Cloud Computing Environment for Petrotechnical Workflow Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for deploying petrotechnical software face challenges due to high IT infrastructure costs, complexity, and compatibility issues, making it difficult to provide an optimized environment, especially in terms of computing power and security, which hinders timely and cost-effective deployment.
Innovation Solution
A Cloud Computing Environment (CCE) is provided that offers dynamic provisioning of computing infrastructure and licensed petrotechnical software, enabling automated, cost-effective, and scalable resource allocation through a consumption-based business model, supporting high-performance computing and 3D remote visualization, while managing resources and security efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If petrotechnical software is deployed using conventional IT infrastructure, then computing power and functionality can be provided, but Total Cost of Ownership increases and deployment becomes less cost-effective
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud computing environment as an intermediary between users and petrotechnical software. This cloud environment provides the necessary computing infrastructure, licensing, and execution capabilities remotely, eliminating the need for users to directly provision and maintain expensive local IT infrastructure while still accessing full software functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements virtualization to create virtual copies of computing resources. Multiple users can access identical or similar software environments through virtual machines in the cloud, allowing resource sharing and eliminating the need for each user to have dedicated physical infrastructure, thereby reducing overall costs.
2Productivity
If petrotechnical software is deployed with optimized IT infrastructure, then user productivity increases, but device complexity and security management become more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex IT infrastructure requirements from the user's local environment and relocates them to a centralized cloud computing environment. This separation allows users to access optimized software performance without dealing with the complexity of underlying infrastructure, licensing, or security management.
3Reliability
If petrotechnical software is deployed locally, then security control is maintained, but compatibility issues with network and operating system standards arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal cloud-based platform that can accommodate multiple operating systems, network configurations, and device types. The virtualized environment provides consistent software execution across diverse user environments, eliminating compatibility issues while maintaining security through centralized control.
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AI summary
A method, system, and computer readable storage medium according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, may provide a cloud computing environment (CCE) that includes a plurality of resources, and receives, at the CCE, a request from a user for performing a petrotechnical workflow. The user may be remotely located with respect to the CCE. Furthermore, embodiments of the present disclosure may provision one or more of the plurality of resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow; perform the petrotechnical workflow using the one or more provisioned resources; and associate a cost with usage of the one or more provisioned resources for performing the petrotechnical workflow.