As an IT pro, the more information you have about the devices on your network the better. The heart of the Spiceworks app is its network inventory, and it delivers a ton of information that you can use. One of the biggest challenges IT folks have is keeping up with changes on their network while supporting their users at the same time. Trying to manually go around and collect information is just not feasible; Spiceworks automates this process and dynamically updates this information for you. Sounds pretty awesome, doesn't it? Here is what we are going to cover:

As you go through this book and work with Spiceworks, you will realize the extent to which different parts of the app share information with each other. All of this starts with your network inventory. So let's jump right in and talk about what Spiceworks can scan.