Unified Printing

["Shamblin, Quinn (shamblqn)" <shamblqn () UCMAIL UC EDU>]

Question for the larger universities out there:  Is there anyone out there that is doing unified printing in a complex 
environment (multiple colleges/departments/buildings spread out over an area with a large volume of varied printing 
needs)?

Just to make sure we are on the same page: Unified Printing is a "centralized means by which an enterprise can manage 
and better utilize their printing assets".  In this type of setup, all print jobs for an entire institution are 
typically set to a print server or servers then routed back to the printer.

If you have been able to do this successfully, what approach did you take? Did you achieve any of the touted advantages?
(The ability to monitor printer usage, consistency of printer setup/security across the institution, cost savings due 
to having the ability to understand/manage the institution's print needs as a whole, reduced need for staff/training 
due to centralized control)

I'd be interested in any success stories in a complex environment ...or any horror stories for that matter :)

Thanks!

Regards, 
 
Quinn R. Shamblin
Senior Information Security Officer
GCFA, CISSP, PMP
University of Cincinnati 
(513) 556-0803
quinn.shamblin () uc edu