Take back control of your tools
Migration to Swiss tools
Messaging, office software, storage, hosting, AI: an inventory of what you depend on, the Swiss and European equivalents, and a staged migration that does not break the teams’ work.
The problem
Most businesses depend on a handful of American providers without having decided to: messaging, documents, storage, hosting, and now AI. The canton of Geneva published its digital sovereignty strategy in 2026; for a business, the question is the same. It is not a matter of principle but of control: knowing who you depend on, being able to change, and hosting sensitive data under a chosen jurisdiction.
The solution
What I put in place
The method is described in detail in the series of articles on digital sovereignty; here is how I run it with your teams.
The inventory, with the people who use the tools
Half a day with your teams to list the services, the real uses and the data that flows through them. There are always tools nobody had declared. The result fits on one sheet: it is the basis for everything that follows.
One solution per service, ranked by sensitivity
For each service, the Swiss or European equivalents, their origin, their pricing model, the ability to export. Client, patient or financial data comes first; monitoring and public communication can wait. One solution retained per service, to stay readable.
The article series: 17 services, 59 equivalents →Staged migration
Browser, search and office software in a day; messaging and video in a week; e-mail, storage and hosting in a quarter, with a period of parallel running. Teams do not lose their habits all at once, and nothing is cut off before it has been checked.
AI, reversible from the start
For AI chains, I place a gateway between the application and the model provider: sensitive data goes to a Swiss or European API, the rest to the most suitable model, and you change provider without rewriting. Tracing and the knowledge base are hosted with you.
Sovereign does not mean Swiss at any price
Free software of American origin hosted in Zurich is often more sovereign than a closed Swiss service whose data cannot be exported. The criterion is control: being able to read, export, change. That is what I document for each choice. For hosting in Switzerland, I host with Infomaniak, in Geneva.
Client reviews
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A big thank you to Lumineth and to in particular for their support on building 4 websites for a medical group. A smooth collaboration, powerful in-house tools, and a real ability to listen. I recommend them without hesitation!
I had the chance to talk with and I can only recommend his services! He gave me many relevant tips to improve my website and grow my practice. A great experience.
Lumineth have completed several projects for me, and have always been highly professional, bringing great energy and enthusiasm to every task. Their commitment consistently leads to outstanding results. Great work, team!
Frequently asked questions
Good to know
Do I have to replace everything?+
No. I rank by data sensitivity and migrate first what is simple and what is critical. Some tools stay, knowingly.
How long does a migration take?+
Everyday tools change in a few days. E-mail, storage and hosting take a quarter, with a period of parallel running. The pace is set with your teams.
Will my teams lose their habits?+
That is the main risk, which is why I migrate in stages, starting with what most resembles the current tools. Short training accompanies each switch.
What if I want to go back?+
The solutions retained allow data to be exported in open formats. Going back is possible; it is rarely asked for.
Read on the blog
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