1. A system comprising: a computing cloud comprising (i) at least one data storage unit comprising at least one memory device configured to store instructions and (ii) at least one computer processing unit configure to execute the instructions, wherein the computing cloud is configured to: receive process-related data collected by a local environment, the process-related data associated with at least one process and collected by an industrial tool in an industrial plant; archive the process-related data; analyze the process-related data collected by the local environment to determine the data needed for an immediate operation of the local environment; and instruct a client device associated with the local environment to store a subset of the data based on the analysis of the process-related data from the local environment.