I’m Chris McHale, CEO and co-founder of SPK and Associates. Over the years, I’ve watched businesses grow. And as they do, they sometimes begin to wonder, “do I still need an MSP?” Today, I want you to discover why businesses, regardless of size, need an MSP. You see,...
SPK is a proud partner of Pax8. And Pax8 is a reseller of AFI Backup. Because of our relationship with Pax8, SPK clients can access AFI Backup at a discounted rate for our clients that utilize Office 365. And, because SPK is highly experienced with AFI Backup we are...
LastPass For Corporate and Client Security At SPK, we want to empower employees to safely manage their own passwords. Additionally, for organizations, we want to enable the enforcement of password standards. Businesses that follow good password standards, such as...
Executive Summary In 2020, public and private cloud-based solutions are set to surpass traditional data centers in terms of overall spending. In 2017, nearly two thirds of spending went toward private cloud solutions like Microsoft Azure. Cloud usage exploded in 2017,...
Today, modern security tools including Bitdefender antivirus are known as EDR solutions (Endpoint Detection and Response). They are the next evolution of anti-virus software. Anti-virus software has always operated based on a “database” of malicious software...
SentinelOne is an endpoint security tool. It offers cybersecurity protection for platforms including laptops, PC, phones, cloud servers and identity server protection. And it is the next generation in vulnerability endpoint protection platform (EPP). SentinelOne is...
Our client is Fortune 100 Medical Device manufacturer. SPKAA acts as a product cybersecurity managed service provider for their hospital products which have embedded Windows or Windows OS. Fortune 100 MedDevice Problem For over 10 years, SPK has provided ongoing...
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...
A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF SMART MEDICAL DEVICES, THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS. While the Internet of Things offers great opportunities both for businesses and consumers, compliance and security must be thought through carefully from the very...
"Oh, the Atlassian Cloud isn't built for Enterprise." As an Atlassian Solution Partner, we’ve seen that most organizations who are hesitant about moving to cloud, aren’t equipped with the right information. This is why we’ve busted the top cloud myths. In this...
What is Engineering Operations (EngOps)? Why do you need it, and how do you effectively deploy it?There’s a strange interplay between IT and engineering teams in most firms. That’s because the tech stack that engineers need to design, build, test, and release products...
Cybersecurity should be baked into the onset of IT and product development processes. Additionally, treating cybersecurity as an afterthought opens your organization up to vulnerabilities and risk. Therefore hardening your IT product cybersecurity with a tool like...
