Balanced Deployment is a phrase coined by HP to explain the merging of printing fleets to reduce cost while increasing efficiency.

Their research has identified

• 86 percent of businesses want to decrease cost of print/copy
• 82 percent of businesses want to improve user productivity
• 45 percent of businesses consolidate products and services from one vendor
• 60-80 percent of businesses want to reduce the number of printers they acquire
• 58-80 percent of businesses replace single-user printers with workgroup devices

While taking this into account, Balanced Deployment is also about ensuring that convenience, efficiency and productivity are not overlooked.