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I would lie to use Spiceworks for the Auditing tools, however my management team, for lack of knowledge and documentation, is concerned that using the software will allow some of our information to be leaked to the cloud. However if I can get documentation to properly set up my spice works be it on a server or on my local machine to perform the desktop auditing I would like and the information stay with in our environment I would be able to get them on board.

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This should cover it

As far as auditing goes, you mean inventory right?

Spiceworks isn’t an audit tool, it’s an inventory tool, but some functions are audit like.

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@ Rod-IT,

Yes the inventory tool…I will review the link you provided and hopefully I can get my management team onboard.

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The only thing shared with the cloud (but really just Spiceworks) is the type of user you are, do you use the helpdesk more or the inventory, do you have HP, Cisco, Dell or other models, where are you geographically, how many installs you have etc.

Stats that can help make the product better and to give the team an idea of diversity of their product and it’s use - among other things.

No data that is personal to you, colleagues, your users or your network are ever sent.

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I just installed the software but it is failing at our proxy. Now to justify the need to open our proxy to Spiceworks…

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*.Spiceworks.com would be needed, but Spiceworks also supports proxies, it should ask you for one if it can’t connect, then once you enter your username and password to get internet access, you should be good

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Set it up at home too, play about with it