https://prescient.ventures/blog/ Practical notes on applied AI, private LLMs, sovereign cloud, data platforms, system integration, software delivery and mobile development, from a Swiss engineering firm in Ticino. en-gb https://prescient.ventures/blog/sovereign-infrastructure-swiss-cloud-exoscale.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/sovereign-infrastructure-swiss-cloud-exoscale.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/pipedrive-crm-setup-b2b-sales.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/pipedrive-crm-setup-b2b-sales.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 CRM 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/ai-agents-document-processing-erp.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/ai-agents-document-processing-erp.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 AI 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/rag-retrieval-augmented-generation-business.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/rag-retrieval-augmented-generation-business.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 AI How retrieval-augmented generation works, why it matters for internal knowledge, and what separates a reliable RAG system from a demo: sources, permissions, evaluation. https://prescient.ventures/blog/on-premise-llm-private-ai.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/on-premise-llm-private-ai.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 AI 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/swiss-nlpd-gdpr-cloud-ai-projects.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/swiss-nlpd-gdpr-cloud-ai-projects.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Compliance 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/sovereign-cloud-switzerland-data-residency.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/sovereign-cloud-switzerland-data-residency.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Cloud 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/legacy-application-cloud-migration-guide.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/legacy-application-cloud-migration-guide.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Cloud 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/legacy-modernisation-strangler-fig-pattern.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/legacy-modernisation-strangler-fig-pattern.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Software 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/ci-cd-automated-testing-small-increments.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/ci-cd-automated-testing-small-increments.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Software 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/system-integration-erp-crm-apis.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/system-integration-erp-crm-apis.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Integration 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/from-excel-to-data-platform-single-source-of-truth.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/from-excel-to-data-platform-single-source-of-truth.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Data 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/custom-software-build-vs-buy.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/custom-software-build-vs-buy.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Software 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. https://prescient.ventures/blog/native-vs-cross-platform-mobile-apps.html https://prescient.ventures/blog/native-vs-cross-platform-mobile-apps.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Mobile 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.