Merging Technology and Craftsmanship

"Removing the data center's [IBM] 3900 alone saved a couple of thousand dollars per month," she says.

"I believe that merging the data center with the print shop is a no brainier," offers Strodtman. "It should be every company's goal to become as efficient as possible. I would imagine that the biggest resistance would come from people who are threatened by anything new. If there is a resistance from the data center, the print shop manager needs to explain that it benefits the company to have each entity doing what it does best. Since the merge, both the data center and the print shop are focused on their essence for existing."