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Clear Decisions vs Traditional DCIM

Understand how compliance automation complements and extends traditional DCIM capabilities for comprehensive data centre management beyond basic facility monitoring.

What Traditional DCIM Does Well

Asset Management

Comprehensive tracking of servers, racks, power distribution, and cooling infrastructure.

Capacity Planning

Power and space utilization monitoring for optimal resource allocation.

Real-time Monitoring

Continuous facility monitoring with alerts and threshold management.

The Compliance Gap

No built-in regulatory framework mapping

Manual audit preparation and evidence collection

Limited sustainability and ESG reporting capabilities

No automated compliance monitoring or gap analysis

How They Work Together

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DCIM Foundation

Traditional DCIM provides the operational data infrastructure that Clear Decisions leverages for compliance automation.

Smart Integration

Clear Decisions integrates with existing DCIM systems to add compliance intelligence and automated regulatory management.

Enhanced Value

Together, they provide comprehensive facility management with continuous compliance monitoring and strategic optimization.

Capability Comparison

Capability
Clear Decisions
Traditional DCIM
Impact
Primary Focus
Compliance automation + facility management
Asset tracking and capacity planning
Comprehensive compliance oversight beyond basic facility monitoring
Compliance Coverage
171+ data centre practices (ISO 50001, EU EED, ISO/IEC 30134‑aligned KPIs)
Basic reporting capabilities
Built-in mapping of requirements to evidence vs custom reporting development
Data Integration
DCIM + BMS + EMS + document systems
Primarily infrastructure monitoring
Holistic operational data integration including compliance documentation
Audit Preparation
Continuous audit readiness with automated evidence collection
Manual report generation for audits
Always audit-ready vs reactive audit preparation
Energy Management
Advanced PUE optimization, carbon tracking, net-zero planning
Basic power monitoring and alerts
Strategic energy optimization vs operational monitoring
Sustainability Reporting
Automated ESG reporting, carbon footprint analysis
Limited environmental metrics
Comprehensive sustainability management vs basic environmental data
Regulatory Updates
Automatic framework updates and compliance mapping
Manual configuration for new requirements
Continuous regulatory alignment vs manual adaptation
User Experience
Modern compliance-focused dashboards
Technical facility management interfaces
Executive and compliance officer friendly vs technical operator focused
Implementation Scope
Compliance strategy + operational integration
Infrastructure monitoring setup
Strategic compliance transformation vs tactical monitoring deployment
Long-term Value
Continuous compliance improvement and optimization
Operational efficiency and capacity management
Strategic compliance vs operational excellence - often used together

What Our Clients Say

Testimonials

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"Clear Decisions turns our audit process from endless preparations and rework into one smooth experience. Game changer."

Tony Virr
Data Centre Manager
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"A really useful AI compliance tool for data centres, developed with support from the NDCA."

John Booth
Data Centre Auditor & NDCA Head

Combined Platform Benefits

Integrated
Data Utilisation
DCIM data informs compliance
Automated
Reporting Workflows
Evidence collection & mapping
Continuous
Compliance Oversight
Near real‑time checks
Unified
Operations + Compliance
One workflow

Enhance Your DCIM with Compliance Intelligence

Keep your existing DCIM investment and add comprehensive compliance automation. Get the best of both operational monitoring and regulatory management.