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2022 Technology Year in Review

2022 Technology Year in Review

In the past 3 years, our world has definitely changed.  This year was no exception.  From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to the great resignation, businesses have had to adapt to changing government regulations, employee needs, and methods of doing business. ...

Confluence Cloud Tutorial for Beginners

Confluence Cloud Tutorial for Beginners

Hello and welcome to this video Confluence Cloud tutorial for beginners. I'm Michael Roberts, Vice President at SPK and Associates. Today, we're exploring Confluence which is an Atlassian product. You can either watch the video above, or read the transcript below....

Jira Cloud vs Azure DevOps Cost: Are You Paying Too Much?

Jira Cloud vs Azure DevOps Cost: Are You Paying Too Much?

Choosing the right issue and feature tracking tools to manage your software development lifecycle is important. It can be the difference between speed to market, budget savings and even boosting DevOps team morale. Whilst there are plenty of tools in the market, in...

Storytelling with Data

Storytelling with Data

Telling a story and telling a story with data are similar, but also different. And many of the differences are points that people don’t consider.  In this blog, we’ll try to break down the components of storytelling with data in an effort to share main points to...

DevOps World 2022 Recap And More From CloudBees

DevOps World 2022 Recap And More From CloudBees

DevOps World 2022 was originally set to take place in Orlando, FL on Wednesday 28th September and Thursday 29th September.  Unfortunately, Hurricane Ian had other plans and the DevOps World in-person component was canceled. Instead, a virtual conference was launched....

Data Engineering Supports Digital Transformation

Data Engineering Supports Digital Transformation

Data engineering supports digital transformation. Fact. But, how do companies move away from more paper processes and towards digital transformation? It’s not easy. And, the larger the organization, the more difficult it is. Companies can take solace in knowing there...

What Is Atlassian?

What Is Atlassian?

Distributed workforces are commonplace in today’s manufacturing and IT worlds. More and more colleagues work remotely. Additionally, we use more data to drive decisions as the market competition increases. Alongside this, our businesses are expected to meet...

Latest News From PTC From Q3 2022

Latest News From PTC From Q3 2022

PTC have been leaders for the past 30 years. They’ve led the charge in helping manufacturers solve key business challenges to achieve their goals with digital solutions in real-world applications. PTC has a wide variety of products like ThingWorx, Creo, Onshape,...

The Top 4 KPIs For Data Teams

The Top 4 KPIs For Data Teams

As a decision-maker in your small and medium business, you will be looking to drive your stability and growth. Data teams play a pivotal role in how you achieve this. After all, they are the team responsible for building, measuring, analyzing and reporting everything...

Value Stream Management and DevOps – Get Products to Market Faster

Value Stream Management and DevOps – Get Products to Market Faster

According to a definition from Forbes in 2019, Value Stream Management (VSM) is a lean business practice. It helps determine the value of software development and delivery efforts and resources. Additionally, it also helps to improve the flow of value to the...

Scaling Jenkins for the Enterprise

Scaling Jenkins for the Enterprise

I’m Michael Roberts, Vice President for SPK. And I want to tell you the tricks for scaling your business effectively with a Jenkins enterprise solution. I'll also explain how to avoid, and remediate both a Jenkins monolith, and islands of Jenkins. In the early part of...

Cloud Service Provider Solutions: 2 Truths and 1 Lie

Cloud Service Provider Solutions: 2 Truths and 1 Lie

Cloud server provider options promise improved security, easier management, and lower costs. There is so much to digest when considering a cloud solution. So, we decided to highlight the two most important truths you need to know, and the biggest lie you should watch...