Emerging Technologies for Software-Reliant Systems of Systems

SEI Report
This report presents an informal survey of technologies that are, or are likely to become, important for software-reliant SoSs in response to current computing trends.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2010-TN-019
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6573434.v1
Topic or Tag

Abstract

This report presents general computation trends and a particular set of emerging technologies to support the trends for software-reliant systems of systems (SoSs). Software-reliant SoSs now tend to be highly distributed software systems, formed from constituent software systems that are operated and managed by different organizations. These SoSs are moving from a directed management structure (in which constituent systems are integrated and built for a specific purpose) to a virtual one (in which there is no central authority or centrally agreed purpose). This shift is introducing a need for new technologies to deal with the lack of central authority or centrally agreed purpose.

Cite This SEI Report

Lewis, G. (2010, September 1). Emerging Technologies for Software-Reliant Systems of Systems. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2010-TN-019). Retrieved September 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573434.v1.

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title={Emerging Technologies for Software-Reliant Systems of Systems},
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doi={10.1184/R1/6573434.v1},
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Lewis, Grace. "Emerging Technologies for Software-Reliant Systems of Systems." (CMU/SEI-2010-TN-019). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573434.v1.

G. Lewis, "Emerging Technologies for Software-Reliant Systems of Systems," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-2010-TN-019, 1-Sep-2010 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573434.v1. [Accessed: 12-Sep-2026].

Lewis, Grace. "Emerging Technologies for Software-Reliant Systems of Systems." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-2010-TN-019). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573434.v1. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

Lewis, Grace. Emerging Technologies for Software-Reliant Systems of Systems. CMU/SEI-2010-TN-019. Software Engineering Institute. 2010. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6573434.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6573434.v1