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Below are the market research reports currently available from the Embedded Hardware Practice; organized by coverage segment. Our market research reports include both supply and demand analyses with detailed: market segmentations & definitions, market estimates & forecasts, technology trend analysis, end-user requirement analysis, competitive analysis, value chain analysis, distribution channel analysis and vendor profiles.
Our market research is the basis for the many ways that VDC can help our clients to grow their business. We offer a range of services designed to meet their specific corporate development, opportunity assessment and lead generation needs.
Embedded Boards and Blades Reports
STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2013: EMBEDDED HARDWARE & SYSTEMS MARKET | Learn More | |||||||||||||||||
| Summary: | Based on recent data and analysis of the embedded hardware and systems market, a growing number of OEMs are transitioning away from their proprietary, in-house embedded systems toward commercial, active backplane solutions. Services are providing hardware vendors with a new angle for differentiation and profit and big data is creating a bigger embedded storage opportunity as OEMs are looking for supplemental alterative storage solutions. These insights and more are included in our Strategic Insights 2013: Embedded Hardware & Systems report. |
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VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER SERIES: M2M COMMUNICATIONS - CONNECTING NEXT GENERATION DEVICES | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | VDC’s Voice of the Customer Series: M2M Communications – Connecting Next Generation Devices will give you the information you need to formulate and implement a best-in-class M2M communications strategy. M2M use-cases and enabling technologies are evolving quickly and leaving many OEMs and enterprises in need of fundamental changes to both their product design/selection and product strategies. This research program will help you understand how organizations are approaching the big decisions of M2M technology and vendor selection, device deployment, business model changes, and more. This research program is based on extensive primary research of engineering organization, enterprise and service provider/operator behavior.
Take further control of your Embedded Hardware research requirements with VDC DataBlade, our highly intuitive analytics tool that enables you to create customized crosstabs and charts on VDC end-user datasets. |
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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: EMBEDDED HARDWARE & SYSTEMS | Learn More | |||||||||||||
| Summary: | Some recent insights from our ongoing coverage of the Embedded Hardware & Systems market include: The Communications / Networking market is engaged in a period of dynamic change that is redefining the sector's processing requirements; FPGAs & Linux are redefining embedded market growth requirements; The smart grid is creating new opportunities for embedded processors; Single board computers are enabling next-generation computing for military / aerospace applications; The Institute for Supply Management's PMI index continues to demonstrate isolated pockets of regional growth, suggesting that new project starts and sustained unit shipments will maintain embedded market growth in 2012. VDC’s Strategic Insights 2012: Embedded Hardware & Systems Market research program will continue to analyze these emerging trends as well as provide data and insights that will help you to identify, define, prioritize, plan and attack the best market opportunities.
Take further control of your Embedded Hardware research requirements with VDC DataBlade, our highly intuitive analytics tool that enables you to create customized crosstabs and charts on VDC end-user datasets. |
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VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER SERIES: RICH MEDIA & BIG DATA IN EMBEDDED SYSTEMS | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | VDC’s Voice of the Customer Series: Rich Media & Big Data
in Embedded Systems will give you the information you need to formulate and implement a best-in-class strategy for addressing the issues around and opportunities arising from rich media content and big data. This service will help you understand how organizations are approaching the big decisions of rich media management, technology and vendor selection, device deployment, and more. This service is based on extensive primary research of embedded vendors and intelligent system OEMs.
