Today, as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to wind down, health and safety are more important than ever. At first, we panicked as businesses were forced to shut down, workers were forced to go home, and the livelihoods of millions of us were on the line. Productivity was harder to achieve than ever, and today, as we slowly leave the “panic zone” and enter the “learning zone,” businesses are slowly beginning to reopen.

In today’s digital world, to excel means maximizing digital workflows and having access to the advanced data analytics, insights, and perspectives needed to make the informed decisions that can shape your company’s digital business strategy. When you partner with Allied Business Solutions, you’ll gain access to the people, technology, and experience that can help you grow your business.

As we slowly begin to return to “normal” and offices begin to reopen, it’s probably been a while since you’ve thought about your print fleet. How has your workforce changed? Do you still have staff working remotely while some employees have returned to the office? Global Workplace Analytics estimates that 25% of workers will continue to work remotely for the foreseeable future.

Is your workspace filled with collated stacks of documents, piles of manila folders, and filing cabinets overflowing with paper? Mountains of paper are a tell-tale sign that it’s time to embrace change. As Earth Day approaches, it’s the perfect time to streamline how you accumulate and handle documents, finally taking your business toward the paperless office.

Technology has changed how we communicate, but one constant of day-to-day business is the telephone. While we still use it to conduct business every day, modern technology has changed dramatically from the copper-wire landlines we’ve relied on since Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

When IT systems go down, it can affect your business in a range of ways. Companies can be impacted through lost revenue, lower productivity, and the cost of recovery. Not only is downtime expensive, it can be frustrating for your customers and employees – especially those in the IT department.

The coronavirus has changed the way businesses all over the world operate. We’ve moved from slowly transitioning to remote work to going “all-in” thanks to the pandemic. Many companies have changed their business model to incorporate remote work for the foreseeable future.

In the last couple of decades, production printers have advanced immensely. Laser-based digital press technologies have had success in delivering high-quality, on-demand print. Even with this growth, the majority of commercial print is still produced using traditional offset presses, due to the limitations of laser-based presses in terms of quality, speed, format size, and per-copy costs.

How does your team treat cybersecurity? Do they engage in best practices on their own, or are they reactive, acting only after you ask them? Your business’s cybersecurity culture is determined by how your team treats security decisions when they’re on their own.

One thing is certain: schools and educational institutions create tremendous amounts of paper. From administrative documents, to student records, tests, worksheets, handouts, and assignments – paper has become a necessary part of a regular school day.