{"id":32793,"date":"2024-09-26T15:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxfordcorp.com\/?p=32793"},"modified":"2024-10-04T21:17:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T21:17:23","slug":"iot-is-giving-embedded-software-systems-a-facelift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxfordcorp.com\/de\/insights\/blog\/iot-is-giving-embedded-software-systems-a-facelift\/","title":{"rendered":"IoT is Giving Embedded Software Systems a Facelift\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of devices, sensors, actuators, and other embedded systems that communicate and exchange data over the internet. IoT enables new applications and services to improve efficiency, safety, convenience, and quality of life for various domains, such as smart homes, smart cities, smart health, smart agriculture, and smart industry. Its <\/span>growing popularity<\/span><\/a> is undeniable, reaching $100 billion in market revenue for end-user solutions spending in 2017, with projections of $1.6 trillion by 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How IoT is Changing Embedded Software Systems<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

IoT adds more devices and data to the network and creates new interactions and dependencies. Embedded software systems must be more adaptable, modular, and collaborative, supporting various communication protocols, data formats, and standards.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the ways that IoT is changing embedded software systems are:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Monolithic to Microservices<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Monolithic embedded software systems comprise a single executable that runs on a single device, performing all the functions and tasks. <\/span>Microservices embedded software systems<\/span><\/a> are composed of multiple, independent, and loosely coupled services that run on different devices, communicating through APIs. Monolithic systems are easier to develop and deploy but harder to modify and scale. It\u2019s the opposite for microservices systems. In short, microservices enable greater flexibility, scalability, reusability, and faster development and deployment cycles.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, for roughly 100 years there were no computers in cars. Starting in the 80\u2019s manufacturers started adding large microcontrollers to manage several functions in the car. The microcontrollers did not talk to each other. Today, a car can have over 100 microcontrollers sensing the vehicle parameters like speed and brake position, taking actions to change those parameters, such as applying the brakes and making decisions to coordinate the actions of several microcontrollers. These microcontrollers are all connected to a local network with the data available to all controllers.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The IBM Market Development & Insights team recently conducted a <\/span>series of surveys<\/span><\/a> recording feedback from users and hopeful users of microservices. The results showed that 88% of users and 77% of nonusers believe in the benefits offered by microservices. Additionally, 87% of users agree that the effort and expense of adoption is worth it, with 68% of nonusers believing it will be. Any challenges related to microservices adoption seemed able to be remedied with little disruption, as only less than 25% of developers, developer executives, and IT executives saw any barriers as significant.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, users saw the following benefits:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n