Developing high-quality products quickly can be a challenge without the proper tools, processes, and partners to help. Dive into this eBook to discover how partnering with SPK can help you achieve product development success.What You Will Learn In this eBook, we will...
Infrastructure
4 Strategies for Securing Container Deployments
Utilizing containers can have many benefits for organizations in the IT realm. However, some teams experience pushback to adopting this technology due to security concerns. Let’s explore ways to ensure secure container deployments for your teams. What You Will Learn...
You Don’t Need a Gantt Chart for Agile, You need Clear Path
Introduction Hi everyone, welcome to SPK Associates' video here today. This video is entitled, "You Don't Need a Gantt Chart for Agile, You Need a Clear Path." My name is Michael Roberts, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SPK Associates, and I'm here today with...
Navigating the High Costs of Product Launch Delays
Delaying a product launch can have significant financial repercussions that extend far beyond the immediate costs. It is important to understand how these delays can impact an organization. Having this knowledge can transform an organization’s strategic plans and...
Managing Enterprise Change to Mitigate Risks and Maximize ROI
Whether you are implementing technological advancements or strategic business initiatives, enterprise-level change within your organization is inevitable. The ability to effectively manage this change separates successful organizations from those that struggle. ...
5 Reasons Why You Should Convert a Physical Machine to a Virtual Machine
It's common knowledge that virtual infrastructure and virtual computing is becoming the standard rather than the exception. The pros of virtual computing far outweigh the cons, and as a result, more and more physical machines are being turned into virtual machines. In...
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Siloed Operations
When working with two distinct teams such as IT and engineering, it is difficult to avoid siloed operations. One team completes its tasks, while the other completes theirs. The issue with this is when teams fail to collaborate effectively, organizations miss out. This...
Scaling Agile Development: Nine Blunders to Avoid
The agile methodology is an iterative process that delivers high-quality products quickly. In modern development, this process drives continuous improvement. In this eBook, you will explore common issues to avoid.What You Will Learn Explore these top nine blunders and...
How to Deal with Single Points of Failure: People
There are things in every system that if they fail will cause the entire system to be crippled. These single points of failure can be hardware based, software based or even people based. If a problem occurs in these sensitive areas then an entire business can grind to...
How to Clone from a Large Hard Disk to a Smaller Hard Disk
Most of the time that I'm asked to do a clone of a computer, it's usually restoring an image onto a brand new computer which saves me hours of setup work and configuration. In fact, my very first blog talked about how I deploy user workstations using Clonezilla. There...
9 Ways To Repurpose an Underperforming Laptop
In a recent post, I discussed how to resolve 3 common (yet significant) issues with a broken laptop. Chances are, even if the issue is fixed, your computer may not run as well as it used to. But all hope is not lost. Say for instance you have an old 1.2ghz Celeron...
How to Resolve 3 Common Laptop Issues
For many of us, having old hardware laying around means clutter for the desk or maybe an investment that you're not quite ready to dispose of. Maybe you have a laptop that a child stepped on or was damaged when you "accidentally" dropped it. Whatever the reason, old...