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Spread-Spiceworks.org.uk have produced some small but beefy micro-sites about Spiceworks on a range of topics.
They are designed to try and be as SEO compliant as I know how to try and Spread the different features of Spiceworks.
Pop over to one of the different sites and have a look, all comments welcome.
As you may or may not be aware Spiceworks-News is Sponsored by Spread-Spiceworks and a lot of the information and time is shared between the two sites.
www.spread-spiceworks.org.uk is designed to help people find information about Spiceworks download it and join in the community. It is a slow growing website with many planned features currently being built.
Spread-Spiceworks also provides users with information and help. If you are trying to promote Spiceworks why not checkout the resources section for all sorts of things you could use to help you.
What’s so different about Spiceworks and other network monitoring and inventory software?
The biggest difference between Spiceworks and other software is the fact that its FREE for anyone to use. Spiceworks was formed in Jan 2006 by Jay Hallberg and Scott Abel is free to use and recommend for all Small to medium businesses.
The biggest thing IT managers have to deal with is tracking the patchwork of all the IT equipment in a company network, from printers to routers, servers to PCs and all the other assorted peripherals that go along with any network.
Being free Spiceworks enables IT pro’s to quickly test before implementing fully. Unlike LANDesk or Alteris you don’t have to worry about it not working right on your network or not doing 100% what you want. Spiceworks provides plugins in which allow you to change the whole look and feel.
Something that is not in most network inventory tools are plugins. These allow you to either use someone else’s or create your own helping you develop Spiceworks and get the product you want. You can change how the interface looks, create reports, add in RSS feeds or even Dilbert comments.
The Spiceworks community provides you with a great resource for all things IT, you can get help with a wide range of issues from Spiceworks to DNS problems. With more than 500,000 IT pro’s using Spiceworks there is a huge community ready to talk.
With the great reporting tools in Spiceworks you can quickly make and share reports with people who need them. Spiceworks gives you 20 ready-to-use reports but there are hundreds on the community waiting for you to use.
Most of network monitor software works better on Linux as it is designed for geeks and network pro’s. Spiceworks breaks this wall down and allows anyone to quickly install and use all the features. Its hassle free setup makes it easy to use without any hassle.
Spiceworks is 100% free and always will be, this is one of the major differences between other network management software
Tidy up all your unknown devices and fix your DNS problems
This will help Spiceworks scan’s complete faster
http://community.spiceworks.com/help/Resolving_Unknown_Devices
Check your network scan range to make sure that you don’t have any ranges in which are not in use any more
http://community.spiceworks.com/help/Adding_New_Devices
If you change the Scan speed to slow you will free up CPU usage during the scan.
-> Settings
-> Network Scan
-> Scan Speed
-> Slow
Disable any unused pluginsMake sure that any plugins in which you no longer use are disabled
http://community.spiceworks.com/help/Plugins
Splitting your devices into smaller groups will speed up the loading of the inventory pages
http://community.spiceworks.com/help/Using_Custom_Groups
By disabling flash Spiceworks will load quicker on the client, this will not effect the server CPU usage
-> settings
-> advanced options
-> Looking for addiontal settings (at the bottom)
-> turn off flash
Check that you have set the right proxy address (if you are using one)
So your having problems with how fast Spiceworks works? Why not try the below to help Speed it up. Some things work better than others in different situations, so try them all and see what happens.
lear Spiceworks LogsOne of the best things to do is clear your logs:
-> Stop Spiceworks
-> Delete everything in C:\Program Files\Spiceworks\Log
-> Start Spiceworks
If you feel you want to keep your logs rename Log to Log.old and create a new folder called Log
Use FireFox or ChromeUsing Internet explorer slows down Spiceworks…
Using FireFox or chrome will speed up the time pages load
Defrag your hard driveDefrag your server hard drives, this will defrag the database and help speed up access
For easy defrag view http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/90
Run as a serviceSome people have reported running Spiceworks as a service helps improve speed.
http://community.spiceworks.com/education/projects/Run_Spiceworks_In_Service_Mode
We have news of a SDK coming out in around 7 months this will allow you to integrate Spiceworks with all your other IT software and gadgets.
John M. Perez.Com has posted about the IT helpdesk and even included a HD video about it.
So here is an interesting application called "The Spiceworks Help Desk" that is being provided for free. I have not tested the application yet but apparently you can utilize the application to keep track of Help Desk tickets and to also keep track of inventory. It does not appear to incorporate all of the ITIL disciplines like Problem, Change, or Configuration Management. However, this tool maybe the ideal fit for a small business over investing in large ITSM solutions like BMC’s Remedy.
Are you intrested in having a look at whats happening in Spiceworks 4.0 why not have a look though the below images.
Sorry we seem to have lost these: We will look for them and get them back soon 
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