Free Business IT Advice from Viper IT
Free Advice - Money saving tips that anyone can do
Below is a list of some money saving tips that everyone can do - the more people you get following these tips the more money you will save.
- Turn off monitors
- If you are away from your computer/desk for more than 10 minutes turn your monitor off. This will help prolong its life but also reduce your power consumption
- Turn off peripherals when not in use
- You don't need to always have printers, scanners and other peripherals turned on. In fact the majority of time these devices are sitting idle, simply turn them off when they're not needed
- Turn off your computer when not in use for a long period of time
- Computers don't need to be left on overnight or over a few days if your away - remember to turn them off when you leave
Look for the ENERGY STAR logo- When you are purchasing new computers or laptops ask if they are ENERGY STAR compliant, they use between 15 and 25 percent less energy on average
To find out other money saving tips check out www.climatesaverscomputing.org.
Free Advice - Money saving tips for printing
How much do you print? How much do you pay per page? Two simple questions but when you do some basic calculations you can quickly find many businesses pay around 6 or 7 pence per page which can soon add up.
Below is a list of free tips that could help your business reduce your printing costs:
- Share printers between multiple people
- Print double sided (duplex)
- Print multiple pages per side
- Ignore the ink level message - at least for a while
- Buy recycled paper
- Recycle your used paper
Think before replacing inks - sometimes the best option is not to buy that new set of inks for the printer. Find out about Solid ink printing from Xerox - a lower cost alternative to colour laser printers.
To find out how we can help your business save money or reduce your printing costs simply contact Viper IT or call us now on 0844 5 000 333.
Recent case study summary
IP Telephony solution reduces costs
Viper have reduced our quarterly telephone bill expenditure by 60% over our previous BT Featureline system, whilst providing a solution with greater flexibility and feature set.
We wanted to replace our BT Featureline system with a more cost-effective option, but we didn’t want to lose any of the features it provided. We considered many options, but Viper provided the best package in terms of both feature set and cost saving. We make heavy use of our telephones for both UK and International calls and therefore reliability was important as the lower call rates and line rental. Viper’s VoIP system has proved to be very reliable and has saved us over 60% on our quarterly telephone bills.
John Jefferies, School Director
Language Studies International Brighton
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