邊緣和嵌入式系統的容器和虛擬化解決方案

由於雲端原生開發流程、隔離需求以及嵌入式系統日益複雜的特點，邊緣和嵌入式容器及虛擬化解決方案市場預計在未來五年內將大幅成長。

本報告研究了物聯網和嵌入式應用的容器和虛擬機管理程序解決方案及相關服務的市場，並包括對新興工程趨勢、用例、市場動態和供應商策略的詳細分析。

它將回答哪些問題？

• 工程公司採用容器和虛擬化解決方案的推動因素是什麼？
• 合作夥伴關係和併購如何影響容器和虛擬化解決方案市場？
• 繼續採用容器技術面臨哪些障礙？
• 哪些技術和開發實務是工程組織使用容器和虛擬化解決方案的先決條件？
• 容器和虛擬化解決方案的當前和預期使用情況在不同行業有何不同？

特色組織

主要發現

• 安全要求仍然是採用容器和虛擬化解決方案以及供應商做出購買決策的關鍵推動因素。
• 傳統上專注於企業/IT 市場和用例的容器技術供應商越來越多地針對邊緣、嵌入式和物聯網定制其解決方案。
• 資源受限的項目越來越多地使用虛擬化和容器技術。隨著嵌入式市場對小尺寸硬體的使用不斷擴大，對於這兩種解決方案的供應商來說，這個市場機會將持續成長。

報告摘錄

用於在部署後增強內容完整性的容器鍵

如今，嵌入式專案的功能和價值由軟體定義。在部署後持續向設備提供軟體功能的能力已成為各行業 OEM 的核心競爭策略。為了向客戶提供這些功能，開發組織正在轉向容器技術和虛擬化/虛擬機器管理程式解決方案。目前專案需要出貨後內容支援的嵌入式工程師比沒有此類要求的專案的嵌入式工程師更常使用容器和虛擬化/虛擬機器管理程式解決方案（請參閱圖表 17）。

目錄

本報告的內容

將涵蓋哪些問題？

誰該閱讀本報告？

本報告中介紹的組織

執行摘要

• 主要發現

全球市場概覽

簡介

• 系統複雜性推動虛擬機器管理程序的採用
• 瞭解雲端原生實踐中的虛擬化
• 監理順風推動貨櫃使用
• 容器面臨採用障礙

近期市場趨勢

• 合作與收購
  博通收購VMware Green Hills Software 與 NXP 合作開發 S32 CoreRide 平台 Mirantis收購Shipa QNX 與微軟：雲端優先，左移開發

關鍵市場因素

• 組織
  • 雲端原生運算基金會
• 標準和法規
  • MOSA（模組化開放系統方法）
  • OCI（開放容器倡議）

垂直市場

航空航太與國防
• 汽車/鐵路/交通運輸
• 工業自動化

區域市場

• 美洲
• 歐洲、中東和非洲 亞太地區

競爭格局

• 關鍵供應商見解
  • Canonical
  • Elektrobit
  • Green Hills Software
  • Mirantis
  • QNX, a division of BlackBerry
  • Red Hat
  • SYSGO
  • Wind River

最終用戶洞察

• 容器是增強部署後內容整合的關鍵
• 汽車產業採用容器和虛擬化解決方案
• 安全需求推動容器和虛擬化/虛擬機管理程式解決方案的採用
• 小型設備推動虛擬化和容器化的需求

關於作者

關於VDC Research

Inside this Report

Cloud-native development processes, demand for isolation capabilities, and increasingly complex embedded systems will drive significant growth in the market for edge and embedded container and virtualization solutions over the next five years. This report examines the commercial market for container and hypervisor solutions and related services for IoT and embedded applications. It includes in-depth analysis of emerging engineering trends, use cases, market dynamics, and vendor strategies.

What Questions are Addressed?

• Which factors are driving engineering organizations to adopt containers and/or virtualization solutions?
• How are partnerships and M&A activity creating differentiation in the markets for containers and virtualization solutions?
• Which barriers remain in the way of continued adoption of container technologies?
• Which technologies and development practices aid in preconditioning engineering organizations to the use of containers and virtualization solutions?
• How do current and expected use of containers and virtualization solutions differ across industries?

Who Should Read this Report?

This research program is written for those making critical business decisions regarding product, market, channel, and competitive strategy and tactics. This report is intended for senior decision-makers who are developing embedded technology, including:

• CEO or other C-level executives
• Corporate development and M&A teams
• Marketing executives
• Business development and sales leaders
• Product development and product strategy leaders
• Channel management and channel strategy leaders

Organizations Listed in this Report:

Executive Summary

The markets for containers and virtualization solutions are being influenced by overarching dynamics and trends influencing embedded development practices. Rising security concerns in the IoT are causing engineering organizations to seek out technologies that can provide isolation capabilities. The complexity of modern development practices (characterized by multicore/heterogenous architectures, mixed criticality, and multiple operating systems) are requiring more advanced virtualization solutions that can simultaneously offer opportunities for hardware BoM consolidation. Overall adoption of cloud-native development practices is familiarizing engineering organizations with containerization, leading to hastened adoption rates across embedded industries. Responding to both the demand for product differentiation through software definition as well as regulatory guidance, embedded OEMs have identified containers as a flexible method of deploying both new product capabilities as well as critical software update packages.

Recent market movements including M&A transactions and partnerships by leading vendors are both solidifying the market positioning of some vendors while opening new opportunities for others seeking to capitalize off embedded market adoption rates. Established market players are looking towards these market dynamics for avenues to update and adapt their solutions, paying particular attention to security and safety.

