Re: Unified Printing

["Sachnoff, Neil" <NSachnoff () MIDDLESEXCC EDU>]

While we considered this option for print output, we decided that our
"culture" would win out. Even the VP's were not ready for this battle
and level of control.

 

/Neil  

Neil S. Sachnoff, Executive Director, Information Technology
Middlesex County College 
V-732.906.2601/Fax 732.548.6814 
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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Shamblin, Quinn
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Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 3:25 PM
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Subject: [SECURITY] Unified Printing

 

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