Konica Minolta has been positioned as a Leader in the Quocirca Cloud Print Services Landscape 2026 for the third consecutive year.
According to Quocirca, Konica Minolta stands out for its “cloud-first, security-led approach, combining cloud print, workflow, fax, device monitoring, and zero trust-aligned controls across a hybrid, multi-cloud architecture”.
The international market research firm added that the company’s strength lies in bringing print and document workflow into a unified, cloud-enabled multifunction printer (MFP) ecosystem, with strong appeal for regulated and security-sensitive environments.
“Konica Minolta helps organisations reduce costs, mitigate cyber risks, prevent unauthorised access, and streamline document processes,” according to Quocirca, in summarising the value of the company’s solutions.
Konica Minolta’s renewed positioning as a leader reinforces the company’s commitment to supporting organisations throughout this journey – from modernising print infrastructure to delivering intelligent, secure, and cloud-based document processing.
"Being recognised as a Leader in Quocirca’s Cloud Print Services Landscape for the third consecutive year is an important endorsement of the role cloud print plays in helping organisations modernise with confidence,” said Melissa Dempsey, chief marketing officer, Konica Minolta Australia.
“In Australia, customers are looking for practical ways to reduce infrastructure complexity, strengthen information security, and support hybrid teams without losing control over cost, governance, or the user experience.
“Konica Minolta’s cloud portfolio helps address these priorities by bringing print, capture, and workflow into a secure, scalable environment that can adapt as organisations evolve.”
The recognition reinforces Konica Minolta’s focus on helping Australian organisations move to cloud-enabled print and document workflows in a practical, secure, and scalable way, while supporting the cost control and governance priorities that matter to local businesses.
According to Quocirca studies, cost control, security, and AI-enabled document processes are shaping the future of cloud print. For the report, Quocirca examined the cloud print strategies of leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent software vendors (ISVs).
The report is based on vendor assessments as well as several end-user studies involving a total of several hundred IT decision-makers.
The findings show that cloud print adoption has reached the mainstream, with 78 per cent of organisations already using cloud-based print management at least partially today.
At the same time, demands for cost efficiency, security, and intelligent document processes was found to continue to increase.
The findings of the Quocirca study show that organisations are increasingly evaluating their print infrastructure from both an economic and security perspective.
A total of 41 per cent of respondents cite controlling costs as their biggest challenge, three percentage points more than in the previous year, rising to 46 per cent among mid-market organisations.
At the same time, 37 per cent cite the costs of purchasing and maintaining on-premises print servers. Local print infrastructure is becoming an increasing challenge, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses with energy consumption, resilience, and administrative overhead key contributors.
“With cloud-based print management platforms such as YSOFT SAFEQ Cloud and PaperCut Hive, Konica Minolta directly addresses these challenges,” Quocirca explained.
“They replace traditional print servers, automate administration and maintenance, and optimise the print environment through centralised monitoring and management.”
In addition, Quocirca highlighted that the flexible, subscription-based pricing model “makes it easier for businesses to scale and budget for cloud adoption”.
Security is also a key focus for organisations. 38 per cent see securing and managing printing across a hybrid workforce as a major challenge. In addition, 25 per cent identified improving print security as a priority for 2026.
Finally, 34 per cent cited data security and privacy in the cloud as the biggest barrier to adopting cloud print management. Among large organisations, concerns regarding data governance and sovereignty were also cited most frequently, at 20 per cent.
According to Quocirca, Konica Minolta's cloud print solutions support a zero-trust approach through secure authentication, end-to-end encryption, continuous monitoring, and automated security updates, helping organisations protect print infrastructure in increasingly distributed workplace environments.
These findings show why many organisations remain cautious about relinquishing control over cost, security and data governance, with hybrid models continuing to dominate, according to Quocirca.
Another key priority for 2026, according to Quocirca, is implementing better solutions to integrate print and scan workflows (28%). In addition, more than three quarters (77%) of organisations expect an increase in the adoption of cloud capture over the next 12 months.
According to Quocirca, this transition is increasingly characterised by the adoption of AI-enabled solutions that move beyond basic digitisation to offer intelligent document processing (IDP).
At the same time, “scan volumes are also rising, with 66 per cent expecting increased MFP usage”. According to Quocirca, “the consolidation of print and capture into a unified, AI-supported infrastructure is expected to rise”.
It concluded by saying that Konica Minolta follows precisely this approach with its cloud-based document and workflow solutions, as the combination of cloud printing, document capture, document management, cloud fax, and workflow services within a centralised environment, helps organisations transition their document processes into an integrated cloud infrastructure.