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Cloud printing security: bridging the gap between paper and digital workflows

The workplace is constantly evolving, and the traditional office environment has fundamentally changed. Today, employees need the flexibility to work from anywhere, on any device, making secure cloud printing and effective print management in the cloud essential for maintaining business continuity and resilience.

This shift in working practices has accelerated digital transformation and driven the rise of the hybrid workplace. While this offers many benefits, it also introduces new challenges around cloud printing security and managing distributed print environments securely.

What is cloud print? Cloud print allows organisations to securely manage and control print processes through the cloud, reducing reliance on on-premise infrastructure while improving accessibility and security.

With its ability to bridge the gap between paper and digital workflows, our award-winning cloud print solutions help organisations address these challenges by delivering secure cloud printing and streamlined print management in the cloud.

Read on to find out how.

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Cloud printing security supports agile working

In recent years, organisations have seen how empowering and effective location-independent working can be for both businesses and employees. However, agile working goes beyond enabling location-independence. It is about supporting people to work where, when, and how they perform best, maximising productivity and optimising performance.

To support different locations and working styles, your technology setup needs to be flexible. It must enable both paper-based and digital processes while maintaining strong cloud printing security and consistent control across environments.

Our cloud print solution acts as a central hub for print management in the cloud, helping bridge the gap between paper and digital workflows while supporting employees with their document needs wherever they are.

What if your employees could securely:

Submit print jobs from anywhere and release them from any cloud connected printer, including via mobile devices? Delegate print jobs to colleagues for release and collection when they do not have access to a device? Automate document processes such as scanning, naming, indexing, and distribution directly from their printer?

With secure cloud printing, they can.

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Cloud printing security to reduce IT burden

As organisations move away from traditional ways of working, cloud print solutions are becoming essential for modern workspaces. Adopting secure cloud printing now provides a flexible and scalable foundation, enabling print management in the cloud while supporting future growth.

Cloud solutions do more than enable mobile workforces. They also help IT teams reduce the burden of maintaining physical infrastructure. Transitioning to cloud print reduces reliance on on-premise systems while improving cloud printing security and operational efficiency.

Our cloud print solution enables IT teams to manage print fleets centrally through a single platform, providing full visibility across printing, copying, scanning, and document workflows regardless of device location, including cloud connected printers.

In addition, organisations can:

Eliminate costs associated with maintaining on-premise servers, including infrastructure and storage

Reduce reliance on VPN-based print processing by securely managing jobs through the cloud.

Simplify configuration by removing multiple drivers and queues through secure print management.

Cloud print also improves efficiency, reduces energy usage, and supports scalable operations with automatic updates built in.

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Cloud printing security Integration at your pace

Now more than ever, seamless integration between systems and technologies is essential to ensure information flows efficiently across your organisation. Without integration, businesses risk introducing bottlenecks that can impact productivity and limit the effectiveness of print management in the cloud.

To modernise your IT infrastructure and business processes, consider moving your print infrastructure to a secure cloud printing environment. Cloud print can transform how organisations manage documents, improving flexibility, accessibility, and cloud printing security.

Hosted on the Microsoft Azure platform, our award-winning cloud print solution integrates seamlessly with:

Office 365, OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Chrome Print and other platforms, providing a fast and efficient way to print from and scan to multiple cloud destinations using cloud connected printers.

Microsoft Universal Print, enabling fully serverless environments when combined with our cloud print solution to support secure print management

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Cloud printing security: keeping data safe in the cloud

Security is critical, but managing it can be resource intensive in an increasingly complex environment. With evolving threats and distributed workforces, organisations must ensure that business-critical information not only flows efficiently, but also remains protected with strong cloud print security.

One key consideration is how data and documents are secured as they move across devices, networks, and locations. This includes maintaining compliance while ensuring secure cloud printing processes across your organisation.

Our cloud print solution enhances security by encrypting data both in transit and at rest, ensuring files move securely between laptops, mobile devices, cloud connected printers, and cloud storage platforms. Zero-trust principles add a further layer of protection by continuously verifying data flows and user access, helping strengthen overall cloud printing security.

Hosted across multiple Microsoft Azure™ data centres, including locations in the UK and Europe, our solution supports compliance, data sovereignty, and secure print management. With multi-layered security and dedicated cybersecurity teams, Azure provides a trusted environment to safeguard sensitive information while reducing the time and resources required to maintain print security.

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Why Canon?

Canon has been a leader in imaging for over 80 years, recognised for innovation and security. Today, this expertise extends into secure cloud printing, where our cloud print solutions support organisations in strengthening print security and managing documents more effectively in the cloud.

Innovation: Canon has a long history of industry firsts, from pioneering colour photocopiers to advancing printing technologies. Today, that innovation continues through cloud print, helping organisations adopt secure print management and modern cloud printing environments.

Security: All Canon products and solutions are rigorously tested and developed to be secure by design. This commitment to print security has been recognised by IDC MarketScape, which listed Canon as a leader in worldwide print and document security solutions and services.

Canon Europe has also achieved ISO 27001 certification for its information security management system, demonstrating adherence to globally recognised standards and reinforcing trust in our cloud printing security approach.

Award-winning solutions: Our cloud print technology continues to gain industry recognition:

  • Buyers Lab 2021 Pick awarded uniFLOW Online ‘Outstanding Cloud Output Management Solution of the Year’, recognising its ease of use, feature set, and mobile capabilities
  • Print IT Reseller awarded uniFLOW Online ‘Cloud Print Solution of the Year 2020’ for its flexibility and cloud printing security features
  • Buyers Lab 2021 awarded Canon ‘A4 Line of the Year’, highlighting the strength of the product portfolio
  • Buyers Lab has also recognised Canon with multiple Copier MFP Line of the Year awards over recent years

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