Mike Feldman 
Vice President and General Manager
Enterprise Sales and Services
IPG-Americas

An article in CIO Insight caught my eye this week.  '10 Ways to Cut IT Costs' calls out measures that CIOs can take to cut costs and improve efficiency during recessionary times.  Reporter David Kampfhammer lays out practical, actionable suggestions for CIOs struggling to reduce the cost of IT and make it more efficient.  Among his top ten are suggestions that CIOs move IT offshore, use managed services and remote management, and refocus costly resources. 

All valid considerations.  However, I would be as bold as to suggest adding an 11th recommendation - 'Do not ignore the cost savings and efficiency to be found within your printing and imaging infrastructure!'.   

I've seen statistics that say every $1 spent on putting marks on paper involves another $9 to manage it.  Buyers Labs estimates that 90% of all companies do not track printing costs.  Combine this with the fact that information doubles every 18 months, and the average worker spends 40% of their time looking for information, and you can easily tally up the cost savings and efficiency boost you would get with better optimization of your infrastructure and management of your printing environment.  

The good news is - HP can help. 

Interested in doing more with less?  Check out the HP solutions that will help you lower costs and meet the needs of your business.