Take further control of your Embedded Hardware research requirements with VDC DataBlade, our highly intuitive analytics tool that enables you to create customized crosstabs and charts on VDC end-user datasets. |
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EMBEDDED HARDWARE & SYSTEMS, 2011 | Learn More | |||||||||||||
| Summary: | The 2011 Embedded Hardware & Systems Market Intelligence Service will analyze the markets for major embedded board and integrated computer system solutions. This research program will include: market definition and segmentation maps, market estimates and forecasts for 2011 – 2015, competitive position, share and direction, customer requirements, preferences and investment plans, services, channel and other ecosystem participant capabilities, definition and analysis of key and issues, forces and trends. |
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Embedded Systems, Servers and Solutions Reports
MIGRATING TO THE EMBEDDED CLOUD: THE IMPACT OF CLOUD-BASED DEPLOYMENT METHODOLOGIES ON THE EMBEDDED ECOSYSTEM | Learn More | |||||||||
| Summary: | In order to capitalize on revenue-generating opportunities in the Embedded Cloud market, you need detailed market coverage, actionable multi-layer data segmentation and expert analysis. This research program will include: market definition and segmentation maps, deployment and management requirements, preferences and investment plans, market estimates and forecasts for 2011– 2014, competitive position, share and direction, definition and analysis of key issues, forces and trends. |
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THE EMBEDDED CLOUD & SCALABLE EDGE NODES FOR MISSION CRITICAL, HIGH AVAILABILITY & EMBEDDED APPS, 2010 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | VDC’s Embedded Cloud & Scalable Edge Nodes for Mission Critical, High Availability & Embedded Apps research program will focus on how edge nodes fit into the corporate IT strategies of leading companies and the strength of future demand for edge node technology. VDC will begin its work by providing clear definitions for the key technical and commercial aspects of the scalable edge node market opportunity. The study will address many questions, including the following: i) How are next-gen network edge performance requirements being defined by enterprises?; ii) How are current and potential scalable edge node (SEN) deployers responding to SEN value propositions? Which technical features are resonating most? Which commercial enablers?; iii) Which embedded, mission critical and line of business applications are users in lead adoption markets looking to deploy? How are these applications shaping SEN definition, development, demand?; iv) What are to roadmaps to tie SEN to embedded networks, devices and applications?; v) How will the advent of the SEN influence the integration of these embedded networks, devices and applications with enterprise IT infrastructure?; vi) How will the SEN enable/ or be driven by cloud-enabled hosted and managed services demand in broader embedded/ line of business/ mission critical and core enterprise markets?; vii) Which embedded market segments represent the best fit for scalable edge node deployment?; viii) How will scalable edge nodes impact the overall embedded computing and communications market? The larger DC server market? The emerging line of business managed services opportunity? How will they influence SEN development?
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THE GLOBAL XTCA OPPORTUNITY, 2009 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | VDC’s Embedded Hardware, 2009 The Global xTCA Opportunity offers clients an in-depth analysis of the global market opportunity for ATCA and MicroTCA components and platform solutions, with: (1) detailed market definitions and segmentations for all vertical markets under study, (2) granular market estimates and forecasts for all products, verticals, and technology segments defined, (3) an investigation and discussion of the captive market for ATCA and MicroTCA as it is currently developing, (4) OEM/integrator technical and commercial requirements and preferences, including technical requirements and selection criteria, (5) an analysis of the ATCA and MicroTCA supplier community, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles, as well as (6) a discussion of key issues, forces and trends that create demand for, or present barriers to, deployment of xTCA, including current economic conditions and changes in vertical market business model requirements. |
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Embedded CPUs & Processing Platforms Reports
EMBEDDED PROCESSORS, 2010 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | VDC’s Embedded Processors: 2010-2014 Global Market Demand Analysis will focus on the device developer community demand for, and the supplier/ partner community readiness to provide, embedded processor solutions that meet the rapidly changing technical and commercial requirements of ever-expanding developer, OEM and integrator communities. VDC will begin its work by providing clear definitions for the key technical and commercial segments that make up the current embedded processor market opportunity. Developing sharp definitions and segmentations will enable this research to answer a number of critical questions: Which specific processor technologies are most in demand?; How is demand similar/ unique for the largest, fastest growth and most profitable market segments?; How are products differentiated in a landscape that is becoming more competitive, and how is the market being trained to understand these different technical approaches?; How are emerging software trends (e.g. virtualization and Electronic System Level (ESL) design) leveraged?; and What development tools must be integrated with processors to support adoption? |
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Embedded COTS Systems in Military, Aerospace and Defense Reports
EMBEDDED COTS SYSTEMS IN MILITARY, AEROSPACE & DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, 2009 | Learn More | |||||
| Summary: | VDC’s Embedded Hardware, 2009 Embedded COTS Systems in Military, Aerospace and Defense and Defense Applications, Fifth Edition is a multi-volume study that offers clients an in-depth analysis of North American and Western European market demand for embedded COTS boards and systems which includes; (1) A detailed market definition and segmentation; (2) Market estimates and forecasts for embedded COTS boards and systems, including segmentations by product/services and applications; (3) OEM/integrator technical and commercial requirements and preferences, including board and system selection criteria, and sourcing trends; (4) An analysis of the structure of the embedded COTS board and system supplier community, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles; and (5) Key considerations for designing and implementing the most effective product, market and channel development strategies for the 2009-2013 period. |
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