Jira and Azure DevOps are essential for teams managing agile projects and software development workflows. Connecting these platforms allows you to exchange vital information and improve collaboration between teams. This blog walks you through a Jira Azure DevOps...
Last time we had a look at how to acquire and install Hudson, a continuous build and integration system beneficial to software engineering. This week we take a look at how to create and run a job using Hudson, and then look at the job output. Hudson can run a wide...
In modern workplaces, meetings are often overused and underproductive. In fact, managers in this Harvard Business Review survey reported that 83% of the meetings on their calendars were unproductive. Furthermore, U.S. professionals ranked meetings as the “number one...
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...
The Agile methodology has long been the go-to framework for teams seeking to effectively collaborate and consistently deliver value for customers. However, as organizations grow and projects become more complex, Agile must evolve. Integrating artificial intelligence...
The pressure to innovate faster, increase efficiency, and reduce costs is ever present in the tech industry. What’s even more difficult is trying to achieve all of these goals while also maintaining world-class security and sustainability. Using best-in-class tools...
A critical business challenge for medical device manufacturers as they scale is getting products to market quickly while supporting existing products and meeting FDA Quality System Regulation (21-CFR-820) requirements. To achieve this effectively, Product Development...
Organizations often migrate from Atlassian Data Center to Cloud solely based on technical needs. While Atlassian Cloud does offer more flexibility than a server environment, it’s best not to view cloud migration as a simple "lift and shift." This mindset that a...
In SPK’s over 20 years of experience, we’ve found that efficiency and seamless collaboration are key to helping clients get their products to market quickly. Many organizations find themselves relying on both Atlassian's Jira and/or Microsoft's Azure DevOps to manage...
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...
It’s pretty awful to have repetitive tasks occupy the majority of our days. Our team always employs methods of decreasing “boring” overhead; often, this is done through Application implementations and Process Workflow changes. When there’s no other way, you can...
While Windows Server and SQL Server are at the heart of many business operations, the push to the cloud is imminent. Migrating to the cloud is no longer a matter of if but when. Enterprises across industries need new ways to optimize costs, improve security, and...