In the rapidly growing ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) market, your business is likely striving for efficient collaboration and timely software delivery. Codebeamer and Jama Connect are often compared with our own clients. So, we’ve put the two, head-to-head...
PDM/PLM-Product Data and Lifecycle Management
SolidWorks PDM and MasterControl Integration: Building A System Under Budget
Wondering if you can deliver a SolidWorks PDM and MasterControl integration? Our experts did it. Discover how, and the benefits, in this video with Michael Roberts, Vice President at SPK and Associates, and Ed Chung, Director of Engineering. SolidWorks PDM and...
The Innovation Foundation (Part 2): How Big Data Is Related To Cloud, AI and Machine Learning
In part one of this series, we covered the significance of data collection and reviewed different big data platforms. For example, Hadoop and Apache Spark. We also covered the importance of selecting the right platform to achieve desired outcomes. And finally, we...
SolidWorks Error: Could Not Connect To The Archive Server
Hi everyone, I am Daniela, the SolidWorks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today, I’ll be showing you how to fix the SolidWorks error message “could not connect to the archive server.” You can watch the video as Daniela walks through the step-by-step tutorial....
Common SWPDM Errors: “No Database Attached to this View” Part 2
Hi everyone, I am Daniela, the SolidWorks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today, I’ll be showing you how to fix the SolidWorks error message “no database is connected to this view.” This video is split in to two parts. Check out part one here. You can watch the video...
SolidWorks PDM Error: No Database Attached to this View Part 1
Hi everyone, I am Daniela, the SolidWorks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today, I’ll be showing you how to fix the SolidWorks error message "no database is connected to this view." This video will be split in to two parts. You can watch the video as Daniela walks...
How Bug Analysis Improves Software Engineering Postmortems.
How Bug Analysis Improves Software Engineering Postmortems 2023 So, after countless hours of coding, testing, and debugging, your software project has finally been released into the wild. It's an exciting milestone, but as a diligent software engineer, you know that...
PTC LiveWorx 2023 Highlights
PTC LiveWorx is the premier event bringing together professionals and innovators from various industries. It ignites the exploration of digital transformation, industrial innovation, and emerging technologies. From engaging keynote presentations to hands-on workshops...
5 Reasons to Celebrate SPK’s 20th Birthday
It’s a landmark year for our team at SPK and Associates this year - we’re celebrating our 20th birthday! We’ve grown from our humble beginnings in Los Gatos, California with two people working for us back in 2003. Now, we’re an internationally established business and...
Codebeamer: Agile ALM For ISO 26262 Standard
Meeting safety standards for road vehicles demands a systematic approach. And this is exactly what is needed to comply with ISO 26262 standard (the road safety standard). Agile's flexibility and rapid iteration may not suffice for ISO 26262. But, Creating Agile ALM...
The Best Product Lifecycle Management Tool Creates Proven ROI
Struggling with communication and process fragmentation issues in your engineering operations? PTC Windchill was seen as the best Product Lifecycle Management tool in these success stories. It helped two engineering companies achieve improved productivity and reduced...
STRATTEC Security Corporation’s PTC Windchill PLM ROI Case Study
STRATTEC Security Corporation deployed PTC Windchill to replace its existing product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. Additionally, they wanted to improve product design tracking and collaboration. Nucleus found that PTC Windchill PLM enables increased...