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Frequently Asked Questions
Detailed answers regarding our IoT platform CloudEnergy, independent IT audits, NIS2 cybersecurity, vCIO advisory, GDPR, and ESG reporting.
No. CloudEnergy is 100% hardware-agnostic. We connect directly to existing digital meters using Modbus RTU/TCP, M-Bus, optical pulse probes, or wireless LoRaWAN gateways without any equipment replacement or factory downtime.
CloudEnergy unifies electricity (active, reactive, power factor, peak demands), natural gas, water (potable and industrial), and thermal energy into a single consolidated dashboard.
Organizations typically experience an average of -8% net reduction in utility expenditures by identifying after-hours baseload waste, peak demand charges, and improper power factors.
Instant alerts are dispatched via email, SMS, and webhooks whenever thresholds are breached, uncharacteristic water flows occur at night, or power factor penalties are imminent.
All communications between IoT gateways and our cloud servers are encrypted using TLS 1.3 with AES-256. Gateways operate on isolated OT VLANs or dedicated cellular APNs to prevent external exposure.
Yes. CloudEnergy is architected for multi-facility operations, allowing headquarters to aggregate consumption data across dozens of production sites, branches, or logistics centers worldwide.
The platform directly exports greenhouse gas metrics calculated from primary meter data into GHG Protocol Scope 1 and Scope 2 formats, certified for corporate sustainability audits.
Our audit process is strictly non-invasive. We collect configurations and traffic diagnostics passively, and run scanning activities outside normal operating hours to ensure zero downtime.
Internal IT staff or current managed service providers often have conflict of interest regarding past decisions. As independent auditors, we deliver neutral assessments without selling hardware.
You receive an Executive Summary for executive leadership, a detailed Technical Report of all assets and configurations, a CVSS-graded Risk Matrix, and an Actionable Remediation Roadmap.
NIS2 applies to medium and large organizations across 18 critical and essential sectors: energy, transport, banking, water, health, digital infrastructure, IT services, and manufacturing supply chains.
Zero-Trust assumes breaches will occur. By enforcing micro-segmentation, continuous identity verification, and least-privilege access, malware cannot move laterally across server segments.
Organizations must submit an Early Warning to the competent CSIRT authority within 24 hours of becoming aware of a significant incident, followed by a formal incident assessment within 72 hours.
A vCIO represents executive management in technical decisions: budgeting, multi-year technology roadmaps, vendor negotiations, IT security governance, and board-level technology reporting.
We draft objective technical requirement specifications, standardize vendor comparison criteria, and participate in technical interviews to ensure contracts protect your company's interests.
Yes. By analyzing active utilization of licenses, cloud subscriptions, and maintenance contracts, we frequently achieve 15% to 35% in direct cost savings during renewal periods.
Projects range from short-term 3-week RFP preparation missions to ongoing monthly vCIO retainers that provide continuous technological steering.
Article 32 of GDPR requires technical safeguards: encryption, access controls, regular vulnerability management, and audit logging. Purely legal paperwork is insufficient during regulatory audits.
It is the central register documenting all personal data categories collected by your company, lawful processing bases, retention timeframes, third-party transfers, and applied technical security controls.
A DPIA is legally required whenever processing operations are likely to result in high risks to individuals: systematic employee surveillance, large-scale biometric access, or processing sensitive categories.
European banking regulations require banks to report on the Green Asset Ratio (GAR) of their loan portfolios. Companies that demonstrate verified ESG disclosures qualify for preferential financing terms.
VSME (Voluntary SME Standard) is the European simplified reporting framework tailored for non-listed SMEs. It covers essential environmental, social, and governance KPIs without excessive administrative burden.
By connecting our CloudEnergy IoT platform to your electricity and natural gas meters, raw kilowatt-hours and cubic meters are converted using certified national grid emission factors into verifiable CO₂e data.