Field notes on systems that last.
Practical notes on applied AI, cloud, data, integration and software delivery — written for the people who have to make these systems work, and keep them working.
Sovereign infrastructure in practice: building on a Swiss and European cloud
What a sovereign infrastructure looks like in practice, in Switzerland and in the EU: jurisdiction, operational control, keys and portability, where each workload should live, a reference architecture, and why we have partnered with Exoscale.
CRMSetting up Pipedrive for a B2B sales team: a CRM people actually use
How to configure Pipedrive so that salespeople use it every day: pipelines that mirror how you sell, a few required fields, activities on every deal, automations and reports that management can trust.
AIAI agents for document processing: from pilot to production
Why most AI pilots on contracts, claims and orders stall, and how to design an agent that reads documents, prepares the case and works inside your ERP.
AIRAG for business: AI answers you can trace back to the source
How retrieval-augmented generation works, why it matters for internal knowledge, and what separates a reliable RAG system from a demo: sources, permissions, evaluation.
AIOn-premise LLMs: running language models on your own infrastructure
When public AI tools are not an option, open-weight language models can run inside your network. What it takes: models, hardware sizing, permissions, operations.
ComplianceSwiss nLPD and GDPR: what they mean for cloud and AI projects
A practical checklist for Swiss and Italian companies moving to the cloud or adopting AI: data mapping, processors, cross-border transfers, privacy by design, breaches.
CloudSovereign cloud in Switzerland: data residency, keys and jurisdiction
What 'sovereign cloud' actually means for a Swiss or Italian company: where data lives, who holds the keys, which law applies — and how to choose between Swiss, EU and global providers.
CloudMigrating legacy applications to the cloud: a step-by-step guide
How to move existing applications to the cloud without a big-bang weekend: assessment, the seven migration strategies, landing zone, pilot, data migration, cutover and cost control.
SoftwareModernising legacy software without a rewrite: the strangler fig pattern
Big-bang rewrites of business-critical systems are slow and risky. The strangler fig pattern replaces a legacy application piece by piece, with the business running throughout.
SoftwareCI/CD and automated testing: why small, frequent releases are safer
Continuous integration and delivery explained for business software: pipelines, the test pyramid, environments, feature flags, and the four metrics that show whether delivery is improving.
IntegrationSystem integration: connecting ERP, CRM and business applications through APIs
How to connect ERP, CRM, e-commerce and operational systems so that data flows once and reliably: integration patterns, API design, events, error handling and ownership of master data.
DataFrom Excel to a data platform: building a single source of truth
When every department has its own spreadsheet and its own numbers, decisions slow down. How to move to a data platform with shared definitions, tested pipelines and reports people trust.
SoftwareCustom software or off-the-shelf? A practical framework for build vs buy
When a standard package is the right answer, when custom software pays off, and how to decide: differentiation, fit, total cost of ownership, integration, data ownership and exit.
MobileNative or cross-platform? Choosing the right approach for a business mobile app
Swift and Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform or a progressive web app: how to choose the technology for a business mobile app, and what matters more than the framework.