PECM Issue 27 2017 | Page 35

We can expect further benefits too with technologies based on 64-bit.NET code to guarantee reliability, openness and performance. generation SCADA offering web client solutions using HTML5 technology. This makes it simple to enable remote access to field applications with guaranteed performance and cross- platform integration. Furthermore we are increasingly seeing dedicated apps specifically designed for smartphones and tablets, making it even easier to securely control and monitor plants and processes over the web. Database flexibility is becoming increasingly important in SCADA applications, and next generation products will use their own virtual file system (VFS) to render applications independent from persistent data models. This gives users the capability and flexibility to connect to relational databases, use cloud computing or use standard XML files on disk for historical logging and archiving process or project data. From an operator interaction perspective, perhaps some of the most important developments are in the visualisation capabilities of next g