Goodbye, Print Server

In today’s IT world – cloud–based, mobile, and automated, the traditional print server feels like a relic. Often one of the last on–premises servers still running, it’s an unnecessarily complex bottleneck that becomes more of a burden with every change. 

A New Approach to Print Management

With ezeep Blue, printing finally becomes what it should be: reliable, secure, highly available, scalable, and monitored 24/7. Instead of hardware in a server room, cloud services handle print management. Drivers? Print jobs are rendered in the cloud. Updates? Happen automatically. Devices? Centrally managed – whether at headquarters, remote workspaces, or across various locations. 

The biggest difference:
You don’t have to worry about it anymore. No patch days, no testing new printer drivers, no more “it won’t print” troubleshooting, no hacks for BYOD or mobile users. Just set it up once through the web portal – and it runs. 

 

Print Servers? More Like Print Problems.

Many IT teams still hold on to their servers – often just because there’s no time to evaluate alternatives. Understandable. But print servers cost time, money, and patience. 

  • They create complex dependencies and are typically single points of failure. 
  • They block modern workflows like mobile printing, printing from web applications, or cross–location access. 
  • They slow down scaling when adding new teams or sites. 
  • And they no longer align with zero–trust strategies and cloud–first architectures. 

What was once essential is now technical baggage. 

 

ezeep Replaces Print Servers

With ezeep Blue, admins see just how simple and stable print management can be. No unexpected escalations, no spoolers or VMs that need constant rebooting, no ticket loops with frustrated users. 

The ezeep Hub replaces the print server in your infrastructure – small, robust, and maintenance–free. Once installed, it automatically and securely connects all printers on the network to the cloud. It doesn’t overheat, uses minimal power, runs silently, and needs no updates. It just works. 

Printing may never be the most exciting part of IT – but it can be the easiest. With ezeep Blue, printing becomes what it should be: a seamless cloud service that simply works. 

 

Why Cloud Printing?

To provide the same level of reliable and secure print infrastructure on–premises,
you’d need to build a highly complex and expensive setup. 

With a cloud service, you get failover, load balancing, auto–scaling, 24/7 monitoring, and incident management included.

 

Print Nightmare: Security Holes, Limitations, and Why ezeep Isn’t Affected

The “PrintNightmare” vulnerability and several other critical flaws in the Windows print spooler sent IT departments worldwide into emergency mode. Microsoft responded with emergency patches and significantly restricted point–and–print functionality. That meant reverting to requiring admin rights for printer driver installation, a major user–friendliness step back. 

What many don’t realize: Since PrintNightmare, 29 security vulnerabilities have appeared, all directly related to print servers. 

And ezeep? Not affected – and for good reason. 

Our cloud–based printing service ezeep does use Windows print servers – but only within a secure cloud infrastructure. Here’s why our environment isn’t impacted: 

  • Access is limited to secured API services 
  • No user or admin logins on the servers themselves 
  • No printer shares or point–and–print in use 

Our customers also benefit from the robust security architecture of Microsoft Azure, which offers built–in protection against a wide range of attacks – security measures that companies would otherwise have to implement themselves in on–prem environments. 

More Than Just Security: The Cost Factor

One often overlooked aspect is that print servers result in ongoing costs. In remote offices especially, they’re often the last physical server left – bringing along: 

  • Power consumption (electricity costs) 
  • Hardware, licensing, and maintenance expenses 
  • Administration overhead 

With ezeep, these costs disappear entirely. Instead, companies gain significant savings – without sacrificing print functionality. 

A Borderless Printing Experience

One major advantage of our cloud print service is that once a printer is assigned to a user, it’s instantly available across platforms – whether on Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android. Printing works reliably in the office, on the go, or from home – with no local infrastructure needed.