Compliance with regulatory standards is the number one priority for every medical manufacturer. Ensuring pipelines are secure and compliant doesn’t just ensure safety, but it results in better quality products. When a startup medical manufacturing company contacted...
Software Development & Release Management
How SPK’s Application Management Services Solved Klocwork License Tracking Challenges
Effectively managing software licenses can be challenging, but it is critical in ensuring your organization works cost-efficiently. These challenges only increase when vendors make unexpected changes. This was precisely the case when Klocwork, a leading static code...
Tortoise for Windows — a Better Software Management Option
As part of our software engineering services, I work with a lot of developers taking finished websites and deploying them. When the developer codes, he or she uses what's comfortable to them or what works best with their department. After a number of times trying to...
Elevating Code Quality with SonarQube Cloud
Building secure, maintainable, and efficient software can be challenging. Achieving high-quality code to ensure these features requires a proactive approach to code analysis and quality control. SonarQube and SonarQube Cloud (previously named SonarCloud) provide...
Strategies to Maximize Developer Productivity in Enterprise Environments
In enterprise software development, productivity is not just about writing more code. Instead, it’s about creating an environment where developers can produce high-value work. Today’s development landscape is complex, with toolchain overload, frequent context...
Building a Secure DevOps Framework: SPK’s Role in Supporting mysherpas Innovative Lending Platform
Introduction: A Secure and Seamless Lending Journey mysherpas is more than just a lending platform—it is a trusted partner that ensures every client’s success. In an industry where efficiency and automation often come at the expense of personal support, mysherpas...
The 7-Step Guide to Effective Application Lifecycle Management
Application Lifecycle Management is vital to high-quality software delivery. In this eBook, we will explore seven best practices to ensure ALM success. What You Will Learn Explore these 7 steps for effective ALM: Planning Requirements Managing Workflows Risk...
Engineering Excellence: Real Results, Not Just Resources
Engineering Excellence Hello and welcome to Engineering Excellence: Real Results, Not Just Resources. My name is Michael Roberts, Vice President of SPK and Associates, and I'm here with Edwin Chung. Ed, feel free to introduce yourself. Hey, please call me Ed. I'm VP...
Welcome to SPK’s New Website and Blog!
Welcome to SPK’s new website and blog! We’ll be posting a lot of great tech info here in the coming week and months, so be sure to subscribe or check back often. You’ll hear from everyone on our team at some point or another – which is good since more minds = more...
Optimizing Your Transition from Fisheye and Crucible to Atlassian Cloud
As many organizations shift to the cloud, Atlassian is encouraging its users to utilize more cloud-based solutions. For many, this means a transition from Jira Server to the Cloud. However, teams using Fisheye and Crucible must consider their next steps carefully,...
Using Loom for Change Management Communication Across Departments
Introduction Hello, my name is Michael Roberts, VP of Sales and Marketing here at SPK & Associates. In today's video, I'd like to explore how Loom can transform change management communications across various departments in your organization. The Importance of...
Continuous Integration in 8 Easy Steps with Buildbot
Several weeks ago, Ron provided some great insight regarding how to install the Hudson continuous integration tool on Windows. This week, I'll be discussing a different tool: Buildbot. My initial exposure to continuous integration tools in general was only a few years...