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The complexity in modern systems is growing at an unprecedented pace. This complexity arises from a range of factors—increasing number and types of components, increasing types of interfaces and interactions between components, and with the operating environment (system-of-systems, internetof-things). Architecture, design, development, and operations of modern systems requires organizations to work with a variety of models, software tools, and repositories, such as SysML, PLM, ALM, Databases, Simulations, and Project Management from different vendors. To enable MBE/MBSE in its truest form, we envision a Total System Model - a digital blueprint/graph of the system that provides a unique representation of the system and evolves across its lifecycle. The Total System Model is a federation of version-managed models/model elements across variety of disciplines, modeling tools, and repositories. System engineers, mechanical/electrical designers, analysts, and program managers can now visualize, analyze, and trace across this unique model of the system that brings all the discipline-specific models together. Our flagship product, Syndeia, is pursuing this vision and provides services to: (1) connect models and repositories using standards (e.g. STEP, JDBC, REST, JSON, OSLC) and native APIs, (2) build/manage the Total System Model, (3) track, compare, and sync models, (4) perform parametric and traceability analyses, and (5) visualize the Total System Model.
