AVEVA Historian--a good process historian for the money
Rating: 7 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
AVEVA Historian, formerly Wonderware, is primarily being used as a process historian for our on-site plants, used by staff on site. Use has been and is still being expanded to other departments with time-series data requirements (enviro, OHS, infrastructure, mining, etc.). Previously, there was no central data storage and each system stored its own time-series data (control system) or data was stored in relational databases (SQL, Access, even Excel). Data is stored efficiently now and is safe and accessible to all.
Pros
- Data storage--multiple data sources stream data in real time; it is stored without issue
- Data retrieval--small to moderate queries and trends are generally fast and efficient
- Cost effectiveness--it is one of the cheaper (non-enterprise) historian offers and therefore is good value for money (with a reduced feature set)
Cons
- Query performance--for very long-term/large queries; the latest version which we are yet to commission has some improvements in this area
- User interface--the trend, query, and Excel add-ins are basic and could do with a refresh; web-based clients are a paid add-on and less full featured, so not a true replacement
- Connectivity--Wonderware System Platform driver packs are required for additional data source types, where native connectors are not provided by other products
Likelihood to Recommend
Paired with Citect SCADA or System Platform, this is an excellent process historian. It also works well collecting OPC data. For basic data storage, retrieval, and analysis, this is well suited.
This is not well suited for very large deployments. Multiple instances would need to be used to scale up, and the data fed into a second-tier/enterprise historian for corporate user consumption.
This is not well suited for very large deployments. Multiple instances would need to be used to scale up, and the data fed into a second-tier/enterprise historian for corporate user consumption.
Vetted Review
6 years of experience