Market traders understand the importance of timing in the trading industry. Each day missed (or hour missed) is considered lost revenue. When a proprietary trading firm began to miss trading days due to issues with its software, leaders of the firm contacted SPK to...
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Agile Software Development and Atlassian Products (Jira, Bitbucket, Bamboo)
Unlocking the Power of Collaboration and Efficiency Tired of trying to overcome the pain points of traditional software development methods? Frustrated with slow project delivery? Struggling with team collaboration? Version control nightmares? Worry no more. You can...
How Epic Sum Up Enhances Project Tracking and Budget Management in Jira
If you use Jira for more than just one project, you know that keeping track of numerous tasks, budgets, and timelines can be overwhelming. For project managers, scrum masters, and other stakeholders, the need for a solution that simplifies and streamlines project...
How To Reduce Cybersecurity Risks For Remote Workers
Remote working is an effective way to keep your business running 24/7, mitigate downtime and tap into new markets or expertise. Now, the world is flooded with companies utilizing remote work, digital nomads and gig workers to keep their competitive edge. But, the rise...
Accelerating Products to Market with SAFe 6.0
Earlier in March 2023, Scaled Agile, Inc., provider of SAFe®, the world’s most trusted system for business agility, announced two new flagship products: SAFe® 6.0 and SAFe® Studio. SAFe 6.0 is the latest version of the Scaled Agile Framework®, which includes courses,...
The Best 5 Power BI Training Tips In 2022
This short blog post is designed to show you the top five PowerBi training tips and tricks from our experts at SPK and Associates. Microsoft Power BI is constantly evolving. More importantly, Power BI enables you to turn data into business opportunities. So, keeping...
Single Pane of Glass Dashboards: What are they?
There’s simply too much information. We all know this. So how can the “single pane of glass” (SPOG) dashboard simplify quantitative data? And why is data driven analytics of interest to companies? Every day, more data arrives in our inbox – text messages, reports,...
DevOps and CloudBees Accelerate Banking Innovation Part 2
In Part 1 of this article, we talked about the banking innovation industry threats and market conditions. We discussed how DevOps and CI/CD tools can help to mitigate threats. We also discussed why tools like Jenkins, CloudBees CD/RO and CloudBeesSoftware Delivery...
CloudBees and DevOps Accelerate the Banking Industry Time to Market, Part 1
The Threats and Market Conditions The banking and financial industry faces some tough challenges that many other industries do not. The continually increasing regulations. The continuous threat of cyber-attacks. The disruptive innovation from outside of the sector....
How To Use Power BI To Display Employee Profitability In A Services Company
How To Use Power BI for KPIs in a Service Enterprise There are many important Key Performance Indicators to consider when running your business. Measuring your sales growth and the profitability of your projects help you continue to scale and expand. But how do you...
Is The IT Department Really “Dead?”
“It’s Time to Get Rid of the IT Department.” That was the title of an opinion piece recently published in the Wall Street Journal. Provocative? Sure. My answer to this is not “yes,” but many of the author’s points are valid. The Same Old IT Department? No, the IT...
Four Steps to Securing Your Company’s Medical Devices
Connected medical devices offer enormous opportunity for manufacturers and consumers alike. They also carry the burden of increased risk due to cybersecurity flaws. Think about the dangers of having your email or bank account hacked. Now consider the damage hacking a...