A new$-$to$-$market ASP approached a highly regulated industry with strict compliance laws to provide archival storage for their data. The offer was declined, although offsite storage for archived data would have benefited them due to running out of server space. What was most likely the reason they declined the service?

a$.$ the data to become immune to change.

b$.$ the data exposed to theft by attackers would not meet compliance needs.

c$.$ inconvenience for those who work in different locations.

d$.$ problems related to the compatibility of the software versions.