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by _ud4a 4212 days ago
thanks for the constructive feedback. The reason i created the site was i realized all the tools out there (eg. spiceworks) are the ones you have to install on your lan and they would give you all the information and index your network. However, with my personal experience working at a startup and at a big bank, the teams all share a excel which gets emailed around and has multiple versions etc. I tried to make this site simple and target the small shops where they want to manage things from anywhere. This is just a first draft and i'll be adding more features as people request them.

personally i think the main value this gives over excel is that it allows you to edit it from anywhere, run reports (it's coming!) and get notifications on upcoming renewals for maintenance on gear etc.

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You're missing the point. No one wants to do data entry. People will download Spiceworks before they pay you $15 for you to manage their spreadsheet for them. Spiceworks will scan your device in the network automatically, grab it's warranty information automatically from the vendor, and thrn email you when your warranties are up for renewal. It does this for free for thousands of assets and that is one feature.

Do you know who your customers are? Are you aware why your competitors do what they do and why they give it away for free?