Pharos Insights Technical Overview

This technical report provides an overview of Pharos Insights, an analytics platform designed to optimize print management for large enterprises. The report outlines the challenges organizations face with decentralized printing, particularly in understanding true printing costs, especially during shifts to remote work. Pharos Insights operates on Pharos Cloud and automatically discovers print devices within a network, offering insights into both fleet and print analytics. Fleet analytics focus on the performance and costs associated with print devices, while print analytics track user activity and document attributes to identify cost-saving opportunities. The report details the components of Pharos Insights, including Device Scout and Print Scout, which collect essential data about print jobs and devices. It also describes the deployment architecture and the security measures in place to protect customer data. Furthermore, the report discusses the functionalities of Policy Print, which helps enforce printing policies across organizations to promote efficient resource usage.