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Boosting Sales Efficiency with Microsoft Copilot
Using Google Workspace to Manage Remote Engineering Teams
Next-Gen CAD Tools That Are Transforming Engineering
Confluence Databases Just Got Better: Inline Comments, Mentions, and Smarter Imports
Maximizing ROI and Best Practices for Enterprise-Wide Jira Adoption
How Engineering Managers Can Maximize Productivity with the Right CAD Tools
Transitioning Your Engineering Calculations to Mathcad Prime 11
AI Adoption Strategies: Finding the Right Balance Between Risk and Reward
Accelerating Product Development with AI-Powered GitLab Duo
Highlights and Key Insights from Atlassian Team ’25
How Engineering Leaders Can Improve CAD Training and Adoption
The Codebeamer Product Roadmap 2025 Explained
Case Study – Customer Success
How SPK’s Application Management Services Optimized Licensing Costs and Enhanced Tool Utilization
Licensing costs can be expensive, especially when you have large teams utilizing multiple tools. In the case of one of our clients, a medical equipment supplier, they were spending thousands of dollars on dozens of tools. Luckily, with the help of SPK as their...
How a Leading Medical Device Company Enhanced Collaboration by Migrating from Jira and Confluence Server to Cloud
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...
Ally Financial empowers customer service associates to focus on human engagement by using Azure OpenAI Service
Pioneering digital financial services firm Ally Financial (Ally) wanted to enhance the customer experience its call-center associates provided while producing detailed documentation for each call. Every moment that associates spent taking notes was time away from...
Accelerating Medical Software Compliance and Efficiency with SPK ACEs
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...
Bayer employees discover productivity and collaboration benefits using generative AI and Microsoft Copilot
Bayer has been committed to its purpose, “Science for a better life,” for more than a century and a half. As a leading company in life sciences, it understands the possibilities that emerging technologies bring. “We are very open to trying new technologies, such as...
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...
White Papers
How Creo Supports Sustainable Product Development
Developing products can lead to environmental costs based on the materials used and how they are handled pre- and post-production. Let’s explore how Creo helps drive sustainable product development practices.What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will discover how to:...
M&A Software Due Diligence Checklist
M&A transactions can pose risks, especially if you aren’t sure what to look for. Dive into this eBook to explore common security protocols as well as how Black Duck can help.What You Will Learn Explore the key areas of focus for software due diligence, including:...
Accelerating Product Development the SPK Way
Developing high-quality products quickly can be a challenge without the proper tools, processes, and partners to help. Dive into this eBook to discover how partnering with SPK can help you achieve product development success.What You Will Learn In this eBook, we will...
4 Strategies for Securing Container Deployments
Utilizing containers can have many benefits for organizations in the IT realm. However, some teams experience pushback to adopting this technology due to security concerns. Let’s explore ways to ensure secure container deployments for your teams. What You Will Learn...
An Executive’s Guide to AI-powered Teamwork
Driving AI adoption among teams is not always an easy task, especially when distrust or collaboration issues are present. Dive into this eBook to discover how to streamline AI adoption. What You Will Learn In this eBook from Atlassian, you will explore four main ways...
Understanding Configuration Management in Windchill
Configuration management is an important aspect of PLM. Ensuring all parts and components are well-documented within a BOM can prevent costly mistakes. Let’s explore how Windchill enables successful configuration management. What You Will Learn In this eBook you will...