Spike Insights

The Spike team regularly publish blog posts, host events and provide thoughts and updates on industry challenges, new developments in retail testing plus tips and tricks for you and your team.

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The Black Box

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The Seductive Peril of the Black Box: Navigating Transparency in the Age of AI

For too long engineers have contended with “black boxes” —technologies whose internal workings are opaque. You see the data go in and the results come out, but what happens in between is hidden. This is especially risky now, as large language models...

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Sale! Peak trading inbound.

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Peak Paranoia is Real. Here’s How to Use It.

Peak Paranoia is Real. Here’s How to Use It. Spoiler: It’s not panic, it’s pattern recognition. But only if you act.

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Cloud does not mean retail confidence

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Cloud != confidence: Two big traps to avoid with cloud in retail tech.

Cloud doesn’t equal confidence: Two big traps to avoid with cloud in retail tech. Cloud migration has become a badge of honour over the past decade....

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De-risking complex retail tech stacks

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De-risking complex retail tech stacks

The retail tech stack is growing – but so are your risks. Here's how to stop it becoming a mess. The recent Retail Technology Show in London had so...

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RTS 2025

Reflecting on RTS 2025

We took a moment to unwind after two eventful days at the Retail Technology Show 2025. Reflecting on some interesting insights gathered during the...

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Visit Spike at the Retail Technology Show 2025

Are you going to RTS (the Retail Technology Show)? Then you’ll get to see us, because so are we!

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How ready are you to effect change in 2025?

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How ready are you to effect change in 2025?

2024: another year of pressure for retailers. As if running an online retail business wasn't already a circus, retailers had to brace and hold under...

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AI Chatbots for Performance Testing Analysis

Introduction As performance testing becomes more data-intensive, analysing the results quickly and accurately is crucial for maintaining optimal...

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Core Web Vitals Webinar

Core Web Vitals: What is it and what the hell does it mean for you? If you missed the live session you can view the recording below!

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Webinar - Page Speed - Who's Doing it Well?

Join Spike’s Head of Performance, Mike Forshaw as we dive into our analysis of the winners and losers on e-commerce website page speed. Mike will...

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