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vCAD + Windchill: The Cloud-Native Digital Thread for Distributed Product Teams
Register NowYou’ll be taken to a secure registration page to complete your sign-up.By submitting this form, I acknowledge receipt of SPK and Associates' Privacy Policy.Modern product development teams are increasingly distributed across locations, suppliers, and...
How to Eliminate Repetitive Jira Tasks and Standardize Workflows at Scale
Manual administrative tasks are the common enemy across industries. They drain productivity across teams, and in complex business environments, repetitive work can quickly become overwhelming. This is especially true for teams with large volumes of projects, service...
Why Tool Integration Is Critical for UNECE R155 and R156 Compliance in Automotive
Automotive manufacturers are arguably navigating the most significant transformation to the industry since the invention of the assembly line. Modern vehicles have evolved far beyond basic transport, as they are now sophisticated software-defined systems. These...
10 Reasons HR Teams Are Using Jira Service Management to Support Employees
Modern HR teams are under growing pressure to deliver fast, consistent services across the entire employee lifecycle. From recruiting and onboarding to policy requests and offboarding, inefficient HR processes create delays that impact the broader organization. When...
No API? No Problem: Strategies for Integrating Any Application
Modern access governance depends on automation, but many organizations run into the same problem: not every application has a clean API, SCIM support, or enterprise-ready identity integration. As teams scale, this creates a gap between the applications they need to...
Windchill PLM 12.1.2 is EOL in December 2026. Here is what you need to know.
Every version of PTC Windchill eventually reaches an end-of-life milestone, and for organizations still running Windchill 12.1.2, that timeline is approaching quickly. As PTC continues to invest in Windchill 13 and newer releases, organizations using older...
What Atlassian Team 26 Tells Us About the Future of Teamwork
Standing on the stage during my breakout session at Atlassian Team ’26 in Anaheim (or even as I entered the main stage where Mike Cannon-Brookes gave his keynote), I looked out at a room full of engineering leaders, IT directors, and others who all seemed to be asking...
Improving Risk Management with End-to-End Visibility
Modern products are becoming increasingly more complex, combining mechanical engineering, embedded software, electronics, cloud connectivity, and regulatory requirements into a single development lifecycle. As that complexity grows, so does the importance of...
How to Bridge the Gap Between Software Engineering Goals and Toolchain Reality
It seems that nearly every software engineering organization is looking for faster ways to improve quality, strengthen security, and deliver better customer experiences. However, the reality for many developers is disconnected tools, manual handoffs, unclear...
How Automotive Companies Are Managing Complexity in Software-Defined Vehicles
In all of automotive history, vehicles have been defined by mechanical performance, hardware reliability, or manufacturing efficiency. That has all started to change as software, connectivity, autonomy, electrification, and personalized digital experiences become a...
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Modernizing DevSecOps for Secure Environments with GitLab Duo Agent Platform
GitLab’s Duo Agent Platform is a new tool enabling government agencies to securely harness AI capabilities. Explore how teams are using it to drive operational efficiency across different deployment scenarios. What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will explore:...