Today’s multifunction printer does more than simply print. It scans, sends and stores potentially sensitive information. Innovations surrounding networked printers help streamline business processes and increase productivity. At the same time, implementing those additional features may leave your fleet vulnerable to attack. If your printer fleet connects like your computer fleet connects, it should be ...

One of the important ongoing challenges faced by IT management in large enterprises is the increased demand for securing business information. Large enterprises literally use and generate a tsunami of content in a variety of formats as part of their daily operations. This content includes paper and digital documents; audio and video files; social media ...

IDC explains how SMBs can drive increased productivity and top-line growth by: 1) adopting industry-specific hosted applications, 2) creating employee mobile device usage policies that lower costs, and 3) developing the solutions necessary to secure apps and endpoints. HP is the sponsor of this material. By submitting your information you agree to be contacted by ...

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have been changing their attitudes toward the importance of security in advanced technology deployment. While once viewed as a cost to be minimized, security is increasingly viewed as a capability to be optimized. In this analyst Q&A, Raymond Boggs, Vice President, Small/Medium Business Research, IDC, shares his insights and advice ...

IDC’s qualitative research indicates that oftentimes, CIOs begin to take a strong look at mobile device management when seeking to reign in BYOD or embarking on a larger IT modernization initiative. Download this paper and read IDC’s advice on 1) how to secure unsanctioned BYOD and 2) drivers for managing mobile device deployment. HP is ...

Many companies have updated their IT infrastructures to keep pace with BYOD, their storage and security needs and other advances such as public and private clouds. But is your print infrastructure geared to support these new investments? Learn more with some of the latest guidance from HP. HP is the sponsor of this material. By ...

While many organizations invest considerable resources in their printing and document management infrastructure, few are leveraging the full range of features available to drive business productivity, and ensure intellectual property security. In this analyst Q&A, Angèle Boyd, Group Vice President and General Manager, Imaging/Output Document Solutions, IDC, shares her insights and advice on a range ...

Cloud computing continues to permeate across all aspects of information technology, and archiving is no exception. Once considered fraught with risk, high costs, and loss of data control, some may have thought the cloud was a temporary trend, especially as an option to hold and protect sensitive corporate and customer data. Today, cloud solutions for ...

IT service management (ITSM) is a term that, like many terms in service management, carries with it a diverse identity—depending on whom you talk to (in role and organization) as well as on history and IT-related politics. On the one hand, ITSM is often linked to old-guard values associated with elaborate, time-consuming processes for managing ...

As more enterprises undergo digital transformation to the 3rd Platform of computing — which comprises cloud, mobility, big data/analytics, and social business — the nature of IT and IT service management (ITSM) is rapidly changing. With more lines of business making their own technology decisions, IT must remake itself into a more service management–oriented and ...