{"id":758,"date":"2020-06-25T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imageoneway.com\/blog\/three-printing-stats-that-are-terrifying-to-your-it-budget"},"modified":"2023-12-20T19:14:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T19:14:04","slug":"three-printing-stats-that-are-terrifying-to-your-it-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imageoneway.com\/blog\/three-printing-stats-that-are-terrifying-to-your-it-budget","title":{"rendered":"Three Printing Stats That Are Terrifying to Your IT Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I start talking with potential new clients, I often find that their companies massively overlook print spend as a major culprit behind their rapidly depleting budgets or chronic over-expenditures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, a short discussion on the real numbers behind print spend quickly makes them realize how much money they might currently be throwing away.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, few know that on average, businesses waste 14 percent of their revenue on document and print-related inefficiencies<\/em>.<\/strong> Just imagine what those teams could accomplish with 14 percent of their revenue back\u2014a<\/span>nd that’s just the beginning. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here are three more printing stats that should make you think twice about your current print management system or lack thereof:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. About 50% of Help Desk Calls are Printer-Related<\/span><\/h2>\n

Printing is an essential function in almost every office\u2014and employees print a lot. However, if you\u2019ve got older equipment, you risk wasting time as employees call the IT desk<\/a> to help with paper jams, faulty printing or scanning, and any other issues that may arise.<\/span><\/p>\n

A study by Gartner estimates that as much as 50% of Help Desk calls are printer-related! This means that your IT staff\u2019s time is closely tied to how your office printers are functioning. If something\u2019s not right, they\u2019re spending their day fixing small issues, and their ability to help execute your overall IT strategy is severely limited.<\/span><\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not just the time wasted that should scare you here. Say each printer-related help desk call takes 20 minutes to answer, and your IT desk gets 100 calls a day. This means that your team is spending 460 minutes a\u00a0day<\/em>\u2014over seven hours\u2014on print-related calls. You can do the math to see how much of your payroll is directly affected by print.<\/span><\/p>\n

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