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PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager – Subversion Integration
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PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager – Branch Extended Demo
SPK's Vice President of Engineering, Carlos Almeida presents a very short demo of the Branch Extended Plugin in PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager. Transcript: Carlos: Hi, this is Carlos Almeida of SPK and Associates. Today, I'm going to do a very short demo of the PTC...
SPK (Capabilities + Character) = Client Trust (Q1 2018 Newsletter)
For more than two decades, it has been SPK and Associates' privilege to support our clients’ varied engineering and systems integration needs. We're grateful for the opportunity to be useful to them all, in their various markets. We support a gamut of needs: From...
Metrics, Metrics, Metrics in PTC Integrity: Part 4
In the three previous rounds of this Metrics, Metrics, Metrics series, I discussed gathering metrics, and building Reports and Charts in PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager. In this article, we will discuss how you can take various charts, reports and queries and...
How to lock down users on your PTC Integrity Server
Recently I was doing some work for a customer, experimenting with allowing limited access to non-Administrator class users using the PTC Integrity Administration client. I discovered that once a standard user gained access to the PTC Integrity Administration client,...
How to rename column headers in your PTC Integrity Custom Reports
In the Metrics, Metrics, Metrics series of articles I wrote about PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager, I talked about how you can use metrics information gathered from fields on your report to build custom reports, charts and dashboards. Now that the main series is...
Podcast: Can IoT Jump These Five Hurdles? Episode 4 – TCO and ROI
In the fourth episode of our podcast series “Can IoT Jump These Five Hurdles?”, SPK & Associates’ Chief Strategy Officer, Rajiv Mistry, explains the challenges of IoT total cost of ownership and return on investment. To see all published episodes, scroll down this...
Allowing Custom API Applications in your PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager Environment
Recently, I was working on a custom API program for a customer, when I came across something that could be a sticky little problem for someone trying to add custom API programs to their PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager Environment. The problem was first manifested...
The Convergence of ALM and PLM in the Technology Industry
As more and more technology is embedded into products, and software continues its role as the primary driver for product innovation, the domains of application lifecycle management (ALM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) are being placed on an inevitable...
Agile Development in Regulated Environments Part 2: Key Practices
In Agile Development in Regulated Environments -- Part 1: Yes, it can work, I covered the common misconceptions about Agile Software Development -- specifically in highly-regulated industries like medical device. The common myth that regulators would not accept Agile...
Troubleshooting PTC Creo Elements Pro/Engineer Performance Using Procmon.exe
Everyone knows that troubleshooting “slow performance” is one of the most challenging tasks we have as IT services providers, but is also one of the best ways to improve productivity (and morale!). Although replacing hardware and buying more expensive computers can...