The Software Factory gives you an open, modular DevOps environment that brings infrastructure, tools, and processes together. You enable seamless collaboration across teams, no matter where they are located. Designed for both in-vehicle ECUs and cloud-based functions, the Software Factory supports agile, precise development at every stage.
To help you build a scalable DevOps environment, Vector delivers cloud-enabled development tools, cloud-native services, and proven engineering expertise. You receive clear blueprints and support for every step, from concept to deployment.
Your Advantages with the Vector Software Factory
The Vector Software Factory is designed to support faster, more reliable, and manageable software development across projects.
- DevOps practices, shift-left testing, and automation are applied across development workflows, while continuous integration, automated testing, and coordinated deployment reduce integration and testing effort and support earlier results.
- Applications can be developed in parallel and independently of the underlying middleware, while everything-as-code approaches integrated with Git systems support collaboration, simplify platform management, and reduce complexity.
- A modular architecture with standardized interfaces allows integration of components from multiple vendors and supports phased rollouts, controlled evolution, and independence from individual providers.
- The Software Factory can be applied to projects of different sizes, reduces waiting times, supports flexible hosting options, and enables the use of containerized environments and virtualized testing with consistent, pre-configured setups for all team members.
- Consistent processes and structured artifact management support stable results and transparent version tracking, while coordinated dependency management enables reliable builds and reduces effort across the organization.
Software Factory in Detail
The Software Factory combines infrastructure, tools, and processes within an open, modular DevOps setup. Collaboration across teams is supported regardless of location, with the same environment applied to in-vehicle ECUs and cloud-based functions to ensure consistent development.
Cloud-enabled development tools, cloud-native services, and engineering support are provided to establish a scalable setup. Clear blueprints and guidance are available across all phases, from concept through operation.
Toolchain
Vector offers a broad portfolio of engineering tools and cloud services that integrate into your Software Factory. These modular solutions work with third-party engineering and DevOps tools and form part of the development workflow. The tools support an everything-as-code approach across configuration, software design, integration, and testing.
Software Factory Services
Vector’s advisory and engineering services cover the full project lifecycle. Support is provided from initial analysis and architecture design through workflow definition, integration, and ongoing support, with the setup aligned to your requirements. Software Factory environments can be implemented, and specific engineering tasks such as test and integration automation or workflow definition can be handled.
Blueprints
Vector draws on experience from a wide range of SDV projects to provide blueprints that establish a foundation for scalable Software Factories. These blueprints define collaboration models, DevOps tool setups, and workflow patterns aligned with team structures. Reference implementations provide concrete starting points and orientation for specific use cases, supporting a structured transition into productive environments.
Success Stories
Success Story | Ampere
Ampere and Vector have partnered to develop a Software Factory that combines GitLab, Vector’s engineering tools, and Ampere’s proprietary technologies. The collaboration provides a development environment designed for automotive software projects.
Success Story | ZF
Together, ZF Group and Vector have established a standardized approach for integrating Simulink-based applications on high-performance ECUs using the Application Framework. This collaboration supports development efficiency and the implementation of advanced automotive architectures.
Workflow for Efficient Software Development
The Vector Software Factory provides a structured setup that supports efficient software development. Clear workflows and role-based development paths enable consistent results and coordinated collaboration across all phases. The overview outlines an abstract Software Factory workflow and shows the key building blocks in which deployable artifacts are created within the different architecture and development processes.
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