New energy for the digital age
Enabling more flexible, agile and cost-effective print management: Formed in 2019 by the split of former company Innogy into three separate units –GasNet, RWE and Innogy – natural gas distributor, GasNet is responsible for the Czech Republic’s largest gas network. As a new company, GasNet has sought to build on the foundations of past strengths but with a progressive and agile ethos, which was also reflected in its approach to IT infrastructure. By engaging Konica Minolta and implementing its Dispatcher Paragon software, GasNet has created a modern printing infrastructure designed for the digital age.
Partnering with Konica Minolta from day one
Dispatcher Paragon
A fast, efficient implementation built on years’ experience and expertise
Konica Minolta proposed Dispatcher Paragon as a solution to operate GasNet’s print centre, with the aim of bringing the system live by October 2020.
The preparation started roughly before the beginning of 2020 in March. The priority was speed of deployment as everything had to be done as quickly as possible. For GasNet, there would be the added advantage of bringing everything under one roof. Konica Minolta designed the print management software in addition to the devices, so they would now have a single supplier for the software and MFPs.
GasNet has a fleet of 310 printers and MFPs, including 210 Konica Minolta MFPs and printers and one hundred devices from another vendor – all of which could be effectively managed via Dispatcher Paragon. The 6-month project brought together stakeholders from Innogy, the GasNet IT department with a dedicated team from Konica Minolta that supported GasNet at every step. This included solutions consultants, architects, technical support, a project manager, and 15 local technicians from around the Czech Republic who installed the solution.
Empowered to drive greater sustainability
With the new print infrastructure managed by
Dispatcher Paragon, GasNet now aims to make full use of the rich data and insights delivered by the solution. In particular, the reports from the devices will enable optimisation of how the fleet of devices is used.
Challenge
- Creating a modern, optimised print infrastructure for new energy brand
- Bringing transparency and control to a nationwide organisation
Solution
Bringing central control of print management with Konica Minolta Dispatcher Paragon - 310 printers and MFPs (including 210 printers and MFPs from Konica Minolta) managed by Dispatcher Paragon
- Security based on authentication of users
Advantages
- Full transparency of printing activities with detailed output and cost reporting
- Bundling hard- and software solution out of one hand
- Cost assignment and chargeback
- Central user and role management
- Budget and quota management