The world’s largest defense contractor uses GitLab’s end-to-end DevSecOps platform to shrink toolchains, speed production, and improve security. Lockheed Martin Corp., an American aerospace, defense, information security, and technology giant, has adopted...
Software Development & Release Management
Jira Service Management Cloud vs JSM Data Center Comparison 2023
Change is inevitable, especially in our industry. And even more so since the birth of cloud services. So, as Jira Service Management (JSM) Data Center approaches its end of life in February 2024, you’ll need to gear up. Otherwise you risk a seamless transition...
The AWS Well-Architected Review And Why You Need It
Maintaining your AWS infrastructure to ensure it remains secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient should be a scheduled activity. So, to maintain your posture, AWS has developed the Well-Architected Framework. Essentially, this details a systematic approach...
Agile Software Development and Jira Software
Unlocking the Power of Collaboration and Efficiency Tired of trying to overcome the pain points of traditional software development methods? Frustrated with slow project delivery? Struggling with team collaboration? Version control nightmares? Worry no more. You can...
Metrics to Improve DevOps Performance
Metrics to Improve DevOps Performance DevOps has revolutionized the way organizations deliver high-quality applications. By seamlessly integrating software development and IT operations, DevOps drives efficiency and collaboration. However, to unlock the true potential...
Comparing ALM Software Products: Codebeamer vs Jama Connect
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...
Configuration Management: The Heart of Your Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Does your software development organization have a well defined and implemented configuration management (CM) process? For many organizations, they equate the CM process with having a revision control tool in place. While versioning is a necessary prerequisite to...
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...
Accelerating Products to Market with SAFe 6.0
Accelerating Products to Market with SAFe 6.0 Earlier in March 2023, Scaled Agile, Inc., provider of SAFe®, the world’s most trusted system for business agility, announced two new flagship products: SAFe® 6.0 and SAFe® Studio. SAFe 6.0 is the latest version of the...
10 Reasons To Use Greenlight Guru eQMS for Medical Device Development
Medical device companies face complex quality management challenges and strict regulatory requirements. An electronic quality management system (eQMS) like Greenlight Guru, can help companies ensure compliance, improve efficiency, facilitate collaboration, and scale...
GitLab: Breaking the DevOps Daisy Chain
In this short video, we're going to take a look at what a traditional DevOps stack looks like. And, what that means for teams to stand up a new project and get CICD working. Additionally, we'll discover how that contrasts with GitLab and our vision for complete...
Feature Flags and Release Orchestration That Enable Progressive
Building out a great release process? You may benefit from using CloudBees feature management solution. When you’re building your release process, you may notice issues arising. For example, as a result of working at the wrong layer of abstraction when you deploy a...