One of the most widely used workflows in the industry, Kodak Prinergy, has just added a new dimension with the release of its cloud-based archive and data analytics modules.
According to industry veteran, Peter Janusik, national sales manager Unified Workflow Solution, the new cloud platform is immediately available to Australian and New Zealand customers. “The data centre is up and running, we’ve briefed our sales guys on it and we’re now talking with customers,” he said.
The former managing director of Heidelberg Indonesia before he came back home to take on the role with Kodak, Janusik is responsible for all workflow business in Australia and New Zealand.
The subscription-based, analytics-enabled cloud platform is an add-on to existing Prinergy systems, a move away from adding extra hardware to get more capability. The analytics module monitors the production system for blockages, and calculating such things as the length of time jobs take to process.
Kodak is claiming the new system provides the print industry’s first analytics enabled workflow with intuitive dashboards that provide visibility into production costs and system performance by continuously collecting data from operations.
The Prinergy Cloud is hosted on the Microsoft Azure platform, with 24/7 service monitoring. Automated file archiving and backup protects against data loss.
According to Allan Brown, general manager of Kodak’s Unified Workflow Solutions, the benefits of cloud services for printers are clear.
“We are committed to helping our customers stay ahead of the competition in today’s fast-moving market. We are taking that one step further by delivering new, industry-first automation solutions that help PSPs make informed decisions to better serve their businesses, and in turn, increase profitability.”