Steve Leech, product manager of process automation at Siemens Industry takes a look at an emerging trend within the process sector - virtualisation - and assesses the arguments for and against its adoption by industrial users seeking operational and cost efficiencies.
The subject of virtualisation has come increasingly to the fore in recent years as technology advancement has helped drive both its capability and growth. You cannot appreciate the current status and potential benefits of a virtualised solution in the industrial world without first understanding how hardware and software technology has developed over recent years, in…
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