Autonomic printing infrastructure for the enterprise

Abstract

In this paper we describe a solution to introduce autonomic behavior to the enterprise printing infrastructure. The techniques proposed do not need an overhaul to replace existing print devices-our solution introduces fail-over print capability to the millions of printers that comprise the installed base. We describe techniques for "printer neighborhood-awareness" and for enabling an easy path to the fail-over solution deployment without requiring custom PC software or new driver installs. We also discuss our experiences deploying this solution in a live enterprise IT environment. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010.