Real customers, real results
When it comes to end-to-end print management in the cloud, LRS customers have been doing it for a long time. These organizations have chosen to host their VPSX Enterprise software in the cloud, on Microsoft Azure for instance. Many have operated this way for years with great success. These organizations own the architecture behind their cloud-deployed print and output management. Since switching to the cloud, they not only enjoy a centralized point of control over all printing globally, they have also reduced their operating expenses and optimized their IT infrastructure by standardizing on software solutions and removing hardware such as redundant print servers.
Here is one example of such a customer:
A major passenger and cargo shipping company shifted computing resources to the cloud in 2011. They also needed to move their ticket printing to the cloud. This was a business-critical application and needed to be fully managed and controlled in order for day-to-day operations to continue. Failure to print tickets would cause substantial damage to the business. They also needed to prevent duplicate documents from being printed to reduce shipping errors.
Working with Microsoft and LRS engineers, this customer has been able to successfully print tickets since hosting their LRS VPSX solution on Windows Azure. VPSX/Output Manager software eliminated the loss of documents, managed printing tickets from Zebra devices, prevented failures and offered visibility and traceability for all output.
Microsoft Azure is one of the leading cloud computing services. Cloud-hosted services include mobile services, data storage and data management. Cloud computing platforms can run both on-premise or off-premise as a single-tenant or multi-tenant setup. In addition to lower cost of ownership, a key argument for moving to the cloud is the ability to establish a serverless environment. This enables organizations to eliminate their servers, which often number in the hundreds or even thousands.