Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to reduce your annual engineering licensing fees, such as your SolidWorks license cost, while still providing application access to the same number of engineers? Isn’t it frustrating to have to pay for an expensive license for a user...
Chris McHale
2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Service Management Tools
Atlassian ITSM named as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2021. Atlassian ITSM has a high-velocity approach to digital transformation. This enables Development, IT and Business teams to collaborate seamlessly. Atlassian are an end-user focused, tech-market...
What Does DevOps Look Like In The Small Or Mid Market Enterprise
https://youtu.be/gcnx_xT1OKc Overview Here is the VLOG transcript for Chris McHale, CEO of SPK, and Director of Cloud and DevOps, Mike Solinap, discussing what DevOps services and DevOps consulting services look like in the Small or Mid Market Enterprise. Your hosts...
Computer Systems Validation: How To Avoid FDA Warning Letters C.F.R. 820.70(i)
Computer systems validation (CSV) is a standard regulatory exercise Med Device companies are required to complete. This is not new news. In fact, the content in this article may not be “new news” for you either, but as with other regulatory requirements, it’s useful...
Using Product Data For Product Managers And Engineering Operations
https://youtu.be/Cr3ZdbkU8U0 Here is the VLOG transcript for Chris McHale, CEO of SPKAA, and District Manager, Ed Chung, discussing the importance of data, dashboards, PowerBI and visualisation tools for Product Managers And Engineering Operations. Hi everybody! I’m...
Extending CloudBees SDA Analytics
CloudBees SDA Analytics has more power than you think One of the main features of CloudBees SDA is CloudBees Analytics, powered by ElasticSearch. It’s a powerful tool for displaying continuous integration data and there are loads of useful metrics available from...
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...
Data Engineering vs Data Science
The Crucial Importance of Data Engineering October 14, 2021 Data Engineering vs Data Science The terms “Data Science” and “Data Engineering” are often used interchangeably. Years ago, Data Science was the term that encompassed most of the data related activities...
Accelerating Product Releases with Business Process Automation
The beauty of business process automation How often have we entered the same information into two different systems and wondered, “Why do I have to waste my time doing this?” These are computers, aren’t they? Shouldn’t this information flow where it needs...
SPK Wins 2020 Managed Service Provider Award
We are thrilled to announce that SPK and Associates won the Channel Futures / Channel Partners 2020 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 501 Award for a second consecutive year! This prestigious award is widely viewed as the most comprehensive global survey of Information...
Podcast: Hybrid Cloud and the Industrial IoT Can Up Your SMB’s R&D Game
For small and medium-sized businesses in the manufacturing industry, hybrid cloud allows for quick and easy integration of what you already have deployed. You also have easier access to new processes, such as the Industrial Internet of Things. This emerging technology...
Podcast: How Secure are AWS and Azure Cloud Solutions?
Hybrid cloud brings you the best of on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure. But how does it stack up in terms of security and compliance? Two of the biggest vendors in the cloud space, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, have kept pace with one another in...