Are you satisfied with the speed of your product development? It’s rare I’ve heard an engineering team say that their development and release cycle velocity was “good enough”. Yet, time to market is so important for companies. So, like the track runner, we’re...
PDM/PLM-Product Data and Lifecycle Management
Do I Need An MSP (Managed Services Provider)?
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,...
What is SOLIDWORKS PDM and How Does It Benefit Me?
SolidWorks Corporations was founded in 1993. In 1997 it was acquired by Dassault Systèmes. Today, it has amassed over six million ecosystem users from designers to drafters. It has become globally accredited as an industry-leading parametric Computer Aided Design...
Engineering Digital Transformation Software — How Important Is It?
Engineering Software Market Trends 2022 Shows Surprising Growth Rates It’s fall, and ‘tis the season for market growth reports and forecasting. The Engineering software industry is surprisingly robust these days. Recent market research predicts a compound annual...
LastPass Business For Corporate and Client Security
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...
Why You Should Be Using PTC Windchill As Your PLM Software
As a manufacturer, you have to be both structured and agile to constantly stay in line or ahead of the industry. You have to deliver quality products that meet the customer’s needs today whilst being future-proofed for tomorrow. Aside from that, you also need to...
Smarter Engineering For Medical Devices
Medical devices are subject to some of the strictest design controls and regulations in the world. And for good reason. U.S. medical devices are governed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In order to meet the high standards, teams must communicate -...
How Microsoft Azure Cloud Solutions Can Help Your Manufacturing Enterprise Maintain Its Competitive Edge
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,...
Restore SolidWorks File Tutorial
https://youtu.be/yHegfMZxRMkHi everyone, I’m Daniela and I am the SolidWorks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. Today we'll be exploring how to restore SolidWorks files to a previous state. When To Restore SolidWorks File Traditionally, we see the famous "an error was...
How To Customize SolidWorks Search
https://youtu.be/DshjvfNLwGkHi everyone, I’m Daniela and I am the SolidWorks PDM SME for SPK and Associates. If you design with SolidWorks, you may be interested to know you can improve the usability for yourself and your users. How? You can customise SolidWorks. So,...
How AWS Cloud Solutions Can Help Your Manufacturing Enterprise Maintain Its Competitive Edge
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...
How Hybrid Cloud Can Turbo Charge Your Manufacturing Enterprise
Executive Summary That’s the year 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. Cloud usage exploded in 2017, to the tune...