Cloud computing as a basis for a process historian

摘要

A system includes a computing cloud (108) having at least one data storage unit (112) and at least one processing unit (110). The computing cloud is configured to receive information associated with at least one process collected by an industrial tool, archive the process-related information, analyze the process-related information, and instruct a client device (102-106) on a type of data to be cached by the client device. The industrial tool could include a sensor configured to collect data associated with industrial equipment. Also, the client device may be associated with a local environment (200), the sensor may be configured to capture sensor readings at a specified interval, and the local environment may be configured to use a subset of the sensor readings. The client device can be configured to provide all of the sensor readings to the computing cloud.