IIoT & Data
Data historian
A specialised database for storing time-stamped industrial process data efficiently.
IN ONE SENTENCE
It records values, events and often quality information over long periods.
In normal English
Historians make it practical to trend temperatures, pressures, production and alarms across months or years.
Why would I use it?
Use it when process history needs to be analysed, reported or audited.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
A very organised memory for everything the plant measured over time.
Related terms
SCADA, time-series data, analytics
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