Spiceworks Unveils Latest Version of Its Free IT Management Software

Spiceworks (News - Alert), a provider IT management solutions, released the newest version of its free IT management software integrated with new features that can be used to automatically backup, compare and restore configurations for networked devices.

According to the company, the Spiceworks IT Desktop delivers nearly everything one needs to simplify their IT job. Available in a variety of languages, Spiceworks' single, easy-to-use interface combines network inventory, help desk, mapping, reporting, monitoring and troubleshooting.

The newly released Spiceworks version 5.0 comes packed with features such as People View that can be used to view IT info based on the users, run a centralized help desk so one can manage all of their Spiceworks installs from one location, place and track purchases with the pre-built workflow to see info on purchasing at any step in the process, request a warranty quote from within Spiceworks and more.

Officials with the company commented that small and medium businesses looking to add network configuration management have traditionally had two options – buy expensive software or rely on a free TFTP server and a lot of time consuming and error prone manual processes. The latest release of Spiceworks gives them another choice by delivering comprehensive automated network configuration management capabilities for free. As a result, IT managers can get more done with less effort, while saving money for important things like the hardware and software their companies need.

With Spiceworks v5.0 one can also: automatically scan and backup configurations for network devices; receive alerts to changes to network configurations; acquire the ability to diagram network bandwidth and traffic information for individual endpoints, including desktops, servers, Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, and other equipment; and more.

Major Tool and Machine, a client of Spiceworks acknowledged that the software is simplifying network configuration management by making it a core part of its free software. These new features will let the company to automatically keep tabs on configuration changes and restore settings across the organization with the click of a button.

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