And now for something completely different.

Ok so my blog’s usually about WoW and other MMO’s, but I can’t ignore the industry I work in. I’m a junior sysadmin and my work mainly consists of making sure the network, servers and PC’s are healthy. This means I have to check for rogue software installs, PC’s that stay offline too long, servers that are unreachable and so forth.

Everyone likes free stuff. IT guys like free software. When I got a project to inventory our software a year and a half ago, I searched desperately for a software solution. Most of the supposed solutions were horribly expensive and even then their demos turned out to be rubbish. Then I found Spiceworks and I’ve never looked back.

Lets have a look at some of the features:

Spiceworks Lets You…

• Inventory Your Network & PCs
• Monitor & Manage Your Network
• Manage Your IT Assets
• Manage Changes & Configurations
• Map Your Network
• Audit Your Software
• Troubleshoot Your Network
• Run an IT Help Desk
• Manage Power Consumption
• Monitor SQL Server
• Virtual Server Discovery Tool
• Be an MSP
• Talk to IT Pros Like You

The last point is the most valuable of all. With almost a million IT pros from all around the world any questions you might have, any IT related problems whatsoever,  gets attention from people in the community who have similar positions and experiences.

Anyway, don’t believe me, check it out for yourself. Click the link below to download this great piece of FREE software.

And to the WoW folks, regular viewing will resume after the commercial