The ability to scale a business is no longer solely defined by manpower, money, and on-premises infrastructure. Infrastructure as Code (IaC), in fact, has revolutionized the ability to scale and grow businesses globally. But what is IAC? How can migrating to it enable...
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How AWS Cloud Solutions Can Help Your Manufacturing Enterprise Maintain Its Competitive Edge
Executive Summary In 2020, public and private cloud-based solutions like Amazon Web Services surpassed traditional data centers in terms of overall spending. In 2017, nearly two thirds of spending went toward private cloud solutions. Cloud usage exploded in 2017, to...
Alternative Ways to Deploy Web Services Other Than the Cloud
During 2012, the shining star for cloud services has once again been Amazon’s web service (AWS) offering. It success and popularity has made it an almost household name for cloud based web services. However AWS, or any other web services cloud offering, isn't the only...
Top 3 Engineering Outsourcing Trends of 2013 from Industry Experts
Predictions are hard to make in any area of life, however short term forecasting is not impossible. Ask a meteorologist for the weather in the next twenty-four hours and you will get a fairly accurate prediction. Ask for the outlook over the next 30 days and you will...
Unified Business Intelligence at Hyperscale
Organizations increasingly strive to improve data literacy for all their employees and reduce dependence on IT and data scientists while gaining efficiency by moving to the cloud. Existing business intelligence tools can limit business users’ insight into their data....
The Microsoft Teams Essentials eBook
Ready to work more efficiently in your organization? Then check out Microsoft Teams Essentials. With over 250 million active users, Microsoft Teams is now a staple software for collaborative teams. And, the software supports 53 languages and 1 billion monthly 1-to-1...
Store and Protect Your Data in the Cloud with AWS: A Guide and Assessment for SMBs
If you’re like most businesses, the volume of data you collect, create, and store is growing exponentially. In fact, the world’s data is expected to nearly triple between 2020 and 2025. So how can Amazon Web Services (AWS) data protection and storage help? AWS Data...
Unlock Your Growth Potential with Migration to the Cloud
Unlock your growth by migrating to the cloud with SPK and AWS. On-premises data centers offer limited scaling potential and aging infrastructure. Not to mention weaker cybersecurity. Comparatively, the cloud provides the polar opposite. Yet, some businesses feel...
Seamlessly Transition from AWS CodeCommit to GitLab
In July of 2024, AWS announced that AWS CodeCommit would no longer be sold to new customers. And thus begins the journey of winding down a product for AWS. As AWS CodeCommit approaches its end-of-life, many organizations face a tough decision. Choosing where to...
DevOps as a Service Supercharges Development Pipelines
It seems like just about every company is now a part-time or full-time software company. But, for small and mid sized companies, employing effective practices, such as DevOps to manage the day-to-day, might not be feasible. However, there is a solution. It’s called...
Data Residency for Atlassian Cloud Products
Data residency gives you control over where your in-scope product data for Jira Software, Jira Service Management, and Confluence is hosted. It allows you to choose whether it’s globally distributed or held in place in a defined geographic location. For example,...
What does the End of Support for Windows Server 2019 Means for Your Business?
With Windows Server 2019 end of support for Datacenter, Standard, and Essentials, you won't get help, security updates, or certain software benefits. This means your systems might be at risk. So, it’s time for you to figure out the best plan for moving away from...