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Jul 19, 2024

Soft Skills for Tech Leads: How They’ll Help You Excel at Your Role

If you manage a team, you already know that this experience can be as challenging as it is rewarding. At Sparq we have different management roles and one of the most essential is the Tech Lead position. In addition to being seasoned developers, Teach Leads need to be able to mentor up and coming talent. One of the ways they do that is by utilizing soft skills. In this article, Delivery Lead Rodrigo Trelles explores the most important soft skills to be a successful Tech Lead.

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Jul 16, 2024

Exploring the World of a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Technology is advancing rapidly and the new advances introduce new roles and responsibilities. Among the most significant roles is the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). This article will explore the role of an SRE, how it differs from a software developer and the essential skills required to succeed in the field.

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Jul 10, 2024

Automated Testing Applied: How This Practice Can Help Developers Across Projects

In this article, Technical Lead Pablo Carballo shares how automated testing practices have made his team's work more efficient and diverse.

Blog

Jul 2, 2024

Inside the Minds of Digital Innovators: Highlights from OctoTalks Podcast

Creating exceptional digital experiences involves a blend of creativity, strategy and technology. Octobot, a company that was recently acquired by Sparq, hosted a podcast that delves into these elements by showcasing the visionaries who dream up and build these experiences. In this blog post, we want to share some highlights about the conversations and invite you to give it a listen!

Featured Videos

Video

Jul 17, 2024

Removing the Stigma: Integrating AI

For all of the hype surrounding AI, some people still have a bit of anxiety about integrating it into their projects and processes. In this Tech in 2, Director of Solution Engineering Jackson Stakeman shares his AI integration tips for organizations that may still be hesitant about getting started with it.

Video

Jun 12, 2024

Advancing Tech Adoption in Transportation

In the transportation & logistics (T&L) industry, tech investments have traditionally been tied to compliance, but now, by utilizing their large amounts of data, T&L companies can do so much more. In this Tech in 2, Client Success Partner Chris McRae shares how he’s seeing T&L organizations use tech to automate workflows, gain deeper business insights and save money.

Video

May 14, 2024

CX vs. UX

When it comes to application development, typically a lot of budget is put into creating a great user experience (UX), but only thinking about UX and not CX (customer experience) can be detrimental to your brand loyalty. In this Tech in 2, Principal Consultant Joe Dallacqua shares his top tips for balancing CX and UX.

Video

Apr 24, 2024

Adaptation in Software Modernization

Traditionally, capital investments were very concrete (ie building a factory on the river because you needed water to power the mill), but nowadays in software development, things are easier to change. In this Tech in 2, Director of Solution Engineering Jackson Stakeman shares why adapting your strategies to accommodate for change is key and why you should employ the Wayne Gretzky method of skating to where the puck is going to be.

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Case Study

Jul 24, 2024

Accelerating Growth for Leading Manufacturing Company

Tanis Brush, a leading manufacturer of industrial and abrasive brushes, faced a critical challenge in its quoting processes. Relying on manual methods, the company encountered inefficiencies that threatened to impede its growth targets. Learn how we streamlined these processes for continued growth for our client.

Case Study

Jul 23, 2024

Dairy Business Startup Exceeds Investor and User Expectations with Cross-Platform App

In the dairy supply chain, there are many steps and stakeholders involved: the farmer who owns livestock, the producers who develop dairy products, the retailers who commercialize the products, the consumers who buy them and so on. Even though these roles are all part of the same process, they don’t always communicate or collaborate in an optimal, transparent way. Vyla envisioned a collaborative dashboard software to better connect the production process and players to increase collaboration and improve results, but couldn’t bring that idea to life without an experienced software development partner. Learn how we helped.

Case Study

Jul 21, 2024

Trading Business Grows its Operations Through a Custom Cloud-Based System

TYR is a commodity trading company dedicated to buying, selling and transporting products such as organic food, wood and grains, with operations across North America and Europe. In order to manage the company’s different transactions and keep information centralized, they were using a system that couldn’t keep up with the business’ growth. Plus, it was hard to understand and install. Our client needed a partner to build a custom cloud-based solution for better scalability and improved UX.

Case Study

Jul 19, 2024

Reinvigorated Stock Management System Improves Service Quality for Pharmacy Chain

As the biggest pharmacy chain in Uruguay, our client operates an app where users can buy their goods online and get them delivered. The existing platform was unorganized and caused a lot of canceled and delayed orders, which was translating into a decrease in customer loyalty and damage to their brand image. Learn how we partnered to develop a new platform for better stock management and improved customer satisfaction.

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Webinar

Mar 26, 2024

Harnessing the Power of AI-Augmented Product Development

Webinar

Oct 26, 2023

CTO Insights: How Technology is Driving Change and Innovation in the Insurance Industry

Webinar

May 4, 2023

Expert Tips for Smarter Application Modernization

Webinar

Feb 2, 2023

Building and Nurturing High-Performing Teams

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