Spiceworks is a free network management software and social business app for IT managers that delivers a Facebook-like interface. It has over 1.5 million IT professionals from 196 countries as members who manage over 89 million devices, 53 million employees, and 964,000 companies with $260 billion in IT budgets. The panel discussion will feature perspectives from three IT professionals on their use of Spiceworks to manage networks, track issues, get advice, and leverage the buying power of the IT community.

1. SMB IT Pros Sound Off

2. Why are we here?Sales Pitch?Product Demo?Tasty Jack Allen’s Eats?…okay, maybe

3. What do you know about Spiceworks?Cool name.The best paprika around.They’re the ones trying to ‘Spice IT Up.’Isn’t that a BBQ place nearby?They’re paying for this gig.…bless you.Social business app for IT.Lame name.Free network management software.

4. Spiceworks is becoming the Facebook for IT managers.Spiceworks delivers Facebook-like management interface.Free IT AppsCommerceVVVVendorsCommunityITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITITA Problem Solved: Spiceworks

5. ResearchPurchaseGet AdviceBuyManaging Their Networks 9-to-5ManageTrackSolve Problems

6. Buying Power of the IT CommunityDailyGrowth:2,000 new users

7. 1,150 new companies

8. 12,000 printers added

9. 78,000 computers addedNetwork Scale:89M devices

10. 53M employees

11. 964K companies

12. $260B in IT budget1,541,933 IT ProfessionalsIn 196 Countries

13. Now, our panel…

14. Today’s Unplugged PanelistsJoe Friedmann– Network/Systems AdministratorE2 Manage Tech, Inc.Andrea Merry – IT ManagerHorizon Bank, TexasMarlon Revelett– Programmer Analyst,TMF Health Quality Institute

15. Joe Friedman