AMS
Performance Monitor’s
web-based performance monitoring approach
follows the business model requirements of an
Application Service Provider (ASP). Our
ASP-style approach makes plant-monitoring data
available to clients via the web.
The growing
convergence of software and IT infrastructure
towards an Internet-based or centrally focused
environment has enabled the concept of the ASP
to emerge. The traditional software approach
has evolved from custom-coded applications to
pre-packaged or off-the-shelf
applications.
The ASP
approach adopted by AMS Performance Monitor takes advantage of the latest net-centric
applications. An ASP deploys, manages and
remotely hosts a prepackaged software
application to multiple users via the Internet
and acts as an intermediary by
facilitating a remote, centrally managed ‘rent-an-application’
solution between the customer and the
independent software vendor. The emphasis is
placed on the use and not the ownership of the
application. The ASP architecture aligns
precisely with the AMS Performance Monitor application model.