LRS Output Management Blog

About Brent Black

Brent is currently responsible for product management in LRS’ Enterprise Output Management business unit. This involves working closely with sales, marketing and development organizations to monitor competitive movements and market trends; validate and prioritize product requirements; define the product portfolio and future roadmap; and identify new business opportunities for investment. Prior to joining LRS, Brent worked in IBM’s printer business for nearly 20 years, where he held several executive positions in marketing, sales and services. In total, Brent has spent over 35 years in the printing and output management industry.

Affiliate Printing Capabilities and Use Cases

6/11/2020 by Brent Black

Print Securely over the Internet without a VPN/WAN connection

LRS and the Cloud – An Evolving Story

3/04/2020 by Brent Black

If you build it, will they come?

LRS Adds Data Capture Solutions with Acquisition of Drivve, Inc.

12/05/2018 by Brent Black

A new addition to the family

Adding Analytics to the Innovate/Audit Value Proposition

10/11/2018 by Brent Black

Faster reporting + deeper analytics = better decisions

Leveraging iBeacon Technology for Better Print Security and User Experience

10/11/2018 by Brent Black

Closing in on better print security

High Availability (HA) for Enterprise Pull Printing – Part 2

2/08/2018 by Brent Black

Direct IP meets pull printing

High Availability (HA) for Enterprise Pull Printing – Part 1

1/17/2018 by Brent Black

How “highly available” are your enterprise documents?

Adopt policy printing to lower costs & support green IT

4/13/2017 by Brent Black

We don’t need no stinking rules... Or do we?

Network Printing and Security

10/05/2016 by Brent Black

Is it safe?

LRS Acquisition of Cirrato Technologies AB

9/22/2016 by Brent Black

Discussing the “whys” behind the “whats and whens”…

Leader of the Pack

7/07/2016 by Brent Black

You can’t tell the players without a scorecard…

You Can Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

6/10/2016 by Brent Black

Who says you can’t have it all?

Change – The One Constant in Life

6/03/2016 by Brent Black

Turn and face the strain…

Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?

5/27/2016 by Brent Black

Small savings add up. Print savings add up faster.

Magic Trick Anyone?

3/23/2016 by Brent Black

What have you got up your sleeve?

Think Big When Starting Small

3/03/2016 by Brent Black

Think that short-term fix will go the distance? That’s a stretch.

Walking the Talk

2/23/2016 by Brent Black

Need a quick reality check? Ask a customer…

Universal Print Drivers – How universal are they really?

2/12/2016 by Brent Black

Bigfoot, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, and now UPDs…

The Real McCoy versus the Wannabe Gang

1/19/2016 by Brent Black

“Fake it till you make it” is not a strategy for success…

Buzzwords and Output Management – Improve Your Business Agility

12/08/2015 by Brent Black

Sorting the knowledge from the nonsense…

Building Your Digital Platform – Deploy “Printing as a Service”

11/17/2015 by Brent Black

Congratulations – you’ve been named the new CIO! Now let’s take a look at that new Inbox…

IT Transformation, Documents, and The Cloud — Part 2

11/10/2015 by Brent Black

Want real benefits? Try adding an output management service layer in your IT services stack…

IT Transformation, Documents, and The Cloud - Part 1

11/05/2015 by Brent Black

It's "Innovate or Die" time in IT. What's in your stack?

Hey, Can I Get a Little Self-Service Here?

7/30/2015 by Brent Black

In today’s business world, two things are certain: companies want to save as much money as possible and workers demand more freedom in how they do their jobs. So it is no surprise that IT organizations are rushing to invest in “self-service” capabilities that let users control aspects of technology once deemed far too complex or risky to entrust to average employees. Self service printing is simply one of those.