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Windows print server
Hi I have a customer that wants to put his printer server on azure, and remove them onprem, what do you think on this? I would like to know how traffic between client server and printer really works...
- If you keep using a print server and configure all computers to print to that queue, the traffic will be computer -> Azure AD server -> printer. For some of our customers, I add all printers to their computers using Intune and the traffic pattern is computer -> printer. That way all traffic is directed towards the printer, there are no egress traffic costs from Azure back to on-prem, and printing is faster.
Like rights on printers and logging for example?
And reporting and archiving, and print release etc
Ah, and VLAN restrictions (only print server communicates with printers)
- Ah, ok... Then it will cause some egress data and costs I guess, not sure how much data it will be... Universal print could also be an option to assign printers, but the driver model has limitations
- That is why I keep on-prem server (makes life so much easier)
- If all servers are phased out or must be in Azure, then it's something else... But for performance in printing and for costs, on prem is easier