Comments on: 5 Things I Learned Being a SMB IT Administrator

By: jdorfman

jdorfman — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:27:30 +0000

@Matt

Yes I am a Spiceworks-a-holic. I use it in a SMB environment (100 Devices) but there are sysadmins that run Spiceworks on a much larger scale (1000+ Devices) Check out: http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/178

My Take? Best decision I have ever made in my career as an IT Professional.

I suggest watching these if you are hesitant installing: http://www.spiceworks.com/tv

By: jdorfman

jdorfman — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:07:35 +0000

@Matt,

- Followed (@mattjabs).
- Great Tips! I will defiantly bookmark those Programs (especially KeePass) and give them a try.
- I agree: I am glad you found my Blog!

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:09:33 +0000

Oh, I see you are promoting Spiceworks, I have never used that. Do you use it in a corporate environment? What is your take on it?

Thanks.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:07:19 +0000

I'm glad I stumbled across your website & am looking forward to following. I followed you on Twitter, be a gentlemen & return the favor won't you. :-)

I too administer a SMB network and agree with all of the points above. Let me add a few more as well:

1. Invest in & establish a good helpdesk software/policy - IT allows your IT Team to be much more speedy & thorough with their follow through & follow up. For all kinds of free apps to help IT departments be more efficient check out these free IT Tools

2. Use a FREE password management tool like KeePass - I use this to store all the passwords related to our corporate infrastructure...this is a must for IT guys!

Enjoy, I hope this info helps & again...I'm glad I found your blog.

Matt Jabs