Our Perspective
Explore our extensive operational and industrial technology business and market insights, authored exclusively by VDC’s seasoned teams of consultants.
What Happened? AMETEK announced on Monday that it had acquired Magnetrol International and two other companies―Crank Software and EGS Automation―for a total
As 2021 gets underway and we look ahead to the next year, and even the next four years, there are
New Research Available: The Global Market for Industrial Networking Infrastructure Components Industry 4.0 makes it possible for industrial organizations to
In order to serve the growing number of organizations adopting DevOps practices in their software development pipelines, IBM and GitLab
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit worldwide in early 2020, nearly all trade shows and conferences have been cancelled, postponed, or
Loftware and NiceLabel announced on January 12th the combination of their two organizations and, with it, have significantly altered the
If you are ever driving through farmland, construction or forestry sites or even by a neighbor who enjoys keeping their
The development of containers largely originated from Linux-based operating systems (OSs), making Linux the essential groundwork for the vast majority
Google launched the Android Enterprise Recommended (AER) program in 2018 to help enterprise mobility decision makers select, deploy and manage
Juniper Networks will be acquiring smart wide area networking startup 128 Technology for $450 million. In March 2019 Juniper Networks
The retail landscape continues to face key challenges around inventory management and accuracy where enterprises are looking towards automation to
2020 has been a year of tremendous change for most everyone including the global market for IoT, embedded and mobile
Ivanti, backed by Clearlake Capital and TA Associates announced it will strategically acquire MobileIron Inc. and Pulse Secure. Ivanti will
The evolution of device functionality continues to expand performance requirements of software. In turn, software becomes more complex year after
In a continued effort to solidify its role as an end-to-end solutions provider for first responder and critical communications environments,
Maritime trade accounts for 90% of overall global trade. By far the most cost-effective way to move goods, this method
Samsung’s 2020 Galaxy Unpacked, a virtual product reveal event, took place last week. Leaders from the technology giant’s mobile teams spent
The COVID-19 pandemic has given pause to nearly every facet of the world as we know it. The sudden and
On June 24, 2020, Panasonic officially released the TOUGHBOOK A3 tablet along with Productivity+ Android Platform Support. The new fully-rugged tablet is
What Happened? Following months of speculation, Microsoft, announced on Monday its acquisition of CyberX, a cybersecurity startup that provides a continuous monitoring
The opportunity to equip ground soldiers with secure and reliable and at the same time easy to use and ergonomic
The COVID-19 virus changed every day life in an instant. People around the world are stuck inside while countries institute
The acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor by Infineon Technologies closed today and continues a prolonged period of embedded processor market consolidation.
Step One: Wash Your Hands. Step Two: Read This. Some of the most valuable personal assets that we have are
