[itdiscuss] Spice Works?

[Dayron Daugherty]

That's a long list to post :). It collects about as much data as you
could want from your PCs\servers and displays in a nice web gui format.
It also helps keep track of licensed software, apps you deem "approved".
You can add user pics to the DB, if tracks PC asset tags etc. You can
wake-on-lan any PC it lists that has Wake on lan available. Again...long
list. 

Check out their website: http://lansweeper.com/
Also the feature PDF: http://lansweeper.com/lansweeper31.pdf

In summary it's a MS SQL based backend using IIS web server for the
front end. It can be used with SQL 2005 Express (free) if you don't have
a licensed SQL server.

Data collection is kicked off by a client app you can configure to run
from a network share at PC startup using startup scripts in group
policy, or each PC. So it's not a resident program that runs all the
time, just at bootup (or whenever you script it to run).  It works great
"out of the box" and you can customize reports if desired and add custom
scripts to the web gui that you as the admin can execute on remote PCs
(wake on lan, remote screen shots, remote rebooting, view product keys
of MS products on a PC, the list goes on.  

 


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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of blloyd at buskercom.com
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:47 AM
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What all can you do with it?



Bill Lloyd
IT Manager

Busker Communications
2567 Athens Hwy.
Gainesville, GA  30507
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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Dayron Daugherty
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I use LanSweeper 3 http://lansweeper.com/
It's freeware, ad free, allows you to add any number of utilities and
custom commands from its web interface, customizable reports etc
etc...all that good stuff.

I was in the process of deciding between and SpiceWorks. SpiceWorks
looked like a winner. Then, paranoid me, started reading the privacy
statement and saw it required ads. The SW site states no gimmicks or
catches. In my opinion if I can't use their software UNLESS I receive
the ads then that's a gimmick...a catch which they say there are none.
I quickly put it aside and went Lansweeper. I realize that may seem like
a small issue, but if they say there is no gimmick or catch and there is
one then how can I trust their data collection and sharing of
'anonymous' data to unidentified 3rd parties?
 



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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of blloyd at buskercom.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:41 PM
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Have you had any problems with the event log data not updating
correctly?



Bill Lloyd
IT Manager

Busker Communications
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Gainesville, GA  30507
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Cell:    404-379-6963

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Irvine
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I'm using it and love it.  We use it for inventory and HelpDesk, and I
like
it a lot.  I've never had problems with inventory like others have.

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Anyone using Spice Works?  What has been your experience with the
software
and what it does

Randy Smith
IT Director
wacc.net

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