Adquio SCADA: local or in the cloud?

With every installation you perform, there comes the key moment: Where do you want the brains of your monitoring system to reside?

On a local server within the building? Or on a cloud platform accessible from anywhere?

In this article we help you decide, with a clear, direct comparison, designed for you as a professional in the sector.

Adquio SCADA Server vs cloud (1)

Before we start: What is Adquio SCADA and what makes it special?

Both in its local version and in the cloud, Adquio SCADA offers you everything you need to be in control:

  • It monitors complete installations: lighting, HVAC, consumptions, sensors, relays…
  • Create customized dashboards for the end customer
  • Manages users, alarms, schedules, scenes and automations.
  • Real-time access to any point in the system
  • Integrates protocols such as Modbus, BACnet, DALI, Casambi, LoRa and more
  • Visualize, act, control and maintain without hassle

The best part? The user experience is exactly the same in both models. The only difference is where the monitoring system is installed.

Option 1: Adquio SCADA Server (Local)

When is the best choice?

  • Critical installations where the system must work even if the Internet fails
  • Industrial or corporate environments with strict data security policies
  • Customers who demand to have absolute control over their systems infrastructure
  • Projects where SCADA is integrated in own servers or internal networks.
  • Buildings with unstable connectivity or areas where remote access is restricted
  • Ideal for data centers, laboratories, hospitals, military installations, etc.

Main advantages

  • Works 100% offline
  • Complies with corporate network security
  • Allows deployments on dedicated servers, virtual machines or industrial PCs (provided by Adquio)
  • Updates and backups under customer control

Typical installation: SCADA running on a local server inside the building, with access from touch screens, monitors, or PCs connected to the internal network.

Option 2: Adquio SCADA Cloud (Cloud Platform)

When is the best choice?

  • Customers with multiple sites or distributed facilities
  • Projects without their own IT infrastructure
  • Businesses that value simplicity and zero maintenance
  • Installers managing remote monitoring and support contracts
  • Locations where you are looking for speed of start-up and scalability
  • Ideal for retail, hotels, franchises, offices, educational centers, coworkings, etc.

Main advantages

  • Access from anywhere, no need for VPN or open ports
  • Hosted and maintained by Adquio: no need to worry about updates or backups
  • Scalable: you can manage 1 or 100 installations from a single account

Typical installation: The customer accesses from his browser, you as the installer monitor everything from your professional account, and the system is always available.

What if you change your mind?

Here comes one of Adquio’s most powerful points: you can migrate from local SCADA to the cloud (or vice versa) without losing anything.

The entire structure, graphics, logic and data can be moved from one platform to the other, because both share the same core functionality.

What to choose as an installer?

Choose Adquio SCADA Server (local) if…

  • Your customer needs high availability without internet connection
  • The installation is critical and requires internal network supervision.
  • Customer IT protocol does not allow external systems
  • You will delegate supervision to your own building staff.

Choose Adquio SCADA Cloud if you…

  • You want to offer remote support and supervision at multiple locations
  • Your customer does not have its own technical staff
  • You are looking for agility, zero maintenance and scalability.
  • You want to offer value with remote maintenance or assistance.

Do you have a project underway and don't know which option to choose?

Let us help you. Our technical team can advise you on which of the two solutions best fits your environment, customer requirements and your goals as an installer. Request your free consultation here

Whatever you choose with Adquio… you always get it right.

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