Proficy Historian process database
Unparalleled scale and flexible- from small edge applications to enterprise-wide aggregated machine and sensor data stores.
Powerful process database for collecting, storing and distributing process and production data.
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WHAT IS PROFICY HISTORIAN?
Access your process and production data
Proficy Historian is a powerful process database designed for the collection, storage and distribution of large amounts of high-resolution process and production data. Time series and A&E data is collected from industrial data sources and stored securely and efficiently, with easy access for trending, analysis and reporting.
- Open interface: Data can be collected via OPC UA/DA, MQTT, ODBC, REST and XML/CSV, among others.
- One common source of process and production data across the business.
- Can be used “plant wide” across the facility, or “enterprise wide” across multiple facilities.
What prevents you from using data effectively?
Data silos
Production data is scattered across different systems that do not communicate. This makes it difficult to use data across systems and facilities, and hinders digitalisation.
Unstable data sources
Data from equipment and systems often has low resolution, variable quality or lack of history. This results in poor process understanding and makes troubleshooting difficult.
Slow data access
Other systems, such as SCADA, MES, ERP, analytics and dashboards, receive data late, in the wrong format, or via complicated integrations, creating slow reporting and inefficient workflows.
Low scalability
Traditional databases are unable to handle the growing amount of industrial data.
Try Proficy Historian for free
Try Proficy Historian for free, with no time limits! The free version includes:
- 32 tags
- Alarm & Events option
- Industrial Gateway Server (optional download)
HOW DOES PROFICY HISTORIAN WORK?
Data collection, storage and distribution
Data collection at the millisecond level
Proficy Historian collects industrial data on edge, at high resolution, down to the millisecond level. Built-in security features ensure that critical data is never lost.
HOW PROFICY HISTORIAN HELPS:
Data is collected with complete and detailed information, ready for further use.
Get high-resolution process signals in real time, collected directly from sensors, PLCs, SCADA and other OT systems.
Data collection is done close to the source, via local collectors and open standards such as OPC UA/DA, MQTT, Modbus, REST and ODBC, among others.
Store & Forward technology caches data locally in the event of a network outage, ensuring that critical data is never lost.
Efficient and scalable storage
Proficy Historian uses advanced compression in the collector and before storage, and can store large amounts of data cost-effectively. The architecture is both scalable and deployable, and can handle increasing data volumes and multiple locations without performance degradation.
HOW PROFICY HISTORIAN HELPS:
Support for both time series and A&E data allows all history to be stored in the same database.
Powerful compression means that large amounts of data take up minimal storage space, without losing important process details.
Scalable architecture that handles 100 to 100 million tags per server.
Stable performance over time, even with increased data resolution, multiple data sources or facilities.
Distributed history allows data to be stored locally per facility, while also being available centrally.
Make data easily accessible
Proficy Historian makes stored data easily accessible across OT and IT environments, with high performance, open interfaces, and secure access control. It provides a common foundation for reporting, trending, analysis, and decision support.
HOW PROFICY HISTORIAN HELPS:
Secure deployment with role-based access control.
Fast access to both real-time and historical data via open APIs and standardized interfaces.
Seamless integration with SCADA, MES, ERP, BI tools, Analytics tools and other applications.
Visualization and trending through Proficy Operations Hub, with access to dashboards with trend curves and real-time analytics.
Proficy Historian for Cloud
Proficy Historian is also available in a cloud version, as the world’s first Cloud Native Historian database. Proficy Historian for Cloud enables you to connect and distribute data from Data Lakes, MES and ERP directly in the cloud, as well as utilize a wide range of analysis tools.
The solution is developed by GE Vernova and Amazon Web Services, and is available on AWS Marketplace.
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With Proficy Historian you get
Real-time data collection
Time series and A&E data are collected directly from equipment and systems down to millisecond resolution. Store & Forward technology ensures that data is never lost.
Efficient compression & storage
Advanced compression allows large amounts of data to be stored in a small space, without losing critical process details. You have years of high-resolution data readily available for analysis.
Secure access across IT & OT
One common source of data across the entire business: Real-time and historical data are readily available for use in MES, ERP, BI tools, and Analytics solutions.
From a facility to Enterprise scale
Proficy Historian is scalable and deployable, maintaining stable data flow and availability in complex industrial networks, from single plant to multisite environments.
Coca-Cola partnered with GE Vernova to achieve operational excellence by deploying Proficy software across 70 manufacturing facilities. By standardising their Line Information Systems with iFIX HMI/SCADA and Proficy Historian, they gained real-time, cloud-based visibility into plant performance. This unified approach reduces equipment downtime, streamlines supply chains, and empowers teams to make faster, data-driven decisions. Discover how improved data visibility can transform your own production lines.
IMA Active partnered with GE Vernova to ensure stringent data integrity and compliance within the highly regulated pharmaceutical sector. By implementing iFIX HMI/SCADA and Proficy Historian, the company successfully standardised operator interfaces across 28 machine families. This robust, flexible platform streamlines industrial data management, reduces engineering complexity, and guarantees the highest quality for their automated processing solutions. Discover how reliable automation can optimise your manufacturing processes.
ORmatiC GmbH partnered with GE Vernova and VIDEC Data Engineering to automate biogas plants across Europe and North America. By implementing iFIX software and Proficy Historian, they established a highly reliable process control system. This unified solution provides clear visualisations, enabling faster configuration, increased operator awareness, and rapid remote diagnostics. The result is a 30% boost in reliability and 25% increased uptime. Discover how to optimise your operations today.
A process database (such as Proficy Historian) is optimized for
continuous measurement data from sensors and production equipment. It handles high frequency, large data volumes, and time series compression.
A relational database (SQL) is designed for transactions , structured data, and table relationships. It is poorly suited for fast logging of high-resolution industrial signals. In production, they are complementary, but historical signal data should always reside in a Historian
How does Proficy Historian differ from other process databases?
Proficy Historian is designed specifically for industry, with millisecond resolution, lossy compression, enterprise architecture, A&E support, and collectors on edge, which sets it apart from general cloud-based time series databases.
Historian stores:
Time series data (real-time and historical)
– A&E data
– Calculated tags
– Metadata
This allows all process-related history to be collected in one place.
Historian supports role-based access, AD/LDAP integration, network segmentation, data-in-transit encryption, and secured API access. In addition, redundancy ensures data availability.
No. Historian does not replace SQL or other relational databases, it complements them. Time series data should reside in a Historian, while transactional data still belongs in relational databases.
Yes. Historian is designed to be vendor-agnostic and integrates easily with SCADA, MES, ERP, BI tools, and cloud-based analytics platforms via open APIs and standardized industry protocols.
Yes. Historian can run on-premise, hybrid or in the cloud. Many choose a combination of on-premises (for fast signals) and centrally in the cloud for enterprise analysis.
Proficy Historian is licensed based on the number of tags and feature level. There are options for both single-site and multi-site environments, including enterprise licenses. Contact us for more information.
A typical setup consists of one Historian server, collectors installed near the data sources, and integration with existing systems. Installation is quick, with many getting up and running within hours or a few days, depending on the project.