Why Cloud Security Protects Water Utilities Better Than Office Servers
Written by: Petri Autio
When it comes to water delivery, reliable data is just as critical as pipes and pumps. Yet too often, utilities rely on in-house servers or “boxes” tucked away in government offices: vulnerable to power outages, floods, hardware failures, unpatched software, or even accidental deletion.
At mWater, we take a different approach. Our platform is cloud-based, built with enterprise-grade security and resilience:
🔐 Data encryption at rest and in transit ensures safety against breaches.
💾 Continuous backups and disaster recovery mean your data can be restored within hours.
🔄 Always up to date — no risk of outdated or unpatched systems sitting in a corner.
📥 Export anytime — your data belongs to you. You can download and keep offline copies whenever you want
The difference is simple: while in-house servers are a liability, the cloud is designed for resilience and trust. For water utilities, that means safer operations and uninterrupted service delivery to the people who rely on you most.
The shared cloud approach allows us to offer a free solution to the world, as well as contribute to our vision of breaking down data silos and allowing users to share key data, such as borehole locations and conditions, with each other easily if they choose to.
You always own your data in mWater
You control who can see it
Read our full data security guide here: https://portal.mwater.co/#/resource_center/security
Read more about mWater for water utilities: https://www.mwater.co/blog/mwater-for-water-utilities