Edge Enabled Systems

SEI Report
This paper describes edge systems and organizations and recommends approaches for creating them to meet operational user needs at the edge.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

Abstract

Software architectures and software development methods must be created that enable user innovation at the edge so that users can be as effective as possible in the face of changing missions and unanticipated needs. In this paper, we describe the characteristics of edge systems and the edge organizations in which these systems operate, and make initial recommendations about how such systems and organizations can be created to serve the needs of users at the edge.

Cite This SEI Report

Hall , Z., Kazman, R., Plakosh, D., Giampapa, J., & Wallnau, K. (2010, May 19). Edge Enabled Systems. Retrieved August 19, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/edge-enabled-systems/.

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author={Hall , Zacharie and Kazman, Rick and Plakosh, Daniel and Giampapa, Joseph and Wallnau, Kurt},
title={Edge Enabled Systems},
month={May},
year={2010},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/edge-enabled-systems/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-19}
}

Hall , Zacharie, Rick Kazman, Daniel Plakosh, Joseph Giampapa, and Kurt Wallnau. "Edge Enabled Systems." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, May 19, 2010. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/edge-enabled-systems/.

Z. Hall , R. Kazman, D. Plakosh, J. Giampapa, and K. Wallnau, "Edge Enabled Systems," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 19-May-2010 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/edge-enabled-systems/. [Accessed: 19-Aug-2026].

Hall , Zacharie, Rick Kazman, Daniel Plakosh, Joseph Giampapa, and Kurt Wallnau. "Edge Enabled Systems." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 19 May. 2010. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/edge-enabled-systems/. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

Hall , Zacharie; Kazman, Rick; Plakosh, Daniel; Giampapa, Joseph; & Wallnau, Kurt. Edge Enabled Systems. Software Engineering Institute. 2010. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/edge-enabled-systems/