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Guidance for Deploying VDI for Subsurface Oil and Gas on AWS

Overview

This Guidance demonstrates how Energy companies can migrate subsurface geoscience and geophysics data from on-premises storage to AWS, enabling secure access to graphics-intensive applications through managed virtual desktop infrastructure. The solution addresses key challenges in enterprise VDI management by providing scalable cloud-based environments for seismic interpretation and reservoir modeling workloads. By leveraging high-performance pixel streaming and flexible storage options, organizations can enhance productivity for G&G workflows while reducing the operational burden of managing complex IT infrastructure. The architecture supports seamless integration with existing applications and workflows, allowing IT departments to efficiently provision and manage virtual workstations for distributed teams requiring remote access to computationally intensive geoscience applications.

Benefits

    Deploy high-performance virtual desktops optimized for graphics-intensive seismic interpretation and reservoir modeling. Enable your geoscientists to access specialized applications from anywhere while maintaining secure connections to centralized data storage.

    Choose from multiple enterprise storage solutions to match your performance and budget requirements. Migrate existing subsurface projects seamlessly while maintaining compatibility with your current license management and application environments.

    Provision and manage virtual workstations centrally using integrated third-party management tools. Adjust computing resources to support project peaks without maintaining excess infrastructure or hardware investments.

How it works

VDI and data migration to Amazon FSX for NetApp ONTAP

This architecture diagram illustrates a secure migration and virtualization solution for geoscience and geophysics applications, moving subsurface data from on-premisesstorage to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP via AWS DataSync, enabling users to access graphics-intensive applications through managed virtual desktop infrastructure.

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AWS Partner Solution for Subsurface Data Storage

This architecture diagram illustrates a secure migration and virtualization solution for geoscience and geophysics applications, moving subsurface data from on-premisesstorage to AWS Partner storage solutions via AWS DataSync, enabling users to access graphics-intensive applications through managed virtual desktop infrastructure.

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