The Advantages of Enterprise Historians vs. Relational Databases (GFT-740B)

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the advantages of enterprise historians over RDBs for data collection and time-series data optimization to enable true process visibility. There are critical capabilities that industrial businesses need to consider that position enterprise historians as a better option for leveraging raw data from devices such as sensors, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), meters, and other real-time systems to improve production for operational excellence.