Ginna Khang is an Applications Engineer focused on research and development (R&D). She started at SPK and Associates in 2022 as an intern while she attended UC Santa Cruz. After graduating in 2024, she was brought on full-time. Here is more about Ginna in her...
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The AI Maturity Playbook for Product and Engineering Teams
Knowing how to integrate AI into your workflows can be the difference between risky, inefficient implementation and successful performance that brings lower costs and a faster time-to-market. This eBook explores how your teams can effectively utilize AI.What You Will...
Choosing the Right Platform for the Next Generation of Engineering: Windchill vs. 3DX
Hello, and welcome back to another SPK and Associates vlog. In this vlog, we're going to talk about how engineering organizations are evolving to support more complex multidisciplinary products. And with that, choosing the right platform that you're going to do all...
Create a Digital Thread Without Changing Your Tools
Many organizations struggle to achieve true traceability and compliance because critical data is scattered across disconnected tools used by engineering, quality, product management, and operations teams. While the concept of a digital thread promises end-to-end...
The Future of Automotive Engineering: AI and SaaS in the Connected Lifecycle
As an automotive engineer, it is hard to ignore the rise of software-defined vehicles and electrification. When combined with strict compliance expectations and growing pressure to innovate faster, traditional engineering systems just aren’t cutting it. On-premise...
The Hidden Cost of Physical CAD Workstations (And What to Do Instead)
For decades, physical CAD workstations have been the backbone of engineering teams. High-performance desktops packed with powerful CPUs and GPUs have long been considered essential for design, simulation, and product development. However, as engineering workflows...
Rovo Product Guide: Key use cases across your organization
Gen-AI is making its way into nearly all of our tools, and the Atlassian toolkit is no exception. This eBook explores use cases for Atlassian’s AI agent, Rovo. What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will discover how Rovo can help: Engineers ITSM Teams Business...
How and Why to Standardize Onto One CAD Platform
Many engineering teams rely on multiple CAD systems across teams. The issue withusing multiple CAD tools is that it can lead to delays and innefficiencies. This white paper explores the benefits of consolidating onto one CAD platform.What You Will Learn In this white...
Turning AI Hype into Business Impact: Strategy, Governance, and Readiness for Engineering Teams
AI promises faster development, higher quality, and smarter decision-making. But many engineering organizations struggle to move beyond experimentation and hype. In this webinar, SPK and Associates AI experts will share how engineering leaders can turn AI interest...
The Top 7 Engineering Tool Integrations That Drive Faster Time to Market
It’s very rare that an engineering team operates on a single system in today's product development environment. Instead, requirements management, PLM, ALM, DevOps, QA, and ITSM platforms are all part of a sophisticated ecosystem. While each of these instruments...
Why Integration Matters for Modern Engineering and Product Teams
Hello everyone, and welcome back to today’s SPK and Associates blog: Why Integration Matters for Modern Engineering and Product Teams. My name is Michael Roberts. I’m the Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK and Associates, where we work with...
UNECE R155 vs R156 Explained: What Automotive Engineering Leaders Need to Know
Modern vehicles have become more than just basic mechanics. They are software-defined systems made from connected control units, sensors, and cloud services that continuously evolve through updates. These new features have introduced new cybersecurity risks and...












