Large enterprises rarely operate with one process across every team. Different teams often choose the platforms that best fit their work. For many organizations, this means using two tools that may have some overlap in their capabilities, such as Jira and Azure...
Integration and Workflow
Preparing for the Atlassian Data Center Sunset How to Plan Your Move to Cloud
Hello and welcome back to another SPK and Associates vlog. My name is Michael Roberts. I'm the Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK and Associates. In today's vlog, we're going to talk about how Atlassian continues its shift of strategy towards a...
Jira and Azure DevOps Integration: How to Connect and Sync Work in 5 Steps
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 guide walks you through a Jira Azure DevOps...
How Industrial Manufacturers Are Accelerating Time-to-Market by 15% With PTC’s Digital Thread
Hello everybody, and welcome back to another SPK and Associates vlog. My name is Michael Roberts. I'm the Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK. Today we're talking about how industrial manufacturers are accelerating their time to market up to 15% by using...
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...
Balancing AI Efficiency with the “Premium Human” Experience in Jira Service Management
As AI continues to dominate the ITSM conversation, organizations are reaching a critical tipping point: how to leverage automation without losing the human touch that defines high-quality service. While AI is transformative for high-velocity, low-complexity tasks, it...
Where Is Your DevOps Time Really Going? Identifying Idle Time, Non-Value-Added Work, and Automation Gaps
Implementing successful DevOps workflows for your software developers should lead to faster delivery. However, many organizations find themselves asking a critical question: why does it still feel slow? The answer is often hidden in how time is actually spent across...
GitHub Actions to GitLab CI Migration Checklist
As organizations look to simplify their DevOps toolchain, improve cost predictability, and strengthen security, many are making the shift from GitHub Actions to GitLab CI. This eBook provides a step-by-step migration checklist to help engineering teams transition...
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...
Building a Connected Technology Ecosystem Across IT and Engineering
IT and engineering ecosystems are gradually getting more complex, leading most organizations to rely on multiple specialized tools to support different teams. While this approach drives productivity, it often introduces the critical challenge of disconnected systems....
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...
Reducing Vehicle Lifecycle Costs through Data-Driven Collaboration
One of the largest causes of inefficiency across industries is disconnected systems. In the automotive industry, software teams need to communicate with product engineers more than ever. Forward-thinking organizations are addressing this challenge by embracing...












