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Case Study – Customer Success
Using DevOps and Cloud to rapidly respond and scale
BackgroundSPK was contacted by a software company that provides healthcare cost optimization through a web platform. Their mission is to provide customers with a method to reduce spending while maintaining quality healthcare for their employees. With an expanding...
Reducing Software Deployment Time and Necessary Engineer Effort through Custom Automation and UI Implementation
BackgroundA major fintech and financial services firm implemented Electric Flow (now known as CloudBees CD) for software deployment. The organization spent too much money on man hours for weekend and overnight hours due to the need for engineers to “babysit” software...
Leading Medical Device Company Achieves Major Efficiency Boost by Utilizing SPK’s SolidWorks CSV Expertise
Background Apublicly traded medical device manufacturer with 33,000 employees and several international locations approached SPK and Associates for assistance in streamlining their validation processes. The validation process took months, but the customer wanted...
Increasing Engineering Productivity and Profitability via a True Cloud-Based SolidWorks/PDM Implementation
How SPK was able to unify globally dispersed engineering teams to work, and communicate, in real-time. THE CLIENTA leading medical device manufacturer was facing a problem common to firms with growing engineering operations: As their product-development team grew,...
Improving Accessibility and Accuracy of Engineering Documents Via a Cloud-Based SolidWorks to MasterControl Connector
How SPK successfully improved a client’s engineering productivity and quality by creating a connected business system, leveraging separate, complementary platforms. Bridging TechnologiesMedical device manufacturing is a highly regulated industry. Even the slightest...
Data Engineering: Collecting, rationalizing, and compiling disparate data to make it dashboard-ready
SPK saves a global SaaS leader time and resources—6x faster than competing bids, saving nearly 75 percent in computing and licensing costs. The ClientA respected provider of SaaS (software-as-a-service) solutions for the global telecom industry was faced with a...
White Papers
Scaling Agile Development: Nine Blunders to Avoid
The agile methodology is an iterative process that delivers high-quality products quickly. In modern development, this process drives continuous improvement. In this eBook, you will explore common issues to avoid.What You Will Learn Explore these top nine blunders and...
Accelerating Developer Velocity with the Microsoft Developer Platform
Accelerating developer velocity helps drive business performance. Discover how your business can better support your developers and increase innovation with the Microsoft Developer Platform.What You Will Learn Discover how the Microsoft Developer Platform helps your...
Solving Energy Sector Challenges with Digital Thread
Efficient management of energy sources involves many components such as data analysis and continuous maintenance. Explore how PTC navigates these to “keep the world running” with its integrate digital thread.What You Will Learn Discover how PTC: Uses feedback to...
Async Your Agile Workflow
While the Agile Methodology prioritizes face-to-face communication, it is still possible to utilize this framework in a hybrid work environment. With scheduled video calls, individuals can discuss necessary matters. However, what if there was a way to use this...
Reworking Your Workflow for Better Product Design
Designing and developing a product is typically done similarly across industries. Multiple engineers work on the design until it eventually makes its way to market. However, there may be a more efficient way to design products. Explore how PTC Creo is altering the...
The Ultimate PLM Checklist: How to Optimize Product Lifecycle Management with PTC Windchill
Optimizing product lifecycle management has never been easier than with PTC Windchill. Discover Windchill’s extensive capabilities and how they streamline the product lifecycle management process,What You Will Learn Explore how Windchill manages: Product data Product...