Wind River: Which virtualization strategy is right for you?

Advances in microprocessor technology now enable embedded and IoT designers to create very powerful solutions by integrating both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) into shared, consolidated compute platforms. Today’s embedded microprocessors have hardware-assisted virtualization intellectual property that supports full operating system environments in virtual machines (VMs) on a shared compute environment. Although this capability has existed in enterprise and IT solutions spaces for over a decade, it is just now becoming commonplace in embedded devices and OT environments. The reduced size, weight and power (SWaP) requirements make using virtualization a very attractive alternative for next generation designs.