Speaker: David Babbitt, Technical Programs Manager, Spiceworks 10:15 - 11:00 Hair on fire? Lots of balls in the air? Some idioms were seemingly invented to describe IT pros managing their networks. But it doesn't have to be this way! Inventory isn't just a tool to discover what's on your network or to occasionally fish out some obscure detail. Learn how to use Spiceworks Inventory to get organized and manage the care and feeding of your network. Topics include: Utilizing best practices for getting everything into Inventory Following suggested workflows in the app to manage your network Learning to create your own workflows with custom groups and custom attributes Focusing your scans on devices that matter most

1. Inventory Deep Dive
David Babbitt

2. What matters most?
What are you
supposed to do about
it?
How do you learn
what you don’t know?

3. A B

4. Software Inventory

5. • Suggests what
matters most
• Applications you
should consider
removing
• Applications you
should care the most
about
• Product keys
• Mark verified
• License types
• Shared licenses
• Monitors and alerts
• Dashboard widget
Software Inventory
A BFOCUS

6. Custom Device Groups

7. • No suggestions (yet)
• DIY rules to match
attribute values
• Filters noise
• Dashboard
• Timeline
• Group as working set
• Tickets to track and
report time (optional)
• Monitors and alerts
Custom Device Groups
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8. Getting a good scan (7.0)

9. • Unknown devices
grouped by
suspected problem
• Fix login errors
• Alternate ports
• Rescan
• Device-by-device
guidance for hard
problems
Getting a good scan (7.0)
A BFOCUS

10. Future *

12. • Suggests common
tasks for inventory
assets
• Uses rules to match
attribute values to
identify cross-section
• Progress tracked
across cross-section
• Suggested resources
from the community
• Track time and report
• Monitors and alerts
Future *
A BFOCUS