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Market Research from the Emerging Technology Practice

Below are the market research reports currently available from the Emerging Technology 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.

MIGRATING TO THE EMBEDDED CLOUD: THE IMPACT OF CLOUD-BASED DEPLOYMENT METHODOLOGIES ON THE EMBEDDED ECOSYSTEM

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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.
Topics:1
Publication Schedule:March 2012

THE EMBEDDED CLOUD & SCALABLE EDGE NODES FOR MISSION CRITICAL, HIGH AVAILABILITY & EMBEDDED APPS
ENABLING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SAAS AND MANAGED SERVICES

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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?

Topics:1
Publication Schedule:September 2010

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SOLUTIONS, 2010
MARKET INTELLIGENCE - MILITARY, BORDER PROTECTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPLICATIONS

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VDC’s Situational Awareness Solutions: 2010 Market Intelligence, First Edition will focus on three application areas: military use, border control and force protection, as well as, emerging technologies for commercial use. VDC will provide standards for SA technical definitions, segmentation, etc. which currently fluctuate throughout the industry. Client insights will be provided through an extensive and robust schedule of research, which includes: i) global geographic coverage with detailed technical market definitions and segmentation; ii) supplier analysis, including conservative, granular market estimates and forecasts for all product and technology segments, coverage of leading and select emerging suppliers including: current position, market share and strategic analysis vendor profiles; iii) end-user analysis, including product and vendor selection criteria, purchasing trends, adoption barriers, budgets, and feature preferences; iv) channel analysis, including existing and planned support for situational awareness solutions, partner selection criteria, primary vertical/application markets served, and sales forecasts; and v) discussion of key issues, forces and trends driving market demand for shaping opportunities and requirements for growing share and profit.

Topics:2
Publication Schedule:June 2010

THE CONNECTED FACTORY, 2009
MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

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VDC's 2009 Connected Factory Service will provide: i) Defining and analyzing the opportunities with the most potential during the 2009-2010 time period; ii) In-depth analysis of the global market demand for connected factory solutions, including: industrial networking infrastructure, and select monitoring and instrumentation devices, with detailed market definitions and segmentations; iii) Estimates and forecasts for industrial networking infrastructure, and monitoring and instrumentation devices (including remote/distributed I/O, wireless monitoring and control devices, and data acquisition systems) supporting the next generation of connected factory initiatives; iv) Technical and commercial requirements and preferences, including product and vendor selection criteria from users and evaluators across a wide range of vertical markets and application segments; v) Sales, distribution and integration channel analysis, including:  leading and emerging channel types, business models, core capabilities, support requirements and keys to developing best in class channel networks; vi) Analysis of the structure of the connected factory supplier community, including leading and emerging supplier market share, position, direction and profiles; and vii) Discussion of key issues, forces and trends shaping near-term market growth and development.

Topics:2
Track 1:CONNECTED FACTORY OPPORTUNITIES
Publication Schedule:October 2009 - January 2010

THE GLOBAL XTCA OPPORTUNITY, 2009
MARKET DEMAND & REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS

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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.

Topics:2
Publication Schedule:December 2008 - January 2009

POWER OVER ETHERNET, 2008
GLOBAL MARKET DEMAND ANALYSIS, THIRD EDITION

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VDC's 2008 Power Conversion and Control, Power Over Ethernet and Other Emerging Technologies is a multi-volume research program that provides clients with an in-depth analysis of global market opportunity for PoE products beginning with; (1) a detailed market definitions and segmentations; (2) a conservative, granular market estimates and forecast for PoE powered devices (PD) and power sourcing equipment (PSE) and emerging technologies products and services; (3) Industry structure and analysis of PoE enabled and enabling technology suppliers, including market share, position and profiles; (4) Key success requirements for PoE PD and PSE suppliers as well as suppliers of semiconductors, power equipment, cabling and test equipment; and (5) Exploration of the emerging PoE Plus standard (IEEE 802.3at), the use of PoE in industrial environments, and other emerging PoE trends and issues.

Topics:1
Publication Schedule:November 2007 - February 2008