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Keeping An AWS Web Stack Up To Date So A Client Could Continue To Innovate
As part of its support responsibilities for one client, SPK provides operational managed services for a core application. This application was running in an Amazon data center stack. SPK discovered that some custom code in the application was out of date, and could be...
The 12 Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto
Last March we introduced "The 12 Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto," a multi-part series that examined the key principles behind an effective agile development strategy. Over the course of this series we have introduced the principles, defined them, and...
The 12 Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto: Principle Number Seven – The Primary Progress Indicator
This installment of our 12-part series on the principles of the Agile Manifesto deals with principle 7. This principle states: Working software is the primary measure of progress" In a traditional waterfall development cycle, all the design is done up front and the...
The 12 Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto: Principle Number Six – Promote Face To Face Interaction
Welcome back to our series as we continue to examine the 12 principles underlaying the Agile Manifesto! Our topic for this installment is principle six's guidance on effective communication. This principle states the following: The most efficient and effective method...
A letter from Adu Worku, Founder of the Zoz Amba Foundation
January 2019 Hello Chris, We had a wonderful time in Ethiopia and came back feeling enormously blessed. I can tell you, the people in my village are so very thankful to you--I wish I could take you there to show you what we have done together, and how happy and...
What’s in the MITRE/FDA Playbook?
On October 2018, the MITRE Corporation and the Food and Drug Administration released their joint document, Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook. This is the new Bible for organizations designing and manufacturing connected...
How Cyber Security Requirements Can Throw your Medical Device Off Track
In our last article we talked about the four steps your organization must go through when designing secure connected medical devices. With the increasing attention paid to product security in this era of connected medical devices, many companies are scrambling to keep...
CloudBees CD (formerly Electric Cloud) Electric Commander – Process Automation Dashboard
Video Transcript: Here at SPK, we strive to mold technology to the particular needs of your business so you can spend less time configuring your tech infrastructure and more time getting your product to market. And process dashboard is means of achieving this for...
Multi-Cloud Is the Future of Infrastructure… For Now
Does this sound familiar? Your organization has settled into its cloud migration. You’re enjoying the increased security and resiliency. You feel like you’ve just climbed a mountain and you want to spend some time gazing out from the summit. Then you read about...
Four Steps to Securing Your Company’s Medical Devices
Connected medical devices offer enormous opportunity for manufacturers and consumers alike. They also carry the burden of increased risk due to cybersecurity flaws. Think about the dangers of having your email or bank account hacked. Now consider the damage hacking a...
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