Virtualization in the Process Industries

Streamline application management to accelerate enterprise-wide software deployment

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Many organizations across the process industries rely on aspenONE® solutions to reduce costs, increase capacity, and optimize operational performance across their entire value chain. By utilizing advanced virtualization technologies, IT organizations are able to quickly and easily deploy complex solutions throughout their user base—driving increased productivity and lowering total cost of ownership.

Eliminate Bottlenecks to Deliver Increased Value

Globalization is leading to increased competition in the process industries. In order to stay ahead, companies must provide employees with the latest technologies to achieve their goals. Most companies require lengthy IT testing and scripting activities to ensure compatibility before deploying any software to the user community. Users are unable to take immediate advantage of the latest software advances, resulting in lost value for the organization.

Virtualization technologies allow for secure, one-time configuration and enterprise-wide deployment in an encapsulated or "virtualized" environment, which ensures shorter deployment times and eliminates delays caused by end-user software platform conflicts.

Key Benefits

Accelerates deployment of aspenONE updates, providing users immediate access to new product advancements
Facilitates IT support of more complex applications across the enterprise
Dramatically reduces the cost, effort, and time required to deploy software
Utilizes the full processing power of the end-user PC
Allows multiple versions of the same software and third-party tools to coexist on a single PC without system conflicts—especially vital in supporting legacy projects
Increases employee productivity and access to new software applications

Key Technical Features

Virtualizes (or separates) the application configuration layer from the end-user's operating system
Each application runs in its own protective run-time environment, isolated from other applications and the underlying operating system
The first time a user requests one or more applications, the virtualization client downloads the necessary components from a central server onto the user's computer without degradation in functionality or response time
Applications launch within seconds, with the exact time depending on application size and connection speed
As the user modifies application settings, the changes are stored in the user's profile and applied to the user's preferred settings

Application Virtualization Providers

Application virtualization has been used successfully by some of the top companies in the process industries to deploy software solutions—including aspenONE—across their enterprise. aspenONE Process Engineering is compatible with virtualization platforms from various vendors including:

VMware
Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid)
Microsoft Virtual PC
Microsoft Terminal Server
Citrix

This diagram illustrates the various virtualization options available.

About AspenTech

AspenTech is a leading provider of award-winning process optimization software and services. AspenTech's integrated aspenONE solutions enable manufacturers to reduce costs, increase capacity, and optimize operational performance end-to-end throughout the engineering, plant operations, and supply chain management processes.

For more information, visit www.aspentech.com.