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AVEVA and AWS expand cloud capabilities for industrial operations

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AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are strengthening their long-standing collaboration to help industrial organizations reduce IT challenges and accelerate cloud adoption. Building on their more than 10-year relationship, AVEVA has successfully validated key components of its industrial operations software portfolio on AWS infrastructure, creating new opportunities for digital transformation in industrial settings.

The collaboration between AVEVA and AWS began with the deployment of AVEVA PI System on AWS, which has become a cornerstone for data management in cloud environments for numerous industry leaders over the past 5 years.

Now, AVEVA has achieved two significant milestones with AWS in expanding its cloud capabilities:

Organizations can now manage their entire operational technology stack—from data collection and historization to advanced process control and manufacturing execution—within a unified AWS environment.

A recent Control Engineering study, Rethinking HMI/SCADA: Now and beyond, highlighted key challenges faced by industrial decision-makers:

  • 59% struggle with system upgrades and maintenance efforts
  • 49% face data integration challenges
  • 37% grapple with both total cost of ownership and ease of making changes

The successful testing of AVEVA’s operations control solutions on AWS directly addresses these pain points, offering a path to more efficient, integrated, and cost-effective industrial operations.

AVEVA PI Data Infrastructure with Amazon RDS

Through the integration of Amazon RDS with AVEVA PI Data Infrastructure, industrial organizations can simplify and scale operational data management by running the PI Asset Framework’s SQL backend on AWS Cloud managed database services.

This integration blends the full scale of AWS secure, cloud-managed database capabilities with expert industrial operations data management from AVEVA, providing reliable, high-performing database infrastructure that can scale with a business’s evolving needs.

“AVEVA’s collaboration with AWS marks a significant step in our commitment to deliver flexible, hybrid-ready solutions for industrial data management. By enabling components of AVEVA PI Data Infrastructure to run on Amazon RDS, we’re giving customers more choice in how they modernize their operations while reducing IT overhead and accelerating time to value. AVEVA’s SaaS offerings on AWS will enable deployment times to be reduced from weeks to just minutes and cut maintenance costs for hardware and servers by up to 40%.” 

Rob McGreevey, Chief Product Officer, AVEVA.

“Industrial companies benefit from cloud solutions that transform operations and deliver value—not just migrate data. By integrating Amazon RDS with AVEVA PI Data Infrastructure, energy and utilities customers can reduce operational overhead while gaining enterprise-grade security and seamless scalability as their operations grow.”

Howard Gefen, General Manager, energy and utilities industry, Amazon Web Services.

Key benefits of AVEVA software on AWS

The validated architecture uses AWS robust infrastructure while maintaining the high-performance standards that AVEVA’s solutions are known for. Key benefits include:

  • Reduced maintenance effort – Cloud deployment significantly decreases the time and resources required for system upgrades and maintenance.
  • Enhanced data integration – Standardized cloud interfaces and built-in connectivity options streamline data integration across systems.
  • Optimized total cost of ownership – Dynamic resource scaling, based on actual needs, helps control costs more effectively.
  • Increased flexibility – Cloud-based systems offer greater ease in making changes and adapting to evolving operational requirements.
  • Unified management – A single technology stack for AVEVA PI System, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and manufacturing execution systems (MES) simplifies overall system management and reduces complexity.

Future-ready industrial operations

The successful validation of AVEVA’s SCADA and MES on AWS, combined with the proven track record of AVEVA PI System, provides a clear pathway for comprehensive industrial digital transformation. Organizations can:

  • Take advantage of cloud elasticity for backup systems
  • Use emerging cloud technologies and advanced analytics
  • Maintain the reliability and security required for critical operational systems

As AVEVA finalizes comprehensive requirement documentation and architecture guidelines on AWS, the focus remains on providing seamless deployment experiences for customers.

A continuing collaboration for industrial innovation

AVEVA and AWS have been working together since 2015, delivering digital transformation solutions for industrial customers worldwide. The collaboration combines AVEVA’s industrial software expertise with scalable AWS Cloud infrastructure, creating innovative solutions that help manufacturers and industrial companies drive operational efficiency, boost productivity, and accelerate growth.

Customers can deploy solutions faster, reduce IT costs, and access their data from anywhere in the world, with low latency and high reliability. Sharing this trusted vision for a sustainable and efficient industrial lifecycle, AVEVA and AWS empower customers to foster innovation, reduce costs, achieve business objectives, and promote sustainable outcomes.

AVEVA and AWS remain committed to driving innovation in the industrial sector. These successful validations mark significant steps forward in their mission to provide flexible, scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs of industrial customers.

Get started

Existing AVEVA customers seeking to consolidate operational data across multiple sites or streamline administrative overhead for on-premises AVEVA software deployments can now take advantage of AVEVA’s new cloud offerings on AWS infrastructure. Additionally, organizations that previously hesitated to commit to large-scale on-premises AVEVA installations now have the flexibility to start small with the AVEVA portfolio and take advantage of the cloud’s elasticity and scalability to support their digital transformation journey. We encourage both current customers and prospective clients to connect with their AVEVA and AWS representatives to explore how they can deploy AVEVA software on AWS, either independently or with the assistance of a system integrator.

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AVEVA – AWS Partner Spotlight

AVEVA is an AWS Energy & Utilities Software / Manufacturing and Industrial Software Competency Partner.
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world’s resources. The company’s secure industrial cloud service and applications enable businesses to harness the power of their information and improve collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners.

Over 20,000 enterprises in over 100 countries rely on AVEVA to help them deliver life’s essentials: safe and reliable energy, food, medicines, infrastructure, and more. By connecting people with trusted information and AI-enriched insights, AVEVA enables teams to engineer efficiently and optimize operations, driving growth and sustainability.

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