The inventory management is, and also the alerts that let me know when printers are running low on ink.
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I've found inventory management to be valuable in tracking serial numbers of machines on our network, but everything on a Mac network must be manually entered.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
Instead of keeping track in a spreadsheet of serial numbers, what software is on what machine, and what machines we have, I let Spiceworks scan our network and figure it out for me.
What needs improvement?
Mac networking needs improving, as everything has to be manually entered in a Mac environment.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used for five years at three different companies.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
It's excellent.
Technical Support:It's excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
No other options were evaluated as it is one of the only 100% free solutions.
How was the initial setup?
It's very easy and has a great community.
What was our ROI?
Since it's free, and only takes about two hours to setup, it's got a 100% ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's completely free.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I've not used any other solutions. I used it at the first tech company I worked for, and brought it with me to the new company I work for.
What other advice do I have?
It's the only way to go as far as inventory systems go.
**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Jul 11 2015
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System Administrator/Technology Coordinator at The Joshua School
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