In the ever-evolving landscape of industrial process management software, many systems integrators are forced to deal with changes to features, licensing models, and support packages from vendors they’ve partnered with for years. Recently, the retirement of ProcessBook—the once-dominant desktop tool for process data visualization and trending has left many customers and integrators in the lurch. While some manufacturers have already migrated to PI Vision or other tools, many systems integrators have begun rethinking whether the expanded AVEVA PI portfolio (including PI Vision and PI Server) is still the best choice for them—and for their clients.
This guide is designed to help systems integrators and consulting firms understand their options when it comes to data historians and visualization tools. While many features across these platforms overlap, each vendor’s channel strategy, pricing model, and relationship philosophy can differ dramatically.