Serverless Printing

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Serverless printing is peer-to-peer printing over Internet Protocol. This permits the removal of a dedicated print server for managing print queues, distributing printer drivers, and so on.

Serverless printing can be a pain if you work in IT, especially at a large firm. To name a few typical pain points, there is the continual maintenance, regular updates, and constant worry about the server being down.

Imagine being able to manage your print environment easier and more effectively than ever before, all without the need for a server. Imagine if this solution enabled end users to handle many of the printer-related tasks currently handled by the IT staff. Just think of the extra projects that could be tackled with this additional free time.

A Better Way to Connect Your Printers 

You probably already know about the hassle of print servers if you work in IT, especially at a large company. Just to name a few typical pain points, there is the constant worry that the server will crash, ongoing maintenance, and regular updates.

Consider the possibility that you could manage your print environment easier and more effectively than ever before—all without a server. Imagine if this tool allowed users to handle many of the IT team's printer-related duties. Just picture all the extra tasks that could be completed with this extra time.

Unmanaged Direct IP

Pro: Rather than going through a print queue, printers are connected to one another directly via network addresses.

Con: Manually connecting each PC to the appropriate printers and managing print drivers on each individual workstation can be messy and time-consuming for IT.

Distributed Print Servers

The IT staff instals a single server that links all print devices inside a single office location to a network when using a distributed print server. This simplifies maintenance and troubleshooting in many ways compared to using an Unmanaged Direct IP.

Con: Print servers themselves can be expensive, sophisticated, and do requite regular—and sometimes costly—updates. Additionally, having various office locations implies a corporation must manage multiple servers.

Centralized Print Servers

Pro: Many larger businesses opt to centralise into a single shared print server that houses all of the printers throughout the company after experiencing the frustrations of distributed print servers. Therefore, a central print server may be located in Michigan and host printers at office buildings across the country.

Con: Although this makes the server system more straightforward in some ways, like cutting maintenance costs, it may also lead to new issues. The two biggest issues are the increased likelihood of WAN slowdowns and the worry that if the centralised server crashes, every printer connected to it from San Francisco to Boston will also crash.

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