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Product FAQ
- What is Alloy Discovery 6?
- Alloy Discovery is a comprehensive network discovery and inventory solution that detects, audits and continually tracks physical and virtual computers, servers, printers, switches, routers and other equipment on the network. Targeted primarily for medium and enterprise business environments, Alloy Discovery offers a unique auditing technology with a compelling menu of best-in-class features, usability and scalability, delivering accurate and up-to-date audit information for the entire organization.
- What are the main differences between Alloy Discovery 5 and Alloy Discovery 6?
- Alloy Discovery 6 offers significant scalability and performance benefits. Alloy Discovery 6 is multi-user environment with central database repository, allowing for role-based shared access to its functionality and resources. The product is best suited for large organizations with complex topology and organizational structure. Alloy Discovery 6 features administrative alerts, change history tracking, integration with Crystal Reports, and more.
- What size organization is Alloy Discovery 6 targeted towards?
- Alloy Discovery 6 is targeted for medium and enterprise business.
- How quickly can I audit my network?
- You can audit your internal Windows domain or a Windows workgroup in a matter of minutes from the moment you install Alloy Discovery 6.
- What is an Agentless Audit?
- Alloy Discovery 6 uses an advanced On-Demand Audit technology to examine Windows, Linux, and Mac OS workstations on the internal network remotely without the need to install software agents on every computer.
- What are the key features of Alloy Discovery 6?
- Key features of Alloy Discovery are described on the Features Summary page. You can also download the Alloy Discovery 6 Data Sheet to learn more about its features.
- What is the cost of Alloy Discovery?
- The price depends on the number of technicians that will use the product and the number of computers in your inventory. Please contact our sales team so they can analyze your requirements and provide you with a price quote.
- Will I need to buy database server software?
- No. Alloy Discovery 6 uses Microsoft SQL Server to host its database; Alloy Discovery comes with the free Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition.
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