Replace Print Servers with an Easy-to-Use SaaS Solution
Manage direct-to-printer workflows in the cloud so you can eliminate print servers and simplify print driver management.
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Benefits of Direct IP Printing
Pharos Cloud’s Direct IP printing enables users to conveniently print in the direct-to-printer workflow they’re familiar with. In addition, Direct IP printing provides centralized print management, allowing IT leaders to efficiently manage printers, drivers, print queues, and users across the network. With direct IP printing, your organization can easily scale to accommodate growing print needs without additional servers, reducing hardware costs and management time.
Eliminate Print Servers
Reduce IT burden by eliminating costly on-premise print servers. The cloud-native solution easily scales as you grow, without the headache of adding more print servers.
Centralized Print Management
Centralize print operations and manage your multi-vendor printer fleet, print drivers, print queues, and users from a single web console.
Print Across Networks via Cloud
Leverage a cloud-based delivery pathway to enable users to print from their workstation directly to Pharos-managed direct printers—even if printers are hosted in a separate or isolated network or users are working remotely.
Save Time & Money
With every print server you eliminate, you’ll cut costs on hardware while also reducing the time it takes to manage added infrastructure. In addition, cloud-based analytics provide critical insights to optimize your print fleet & reduce costs.
Enhanced Security
Secure your printing with an ISO 27001 certified platform supporting end-to-end encryption and zero trust security principles.
Improve Print Experience
Pharos Cloud Direct Print makes it easy for your users to print to nearby printers by automatically adding and removing print queues from user workstations based on their location and permissions.
Print From Anywhere
Pharos Cloud’s Direct IP printing enhances security by supporting zero trust principles and end-to-end encryption while allowing users to print with the direct-to-printer workflow they are already familiar with—even across networks via the cloud.
Leave Legacy Print Behind
Say goodbye to server headaches and inconsistent workflows. Pharos Cloud simplifies print management, reduces support time, and gives you full visibility across every location.
With Traditional Infrastructure
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Expensive and time-consuming on-premises infrastructure
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Time spent managing print drivers and print queues
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Print is a significant source of Help Desk tickets
With Pharos Direct Print
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A SaaS solution that removes the need for print servers
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A single IPP print driver that works with most printer models—regardless of manufacturer
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Intuitive print experience reduces Help Desk calls.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I migrate my enterprise printing to the cloud?
Managing traditional print infrastructure is time- consuming and costly. With Pharos Direct Print, you can eliminate print servers, simplify print driver deployment and management, and reduce printing costs—all while enabling employees to print in a secure an familiar way to your existing printer fleet.
What platforms does Pharos Direct Print support?
Pharos Direct Print provides a consistent user experience across all Windows, Mac, and Chrome OS devices, and supports all IPP printers, regardless of manufacturer.
How does Direct IP Printing work?
Pharos Direct Print provides users with the direct ability to print to networked devices using IPP, eliminating the need for print servers and simplifying print infrastructure.
Where is the data stored?
For Direct IP printing on the company network where there is direct line of sight to the printer, Direct Print jobs don’t go to the cloud. Instead, they’re sent directly to the printer via IPPS/IPP. Only job metadata is collected, encrypted, and sent to Pharos Cloud for analytics. For Direct Printing via cloud (requires Secure Release license), the print job and its metadata are primarily in transit through the cloud. However, there are brief moments when the print job is at rest. During this time, Pharos Cloud will temporarily store the print job in the user’s configured region. Print jobs are securely handled using temporary cloud storage, where they are automatically deleted after printing to minimize data exposure. The use of Zero Knowledge Encryption and secure services in Pharos Cloud ensures that even during these brief moments, the data remains protected.
How does Pharos Direct Print enhance security?
Pharos Direct Print uses secure IPP printing and eliminates the need for print servers, reducing the attack surface and helping protect sensitive data in transit.
How does Pharos’ IPP print driver improve productivity?
Pharos’ advanced IPP driver supports thousands of printer models and provides your employees with a consistent print experience to your multi-vendor fleet to reduce user training and Help Desk troubleshooting time.
Is adding direct print devices a time-consuming process?
Not at all. Once in Pharos Cloud, enabling a printer for direct print is quick and straightforward, reducing setup time and IT effort.
Ready to Modernize Your Print Infrastructure?
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