaged a select band of School Districts to road test the directprint.io client for Windows. We also enlisted some friendly ...
Google Cloud Print deprecation
KNOWLEDGE BASE Google Cloud Print deprecation From January 1, 2021, Google Cloud Print will no longer be supported and devices across all operating systems will not be able to print ...
School districts: Reducing print costs
REDUCE PRINTING COSTS How can I save money on printing? We’re all on a journey to paperless, but until we get there how can you, as a District or School ...
ISTE 2019 – Philadelphia
FOR WINDOWS ISTE 2019 We have great news for any school looking to transition from Windows to Chromebooks… we’re about to make your life a whole lot easier. Announcing directprint.io ...
directprint.io supports World Environment Day
Eco Friendly Printing Waste is a massive cause of air pollution Open waste burning and organic waste in landfills release harmful dioxins, furans, methane, and black carbon into the ...
See You At Google Next 19
NEXT 19 MEETUP See you there! Fellow Google Partners! Let’s meet at Next ’19 in San Francisco. We’d love to talk about reseller opportunities, migration of Windows legacy print server ...
EdTech & reflections from BETT 2019
CASE STUDY Educational Tech For those new to EdTech, ‘EdTech’ is education technology, where the application of tools, including software and hardware, is used to enhance student learning. Here ...
directprint.io launches Secure Print
ANNOUNCEMENT directprint.io launches Secure Print Say goodbye to publicly printing confidential documents, and say hello to our super-secure alternative. The new year is in full swing and with it, we ...
We’ll see you at BETT 2019!
SMART SOFTWARE We’ll see you at BETT 2019! We’re delighted to announce that directprint.io will be attending the BETT (British Educational Training and Technology) show at ExCel London from the ...
G Suite integration at Google Next18
ANNOUNCEMENT G Suite integration at Google Next 18 //directprint.io – the leading commercial server-less print solution for Chromebooks is proud to announce full G Suite integration. In only a few clicks G ...
New School Year Resolutions
SUPPORT CALLS New School Year Resolutions What are yours? With the 2018-2019 school year underway it’s not too early to make some resoloutions for next year. Our suggestion for your ...
Schools are still spending too much on printing
TOP TIPS Schools are still spending too much on printing Top 5 tips for saving money and resources when printing Our stats reveal that the average student print job uses ...
New features: Powerful G Suite integration & RAW printing
NEW FEATURES Powerful G Suite integration & RAW printing Comprehensive G Suite integration covers your complex printer deployment needs. RAW Printing greatly increases the number of printers supported by //directprint.io ...
200 word review: Acer Chromebook Tab 10 200
REVIEW Acer Chromebook Tab 10 200 A good first run for Chromebooks Price: Expensive for a 10” Chromebook – £298 / $388 (UK: shop.bt.com) Performance: Enough for general report writing, browsing, ...
ITSE 2018 was huge
THANK YOU ITSE 2018 was huge! Thanks for stopping by, it was great to meet you. It was great to meet so many educators and tech staff at ISTE 2018. ...
We’ll be at ITSE 2018!
SOFTWARE RELEASE We’ll be at ITSE 2018! The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) show will be in Chicago on the 24th-27th June 2018 – and it’s set ...
How much do you spend on printing?
KNOWLEDGE BASE Organizations and institutions don’t know their print cost Survey: organizations and institutions don’t know their print cost In a recent survey by directprint.io, we found that the majority ...
The economics of a $17 printer
KNOWLEDGE BASE The economics of a $17 printer … seriously $17? What’s the catch? I recently bought a printer in my local supermarket for $17 (GBP 12), it got me ...