Understanding the WS Pro cloud database

Cloud capability is included with InfoWorks WS Pro versions 2024.0 and up, with support for database and engine versions going back to 2023.0.

All cloud data and simulations are managed within the highly secure foundation of the Info360 cloud environment, which is built from the ground up around security within AWS.

Refer to Info360 security guidelines to be confident in how tight security measures are.

For cloud security and regional compliance purposes, an organization can select one of three supported regions where data will be hosted: Americas, Europe, or Asia Pacific.

Info360 Cloud Model Service:

All InfoWorks WS Pro subscriptions now include the Info360 Cloud Model Service, which appears as an entitlement at manage.autodesk.com.

The administrator for an account can click Access from that service and set up the Hub.

Then, any licensed user with version 2024.0 or later and an internet connection can connect and work with cloud databases.

There is one installer for each product, which installs the full set of capabilities to work both on-premises and in the cloud.

For more detailed information on how to get started with cloud capabilities, refer to the InfoWorks WS Pro Help site.

The Hub:

Once a hub is created, users can switch freely between standalone, workgroup, and cloud databases.

Teams can continue to keep their primary databases and projects on-premises while exploring cloud database capabilities in parallel before fully adopting.

One caveat: simulations must be run from location where database is hosted.

So, cloud data runs in the cloud, and on-premises data runs on-premises.

Nearly all data can be copied directly from on-premises to the cloud or transferred using a transportable database.

Process preserves history and relationships in same way as copying between on-premises databases.

The interface of working in the cloud and on-premises is nearly identical, except for some key details that have been tuned to better leverage cloud capabilities.

Since the experience is so similar, you can easily confirm whether you are working in a cloud database by hovering the cursor over the database to view the database path.