Spotlight: Spiceworks network management

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Spotlight: Spiceworks network management

By Jack Wallen April 15, 2010, 1:06 AM PDT

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Spotlight: Spiceworks network management

Device discovery

A desktop machine discovered by Spiceworks. You can add your own information about this device in the Notes tab.

For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Help desk

The helpdesk is one of the more useful sections of Spiceworks. Here you can create a global helpdesk that will allows users to submit help requests which can then be tracked from this dashboard.

For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Network mapping

You can see a graphical rendering of your network from within Spiceworks. This aspect of Spiceworks could, in my opinion, use a bit of tweaking.

For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Scanning a network

Here you see a newly installed Spiceworks instance scanning a network for devices.

For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Scanning a closer look

For a full review of Spiceworks, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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