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NERC/FERC have been slow to adopt the cloud hosted option for Access control systems. There is a whole host of reasons why & why not to explore this as a viable solution.

The advantage of set annual pricing for updates to firmware, software and maintanance costs is appealing. It can help reduce unexpected O&M spenditures.

The challenge, as some have voiced, revolves around data accessiblility and where that information is stored. Redundancy/resiliancy has also been voiced as a concern.