Key Findings:

• Security requirements remain a key factor behind both the adoption of containers and virtualization solutions, as well as purchasing decision when deciding between different vendors.
• Container technology vendors who have traditionally focused on enterprise/IT markets and use cases are increasingly tailoring their solutions for edge, embedded, and IoT applications.
• Resource constrained projects are increasing their use of both virtualization and container technologies. As use of smaller footprint hardware continues to grow within embedded markets, this market opportunity for vendors of both solutions will continue to expand.

Report Excerpt

Containers Key to Enhancing Post-Deployment Content Integration

The functionality and value of embedded projects are now defined by software. The ability to continuously deliver post-deployment software features to devices is central to the competitive strategies of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across vertical markets. In order to deliver this feature to customers, development organizations are turning to the use of containers and virtualization/hypervisor solutions. Embedded engineers facing post-deployment content requirements within their current projects are utilizing both container and virtualization/hypervisor solutions at significantly increased levels [see Exhibit 17], compared to those not requiring continuous post-deployment content integration.

As software definition continues to drive competitive dynamics within embedded markets, and product differentiation becomes a central goal of embedded development, overall use of containers and virtualization/hypervisor solutions will continue to grow. Vendors of container solutions should seek to market their solutions towards the needs of specific industries (e.g., automotive OTA updates). With a growing convergence of domains occurring across software development tool domains, vendors of container solutions should seek to pair their solutions with complementary, adjacent solutions (e.g., continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools) in order to provide development organizations with more wholistic and integrated offerings. Traditionally CI/CD-focused solution providers such as CloudBees and JFrog are increasingly participating in the OTA update market, serving as strong potential partners for container vendors. Industry initiatives and working groups (the likes of the eSync Alliance) can also serve as an additional avenue for container vendors to leverage the growing demand for OTA updates.

Table of Contents

Inside this Report

What Questions are Addressed?

Who Should Read this Report?

Organizations Listed in this Report

Executive Summary

• Key Findings

Global Market Overview

Introduction

• System Complexity Driving Hypervisor Adoption
• Cloud-native Practices Familiarizing Virtualization
• Regulatory Tailwinds Furthering Container Use
• Containers Facing Adoption Hurdles

Recent Market Developments

• Partnerships & Acquisitions
  • Broadcom Acquires VMware
  • Green Hills Software Partners with NXP on S32 CoreRide Platform
  • Mirantis Acquires Shipa
  • QNX and Microsoft Enable Cloud-first, Shift-left Development

Important Market Factors

• Organizations
  • Cloud Native Computing Foundation
• Standards & Regulations
  • Modular Open Systems Approach
  • Open Container Initiative

Vertical Markets

• Aerospace & Defense
• Automotive/Rail/Transportation
• Industrial Automation

Regional Markets

• The Americas
• Europe, the Middle East & Africa
• Asia-Pacific

Competitive Landscape

• Selected Vendor Insights
  • Canonical
  • Elektrobit
  • Green Hills Software
  • Mirantis
  • QNX, a division of BlackBerry
  • Red Hat
  • SYSGO
  • Wind River

End-User Insights

• Containers Key to Enhancing Post-Deployment Content Integration
• Automotive Industry Embracing Containers & Virtualization Solutions
• Security Requirements Drive Adoption of both Containers and Virtualization/Hypervisor Solutions
• Smaller Footprint Devices Increasing Virtualization and Containerization Demand

About the Authors

About VDC Research

List of Exhibits

• Exhibit 1: Global Revenue of Containers, Hypervisors & Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems
• Exhibit 2: Factors Driving Organizations to Adopt Virtualization/Hypervisor Technology in Current Project
• Exhibit 3: Plans to Use Cloud-based Solutions to Develop Software, by Use of Containers & Virtualization/Hypervisor Solutions
• Exhibit 4: Plans to Use Cloud-based Solutions to Develop Software
• Exhibit 5: Global Revenue of Containers and Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems, by Vertical Market
• Exhibit 6: Global Revenue of Hypervisors and Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems, by Vertical Market
• Exhibit 7: Aerospace & Defense Revenue of Containers, Hypervisors & Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems
• Exhibit 8: Automotive/Rail/Transportation Revenue of Containers, Hypervisors & Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems
• Exhibit 9: Industrial Automation Revenue of Containers, Hypervisors & Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems
• Exhibit 10: Global Revenue of Containers and Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems, by Regional Market
• Exhibit 11: Global Revenue of Hypervisors and Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems, by Regional Market
• Exhibit 12: The Americas Revenue of Containers, Hypervisors & Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems
• Exhibit 13: EMEA Revenue of Containers, Hypervisors & Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems
• Exhibit 14: APAC Revenue of Containers, Hypervisors & Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems
• Exhibit 15: Global Revenue of Containers and Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems, by Leading Vendors
• Exhibit 16: Global Revenue of Hypervisors and Related Services for Edge & Embedded Systems, by Leading Vendors
• Exhibit 17: Post Deployment Content Integration Capabilities, by Use of Containers & Virtualization/Hypervisor Solutions
• Exhibit 18: Current and Expected Use of Containers, by Vertical Market
• Exhibit 19: Current and Expected Use of Virtualization/Hypervisor Solutions, by Vertical Market
• Exhibit 20: Factors Driving Organizations to Adopt Virtualization/Hypervisor Technology in Current Project
• Exhibit 21: Factors Driving Organizations to Adopt Container Technology in Current Project
• Exhibit 22: Current and Expected Use of Containers and Virtualization/Hypervisor Solutions within Projects with a CPU/MPU Primary Application Processor
• Exhibit 23: Current and Expected Use of Containers and Virtualization/Hypervisor Solutions within Projects with a MCU Primary Application Processor