中文Konica Minolta has been positioned as a Leader in the Quocirca Cloud Print Services Landscape 2026 for the third consecutive year. The recognition highlights the company’s progress in shifting print and document infrastructure from on-premises servers to cloud-managed, security-led environments.
What Quocirca Values
Quocirca, an international market research firm focused on print and document technology, described Konica Minolta as standing out for its “cloud-first, security-led approach, combining cloud print, workflow, fax, device monitoring, and zero trust-aligned controls across a hybrid, multi-cloud architecture.” The firm noted that Konica Minolta’s strength lies in bringing print and document workflow into a unified, cloud-enabled multifunction printer ecosystem.
The report emphasized strong appeal for regulated and security-sensitive environments. Organizations in healthcare, finance, legal services, and government face strict requirements around data protection, access control, and auditability. A cloud print platform that aligns with zero-trust security principles can help these organizations modernize without increasing risk.
Customer Priorities in Australia
Melissa Dempsey, chief marketing officer of Konica Minolta Australia, said the recognition reflects the role cloud print plays in helping organizations modernize with confidence. She noted that Australian customers are looking for practical ways to reduce infrastructure complexity, strengthen information security, and support hybrid teams without losing control over cost, governance, or user experience.
Konica Minolta’s cloud portfolio is designed to address those priorities by bringing print, capture, and workflow into a secure, scalable environment. The goal is to give IT managers centralized control while giving end users a consistent experience across offices, home offices, and mobile devices.
The Broader Shift to Cloud Print
The repeated Leader positioning reflects a structural shift in how organizations manage print. On-premises print servers are increasingly seen as legacy infrastructure that is expensive to maintain, difficult to secure, and poorly suited to distributed workforces. Cloud print services offer an alternative that centralizes management, automates updates, and provides analytics that can inform better decisions.
For Konica Minolta, the recognition also validates a strategy that extends beyond selling hardware. The company is positioning itself as a provider of integrated document infrastructure, where printers and MFPs are endpoints in a broader cloud ecosystem. In a market where hardware margins are under pressure, that services-oriented model may be essential to long-term growth.
Source: print21.com.au — “Konica Minolta named leader in cloud print services” by Jan Arreza
