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As a certified Atlassian and CloudBees Partner, SPK and Associates is primed to help your organization build and release more quickly, provide unparalleled visibility into your CI/CD process, and provide guidance and experience of teams.
Expert Atlassian Consultants
SPK and Associates knows how important the Atlassian tool stack can be to organizations. This is why we invested in becoming an Atlassian Partner. From hosting, to Atlassian Cloud migrations, or Integrations to custom development, SPK and Associates knows what it takes to go from ordinary to extrordinary.
The CloudBees Platform
CloudBees Software Delivery Management
Software Delivery Management connects all teams, tools and processes to help IT leaders maintain an accurate view of software delivery progress across the organization. Its solutions make it easier to plan, prioritize and deliver new software on time.
CloudBees Software Delivery Automation
Software Delivery Automation products enable enterprises to optimize their software delivery process for increased innovation and security by connecting, automating and orchestrating the tools and functions across development, operations and shared service teams.
Talk with a Software Lifecycle Management Expert
Every year, business spends a pretty penny on application lifecycle management. The results are often lackluster. Companies still must manually micromanage coordination and integration. That kills engineer productivity and morale, leading to longer turnaround times and your best talent looking for greener pastures.
At SPK, we’re experienced with best-in-class solutions like Atlassian, IBM’s Rational suite and PTC Windchill RV&S (PTC Integrity). That allows us to do the heavy lifting with your application lifecycle management, coordination and integration. We optimize application lifecycle management for robust solutions, allowing your ALM to facilitate your organization’s growth, not bogging you down in the weeds.
Software Lifecycle Management Resources
Creating a CI System
…Continuous Integration Best Practices (Part 2) As I noted in Optimal Continuous Integration Best Practices (Part 1), there are 10 best practice principles associated with Continuous Integration. In Part 1, we looked at the first three. For Part 2, we pick up where we left off and talk about principles four, five, and six. We […]
Optimal Continuous Integration Practices (Part 1)
Continuous Integration (CI) is a critical piece of any company’s software development practices, and usually the first effort on the road to DevOps. Within optimal continuous integration practices, engineers submit and test new developments against the main body of work. The main goal centers quick feedback on incremental program changes from many contributors. Though there […]
Five Reasons to Use SolidWorks PDM in the Cloud
Tired of dealing with in-house PDM issues, unreliable VPN connections, and struggling with remote file access? Perhaps you’re looking for a solution that addresses your company’s specific needs. Look no further: SPK and Associates SolidWorks PDM in the Cloud presents a unique, secure solution to each of your company’s concerns. What are the benefits of […]
Efficient Reporting in Windchill RV&S (PTC Integrity)
As explored in one of our previous articles, tracking metrics is a crucial component of a successful development system. But how can you leverage those metrics further? The solution is quite simple: with the trace reporting function available in Windchill Requirements, Validation & Source (RV&S), formerly known as PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager! In the example […]
How to Trace Metrics in Windchill RV&S (PTC Integrity)
Tracking metrics is a vital component of any successful requirements management or development system. A thorough understanding of your progress or position in the delivery cycle is crucial! Within this article, we will discuss how to create and trace metrics to manage your delivery cycle in Windchill Requirements, Validation & Source (RV&S), formerly known as […]
How to Create Easy Engineering Design Automation Fixes
In one of our recent articles, we highlighted opportunities for automation, specifically for MCAD (mechanical computer-aided design) and PDM (product data management) activities in your organization. In this next installment, we hope to provide you with other examples of seemingly-impossible, un-automate-able activities that SPK and Associates found ways to, well, automate. Think of it as […]
Maximizing Continuous Delivery with CloudBees
Over the last 5 years, the number of companies that utilize the practices of Continuous Delivery (CD) soared. In fact, a 2014 white paper from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) revealed more than 70% of companies utilize various CD practices! Though EMA published this white paper in 2014, many of the suggestions and solutions remain applicable […]
Test Management in Windchill RV&S (PTC Integrity)
The importance of test management, especially in highly-regulated industries, cannot be overstated. Efficient management of testing requirements leads to safer products, effective production, and satisfied customers. The PTC Windchill Requirements Validation & Source (RV&S) application, previously known as PTC Integrity, provides an elegant solution for managing test requirements and maintaining proper compliance. These solutions apply […]
Flexible Continuous Integration Pipelines With CD
What is a Continuous Integration Pipeline? The purpose of a continuous integration pipeline is to allow teams to constantly integrate and build software updates in order to quicken release cycles, lower costs, and reduce risks. In a simple implementation of a continuous integration pipeline, you would typically create a chain of procedures that perform the […]
Improve your build/test/deployment with CloudBees CD (formerly Electric Cloud Flow)
Repeatability is an intuitive aspect of daily life. If you throw a ball up, it comes down. If you throw it up twenty times, the same thing will happen, up and then down twenty times. When repeatability doesn’t occur and it’s supposed to, we get anxious. Repeatability is a key important factor in build and […]
