Embedded DevOps: A Survey on the Application of DevOps Practices in Embedded Software and Firmware Development

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Main Authors: Katapara, Parthiv, Sharma, Anand
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Published: 2025
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author Katapara, Parthiv
Sharma, Anand
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Sharma, Anand
contents The adoption of DevOps practices in embedded systems and firmware development is emerging as a response to the growing complexity of modern hardware--software co-designed products. Unlike cloud-native applications, embedded systems introduce challenges such as hardware dependency, real-time constraints, and safety-critical requirements. This literature review synthesizes findings from 20 academic and industrial sources to examine how DevOps principles--particularly continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated testing--are adapted to embedded contexts. We categorize efforts across tooling, testing strategies, pipeline automation, and security practices. The review highlights current limitations in deployment workflows and observability, proposing a roadmap for future research. This work offers researchers and practitioners a consolidated understanding of Embedded DevOps, bridging fragmented literature with a structured perspective.
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spellingShingle Embedded DevOps: A Survey on the Application of DevOps Practices in Embedded Software and Firmware Development
Katapara, Parthiv
Sharma, Anand
Software Engineering
The adoption of DevOps practices in embedded systems and firmware development is emerging as a response to the growing complexity of modern hardware--software co-designed products. Unlike cloud-native applications, embedded systems introduce challenges such as hardware dependency, real-time constraints, and safety-critical requirements. This literature review synthesizes findings from 20 academic and industrial sources to examine how DevOps principles--particularly continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated testing--are adapted to embedded contexts. We categorize efforts across tooling, testing strategies, pipeline automation, and security practices. The review highlights current limitations in deployment workflows and observability, proposing a roadmap for future research. This work offers researchers and practitioners a consolidated understanding of Embedded DevOps, bridging fragmented literature with a structured perspective.
title Embedded DevOps: A Survey on the Application of DevOps Practices in Embedded Software and Firmware Development
topic Software Engineering
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00421