Proposition Overview
The Challenge
The Value
In the global oil and gas industry we are facing a monumental challenge. Empowering a mobile
Just think of the value of having all of your high-end, G&G workflow applications available to
G&G workforce to visualise the latest subsurface data – anywhere in the world – is becoming
all of your geoscience and drilling user community, whenever they want, wherever they are.
an essential part of upstream oil and gas processes. This requires either a local copy of the
Working seamlessly even on low bandwidth connections, on a standard laptop or Bring Your
dataset, which can be difficult and potentially risky to provide, or remote visualisation. Remote
Own Device, irrespective of G&G software vendor. ebb3’s HPVC can seamlessly run the industry
visualisation solutions have been complicated to deploy and manage and haven’t yet provided
leaders such as Petrel, DecisionSpace, Paradigm and IHS Kingdom on multiple devices.
the quality or responsiveness that users need and expect.
With game-changing, state-of-the-art ebb3 visualisation technology, you can now host and
The application workflows that upstream oil and gas depend on continue to evolve due to the
truly deliver, all of your workflow applications remotely, from your corporate offices to some
rapid growth in dataset size and the need to integrate diverse, multi-disciplinary data types to
of the most remote environments in the world.
more accurately understand the earth’s subsurface. Feeding data to visualisation workstations
has become difficult and workflows increasingly span organisational boundaries and domains.
There’s a strong desire in most organisations to improve collaboration, but there’s also a need
to make sure that sensitive data is not exposed.
Geoscientists can’t afford a fragmented visual performance on their work devices. They need to
run applications smoothly and in real-time, with no performance jitter or impact in functionality
so that they can deliver the highest-quality interpretation and modelling work. We know from
CEO perspectives that business has to run and that non-productive time is the enemy. They
need it to work, first time, every time.
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Business Continuity
Flexible, Turnkey Infrastructure
Business continuity is also no longer a concern. All your applications are always available.
ebb3’s HPVC platform is a fully integrated and perfectly tuned infrastructure solution optimized
When geoscience users can’t reach the office due to extreme weather or security threats,
for high end rich applications. It seamlessly integrates with existing datacenter infrastructure
it means serious downtime for your business. Inactive users still need to be paid, regardless.
as well as multiple on-premises and cloud datacenters. By combining validated, best of breed
Now, users can access their apps from their own home, as if they were in the office.
technologies from industry leaders, Cisco, NVIDIA, NetApp, Citrix, ebb3’s solutions address the
No more downtime. Just more productivity.
critical need for secure, remote 3D access to rich applications for geographically dispersed,
cross-disciplinary teams to improve collaboration and accelerate decision making.
Simplify Infrastructure
Deployment & Management
ebb3’s HPVC (High Performance Virtual Computer) platform simplifies mission-critical
deployment and operations of application workloads while ensuring high availability and
performance. All datacentre resources are centralized and managed as one, streamlining
day-to-day management while significantly reducing personnel, training, knowledge
requirements and vendor management. Orchestration capabilities allow for quick additions of
new hardware resources as needed and flexibility for capacity on demand.
Predictable High Performance
Computing And Storage
ebb3’s HPVC platform has a dynamic scale-out architecture that ensures workload and data
availability based on application and data requirements. It allows a single environment to scale
out to hundreds of nodes by reducing the need for dedicated, single-use components and
consolidating storage and server resources into one high performance storage pool.
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Stand Up New Infrastructure
In Less Time
Solutions For Oil & Gas Industry
No matter how carefully you plan, there can be unforeseen needs and opportunities that
types to more accurately understand the earth’s subsurface. Feeding data to visualization
result in a requirement for more computer infrastructure in a hurry. Whether it’s in an existing
workstations has become difficult, and workflows increasingly span organizational boundaries
datacenter, or a remote location, the integrated and tested design of ebb3’s HPVC platform
and domains. There’s a strong desire in most organizations to improve collaboration, but there’s
means that you can have new infrastructure up and running in less time with less effort,
also a need to make sure that sensitive data is not exposed. Allowing a mobile workforce to
providing a distinct competitive advantage in situations where time is of the essence.
visualize the latest subsurface data—wherever they happen to be—is becoming an essential
The application workflows that upstream oil and gas depend upon continue to evolve due
to the rapid growth in dataset size and the need to integrate diverse, multi-disciplinary data
part of upstream oil and gas processes. This requires either a local copy of the dataset, which
Key Benefits
can be difficult and potentially risky to provide, or remote visualization. Until now, remote
• ●Extends 3D visualization to designers, engineers, geoscientists and other workers wherever they happen to be: local, remote office or in the field
• ●Incorporates leading technologies from Cisco, NVIDIA, NetApp, and Citrix in an integrated solution that’s fast and easy to deploy
• ●Eliminates bottlenecks and enhances collaboration to decrease time to decision
• Keeps valuable datasets inside the datacentre where they are protected and secure
• Lowers TCO by decreasing reliance on expensive, difficult-to maintain desktop workstations and increasing utilisation of software licenses
• Increases user productivity by providing ubiquitous fast access to data and applications
• Deployment options outside of the datacenter using Schneider APC acoustic or environmentally hardened rack options
• Rack security and environmental monitoring and management delivered by Schneider APC
NetBotz system
Citrix XenDesktop with HDX 3D Pro delivers a native, touch-enabled experience that is optimized
for the type of device, as well as the network. HDX 3D Pro technologies are specifically designed
to enhance visual performance and delivery of high-performance, graphics-intensive applications
with multiple WAN optimization technologies, deep compression and quality of service (QOS)
controls, hardware-level GPU acceleration, and full support for OpenGL applications.
By complementing XenDesktop with integrated GRID software and Nvidia GPUs empowers users
everywhere with full graphics capabilities, resulting in an optimal end-user experience.
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visualization solutions have been complicated to deploy and manage and haven’t provided
the quality or responsiveness that users expect. ebb3’s HPVC platform is the solution for high
performance 3D workload and simplifies the complex delivery & management of multi-vendor
solutions with a single SLA and ITIL v3 Support framework.
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