Data is business gold. Today, data has transcended its traditional role and ascended to the status of a strategic asset, capable of propelling organizations to new heights of success. And, this paradigm shift marks a departure from viewing data as a mere byproduct, to...
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Azure: Data Management and Analytics Capabilities
Data-driven intelligence is the new brain behind the business. Regardless of industry, we’ve seen a dynamic shift over the past two decades we’ve been in business. Now, industries heavily rely on leveraging data to gain insights and make informed decisions. But, to...
Big Data, Cloud, Machine Learning and AI Tools: The Innovation Foundation – Part 4
Big Data, Cloud, Machine Learning and AI: The Innovation Foundation - Part 4 Welcome back to our ongoing series, "The Innovation Foundation." If you missed any of the previous blog posts, you’ll see them linked below. In this fourth installment, we dive deep further...
What Is Machine Learning And How To Use It: The Innovation Foundation Part 3
From the moment we enter this world, learning becomes an innate part of our existence. Our brains constantly absorb new information, forming neural pathways that shape our understanding and actions. In a similar vein, Machine Learning (ML) serves as the brain of a...
The Best Approach To R&D Security
It’s not just your products with endpoints that need protection against cybersecurity. Your research and development (R&D) activities need some attention too. In fact, R&D is the cornerstone of innovation, driving progress across various industries. So,...
Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for Atlassian Cloud
Cloud-based solutions have become really important for companies in recent years. With their flexibility, scalability, and better teamwork enablement, cloud-based solutions are a bit of a no-brainer. Companies like Atlassian create software tools that do exactly this:...
5 Reasons to Celebrate SPK’s 20th Birthday
It’s a landmark year for our team at SPK and Associates this year - we’re celebrating our 20th birthday! We’ve grown from our humble beginnings in Los Gatos, California with two people working for us back in 2003. Now, we’re an internationally established business and...
Codebeamer: Agile ALM For ISO 26262 Standard
Meeting safety standards for road vehicles demands a systematic approach. And this is exactly what is needed to comply with ISO 26262 standard (the road safety standard). Agile's flexibility and rapid iteration may not suffice for ISO 26262. But, Creating Agile ALM...
Battle of the Business Intelligence Tools: AWS QuickSight vs Power BI
Businesses simply can’t afford to ignore the power of business intelligence tools like Amazon Web Services (AWS) QuickSight and Microsoft PowerBI. In fact, These tools provide valuable insights and enable business leaders to make informed decisions. Therefore they can...
The Best Product Lifecycle Management Tool Creates Proven ROI
Struggling with communication and process fragmentation issues in your engineering operations? PTC Windchill was seen as the best Product Lifecycle Management tool in these success stories. It helped two engineering companies achieve improved productivity and reduced...
Using Jira Advanced Roadmaps for Program Management
Here is the VLOG transcript for Carlos Almeida, Vice President of Engineering, SPK and Associates discussing Jira Advanced Roadmaps. For the best experience, we recommend watching the video so you can follow along with any instructions. Introduction Today we're going...
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. ...