Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are widely used in modern industries to monitor and analyze real-time data, control both local and remote industrial processes, interact with devices, log data and events for auditing and other purposes. A SCADA is an integral part of any process control system aimed at maximizing efficiency by gathering operational data and presenting the data in a visual form. Traditionally SCADA systems were distributed, networked, and dependent on open protocols for the internet making them vulnerable to remote cyber-attacks and unauthorized access.
With the Connected SCADA on Cloud approach nearly all the physical infrastructure of the traditional systems can be avoided, and everything is seamlessly connected over a virtual network whilst utilizing built-in security features of the Cloud.