Siemens Launches Cloud-Based Xcelerator as a Service

Siemens is expanding its Xcelerator portfolio with the introduction of its cloud-based Xcelerator as a Service (XaaS). Xcelerator is an integrated portfolio of engineering software, services and application development platform that brings together the company’s industry technologies to help customers speed digital transformation. It is said to enable innovative product design and manufacturing via digital threads to ensure data is accessible when and where it is needed. Through a comprehensive digital twin, organizations can optimize their products and processes throughout the life cycle, the company says.

The company says its XaaS will make the Xcelerator portfolio more accessible, enabling manufacturing organizations and their extended value chains to have a single source with the ability to tap into high-performance computing at any time, from anywhere and on any device. It is said these cloud-based services will remove the need for HPC hardware or in-house IT expertise and enable users to carry out compute-intensive tasks via a web browser.

The XaaS is designed to offer need-based access to tools, features and computer resources that organizations require, as they want them — via flexible and personalized solutions that offer instant productivity. With the increased scalability offered by XaaS, it is said organizations can quickly adapt to market conditions and add capacity and capability when and where needed. This can enable both ad-hoc and established groups of stakeholders to build and test products and processes with a comprehensive digital twin — before investing in materials or equipment.

XaaS not only offers access to the Xcelerator portfolio but to a broader community — with new opportunities to collaborate across the team, organization and supply chain. The company says it will include learning environments and an expanding marketplace for applications, software components and industry expertise.