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Month: June 2024

A Beginner’s Guide for Metabase

A Beginner’s Guide for Metabase

There are many Business Intelligence (BI) tools on the market, seemingly with similar capabilities. The goal of BI tools is to collect, analyze, and visualize large amounts of data, transforming raw data into actionable insights. A popular open-source BI tool is...

Using SPK vCAD to Address the Top Time-Wasters in Your Old System

Using SPK vCAD to Address the Top Time-Wasters in Your Old System

Computer Aided Design has replaced manual design drafting, but with the rise of vCAD will traditional CAD systems also be replaced?  Traditional CAD systems work well for designing accurate design representations, but they require extremely powerful (and expensive)...

Jira Software Cloud Best Practices

Jira Software Cloud Best Practices

Atlassian’s Jira is an amazing project management tool, but many users are not unlocking its full potential.  While I hate the term “best practices”, there definitely are best practices to using Jira Software in the Cloud.  Understanding Jira’s wide range of features...

Exploring the Powerful Features of Creo AAX for Complex Assemblies

Exploring the Powerful Features of Creo AAX for Complex Assemblies

Manufacturing can be an intricate and time-consuming process. It is important to utilize the proper software for successful execution, especially when working with complex assemblies. Complex assemblies typically have a high part count of diverse components and...

Jira for Non-Tech Teams

Jira for Non-Tech Teams

Introduction to Jira for Non-Technical Teams Hello and welcome to Jira for Non-Technical Teams. My name is Michael Roberts, Vice President at SPK Associates, a gold solution partner for Atlassian. Before we understand if Jira is the right tool for you to use in your...

6 Google Workspace Trends for 2024

6 Google Workspace Trends for 2024

Google Workspace is a collection of tools designed to enhance productivity and collaboration. Formerly known as the G Suite, these cloud-based tools come in a variety of plans tailored to organizational needs. With new advancements in technology come new IT trends for...

A Comparative Analysis of GitLab vs. GitHub

A Comparative Analysis of GitLab vs. GitHub

Tracking software changes has never been easier than with Git. Git is an open-source version control system, designed to handle software development projects of all sizes. Git enables collaboration, allowing designers to easily submit and review change requests. Two...

Automating Cloud Infrastructure to Accelerate DevOps Practices

Automating Cloud Infrastructure to Accelerate DevOps Practices

The practice and philosophies of DevOps have become vital to nearly every software development and IT business.  DevOps, standing for “development” and “operations”, consists of practices aimed at streamlining the software development lifecycle.  Its goal is to deploy...

Next Level of Industrial Automation with PTC Windchill+ and Balluff

Next Level of Industrial Automation with PTC Windchill+ and Balluff

Intro A warm welcome from my side. My name is Floren Hamler. I'm representing the Balluff Group. We are based in Germany, close to Stuttgart. Some facts about Balluff: we have half a billion euros in sales, 4,000 employees worldwide, more than 35 own sales...

How Electronic Logbooks Revolutionize Manufacturing Efficiency

How Electronic Logbooks Revolutionize Manufacturing Efficiency

Paper logbooks have been used for years to store important business information. In the digital age, many businesses are switching over to electronic logbooks. Electronic logbooks are digital systems designed to record, store, and manage log entries. These log entries...