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Inside This Report The IoT, embedded, and industrial computing markets have entered a period of sustained transformation. As industry priorities continue to evolve, the year ahead will drive fundamental changes in platform architectures, development models, and go-to-market strategies. This research...
CES 2026 marked a turning point as physical AI moved from experimentation to real-world deployment across robotics, automotive, and the intelligent edge. This VDC View captures the most important technologies, partnerships, and architectural shifts shaping the next phase of industrial...
Embedded World North America 2025 showcased the innovations transforming the embedded and edge technology landscape. From AI enablement and NPU advancements to next-generation cybersecurity and wireless IoT connectivity, the event highlighted how leading companies are shaping the next era of...
The 2025 Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit was fully centered on AI—the promised disruptor that has solidified its place in our personal lives and professional lives. For Qualcomm, the diverse array of AI applications presents an opportunity to blend its success in...
While Intel remains a market leader across several industries spanning embedded, personal, and enterprise/datacenter computing, the company has undergone a dramatic restructuring of its business and operations throughout the past year. The company is looking to become leaner, simpler, and...
The 2025 Snapdragon Summit opened with Qualcomm CEO and President Cristiano Amon celebrating Snapdragon’s 10th anniversary by highlighting the company’s vision for a future transformed by AI. Amon and Qualcomm believe that “edge is essential for the future of AI.”...
AI is transforming software development. However, in the complex, high-stakes world of IoT and embedded systems, it is only part of the story. Specialized tools, optimized workflows, and a deep understanding of real-world constraints such as size, weight, power, safety,...
Processor architecture is the foundation of chip performance, cost, power consumption, development support, and other key factors that influence engineering success. ARM, x86, and RISC-V each developed decisive advantages that have carried them into 2025. Engineering organizations must selectively capitalize...
The VDC team talked to leading providers, influencers, and decision-makers at Embedded World 2025, revealing the leading trends, topics, and considerations impacting the embedded landscape this year. This VDC View reveals the winners of our annual “Embeddy” Awards. It also highlights major...
CES 2025 welcomed more than 141,000 attendees and over 4,500 exhibitors to Las Vegas who showcased the latest innovations in AI, IoT, cloud computing, the intelligent edge, automotive security, and much more. This research note highlights key announcements, trends, and...
The pace of software innovation is accelerating—and so are the challenges. From AI-generated code to sprawling multi-language repositories and increasingly strict compliance demands, development teams are under mounting pressure to deliver secure, high-quality code at speed. To help engineering leaders...
Mobile World Congress 2024 illustrated that the world’s largest mobile telecom trade show has fully rebounded from its COVID-induced slump of the past several years. Conference organizers reported in-person attendance of 101,000, and the aisles of the exhibit halls were...
Red Hat unveiled a wave of innovation at the Boston Summit aimed at redefining the future of AI, edge, and automotive computing. Key highlights included: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (RHEL 10): A modular, container-native OS optimized for real-time AI workloads...
The inaugural embedded world North America (ewNA) exhibition and conference took place this week in Austin, Texas, and united a wide variety of company types in the ecosystem at large. Attending organizations included embedded hardware suppliers, embedded software vendors, wireless...
The automotive industry is undergoing unprecedented change as technological advancements enable the development of features for connected infotainment and services, ADAS and semi-autonomous systems, and advanced powertrain solutions. This change is promoting the shift from the hardware-defined vehicle with a...
AI integration is emerging as a competitive avenue for differentiation across the software world. While still imperfect, many AI models can write code with high levels of confidence. As a result, software tool providers have begun developing and launching their...
The 2024 RSA Conference highlighted the latest developments impacting the cybersecurity landscape, namely the development and concerns raised by quantum computing. Read VDC’s analysis as well as recent updates from Entrust, PQShield, Qrypt, QuintessenceLabs, Quantinuum, Quantropi, Thales, Utimaco, and more...
Embedded World 2024 proved that the industry is becoming more competitive as rapid innovations emerge across a number of different sectors and elements of the product solution stack. With engineering organizations facing dynamic challenges related to embedded and edge computing...
While IoT, embedded, and industrial markets saw dramatic growth and change over the past twelve months, the year ahead is set to redefine how computing products and solutions are designed, developed, and brought to market. This View highlights a variety...
Artificial intelligence was the hot topic at CES 2024 as the technology has migrated from the high profile ChatGPT and similar generative solutions to real-world use cases in embedded systems. This VDC View highlights notable examples along with other standout...
