Sovereign cloud · Switzerland
Migration to a Swiss cloud
Your emails, files and services brought back to Swiss infrastructure, with a planned switchover and fewer foreign dependencies.
Why migrate to a Swiss cloud
The most common reasons for bringing email, files and services back to Swiss infrastructure.
- 01
Your data leaves the country
Microsoft, Google, AWS: your emails and files transit and are stored outside Switzerland, under foreign jurisdictions (Cloud Act). A real risk for sensitive data.
- 02
Your cloud costs are spiralling out of control
Licences pile up, subscriptions renew automatically, and the monthly bill no longer bears any relation to what you actually use.
- 03
Your clients demand sovereignty
Fiduciaries, practices, healthcare, institutions: more and more clients and public tenders require that data stays in Switzerland.
- 04
Your local server is reaching end of life
An old server in a closet, without redundancy or a tested backup, is a ticking time bomb. The Swiss cloud is safer and simpler to manage.
How a migration runs
We never switch over blindly. Every migration is prepared, tested and executed in phases, with a fallback point at each step. Your business does not stop.
What we migrate
From a simple mailbox to a complete infrastructure, we bring back what matters, in the order that makes sense for your business.
Email and mailboxes
Migration of your mailboxes to Infomaniak or kSuite, keeping the history and with a seamless switchover for your users.
Files and sharing
Your shared documents brought back to a Swiss cloud (kDrive or equivalent), with fine-grained access management and synchronisation.
Backups in Switzerland
Automatic, encrypted backups hosted in Switzerland and tested regularly. Strengthened business continuity, without unrealistic promises.
Servers and applications
Migration of your servers and business applications to a Swiss cloud infrastructure, sized to fit your real needs.
Reducing dependencies
A gradual exit from Microsoft, Google or AWS where it makes sense, towards equivalent and sovereign Swiss alternatives.
Complete documentation
In the end, you know exactly where your data is, who accesses it and how it is protected. Everything is documented.
The four steps of a migration
You approve the scope and the price before we start, then each phase ends with a checkpoint with you.
- 01
Audit of the existing setup
We map your current data, emails, files and services, and identify what can be brought back and how.
- 02
Migration plan
We define the Swiss target, the schedule, and a switchover strategy with downtime kept to a minimum. You validate the scope and the price before we start.
- 03
Migration with coexistence
We migrate in phases, with a coexistence period where old and new run side by side, then a final switchover in a slot chosen with you.
- 04
Verification and handover
We check that everything works, train your teams if needed, and hand over the documentation. The data included in the migrated scope is hosted in Switzerland.
A fixed fee, set after a scoping audit
Included in the fee
- Audit of the existing setup and migration plan
- Migration in phases, running side by side
- Final cutover in a slot chosen with you
- Verification, training if needed, documentation handed over
- Excluding hosting and licence costs
How it is billed
Cloud migration, fixed fee
1,500 – 8,000 CHF
Depending on the volume of data, the number of mailboxes and the complexity of your services. With no fixed-term commitment.
A one-off IT Project
Audit, planned cutover and documentation, at a fixed fee defined on request.
See IT ProjectsAnd once migrated
Day-to-day management of your Swiss cloud can move to AlpenCare managed IT.
See AlpenCare managed ITCloud migration for SMEs in French-speaking Switzerland
Based in Chavannes-près-Renens, we support SMEs in Lausanne and the canton of Vaud on site, and the rest of French-speaking Switzerland remotely. Most of a migration is managed remotely, with on-site visits when useful.
- Chavannes-près-Renens Head office
- Lausanne 4 km
- Morges 6 km
- Vevey 22 km
- Yverdon-les-Bains 28 km
- Montreux 28 km
- Nyon 31 km
- Fribourg 54 km
km as the crow flies
Frequently asked questions about Swiss cloud migration
Can’t find your answer?
Ask us your question01 Which Swiss cloud do you use?
We work mainly with Infomaniak, an independent Swiss host whose datacenters are in Switzerland (Geneva and Lucerne) and certified ISO 27001. Depending on your needs, we use its kSuite suite (mail, kDrive, etc.) or other equivalent Swiss infrastructure. The goal: your data stays under Swiss jurisdiction.
02 Will the migration interrupt our business?
We plan a coexistence phase where the old and the new system run side by side, then a final switchover in a slot chosen with you, often in the evening or at the weekend. The perceptible interruption is kept to a minimum.
03 How is a cloud migration billed for an SME?
The migration is an IT Project billed at a fixed fee, defined on request after a scoping audit. Typically expect between CHF 1,500 and CHF 8,000 depending on the volume of data, the number of mailboxes and the complexity of your services, excluding hosting and licence costs. The price stays fixed: no hourly billing that runs away mid-project, and no fixed-term commitment. For ongoing management of the cloud once migrated, AlpenCare managed IT takes over.
04 Can we leave Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace?
Yes, fully or partially. Many SMEs want to reduce their dependence on American clouds for reasons of sovereignty or cost. We migrate to equivalent Swiss alternatives (email, files, video conferencing) while keeping your data and your history. We can also keep Microsoft 365 but bring the backups back to Switzerland, depending on your choice.
05 Will my data really be hosted in Switzerland?
That is the goal of this service for the scope validated together. The data migrated to the services we operate is placed on Swiss infrastructure, mainly Infomaniak. If you choose to keep certain third-party tools outside Switzerland, we document it clearly and propose the possible alternatives.
06 And after the migration?
You are free. You can manage your new environment yourself with the documentation provided, or entrust its day-to-day management to us via AlpenCare managed IT (which includes monitoring, backups and support). No commitment is imposed.
First step
Plan a migration to a Swiss cloud
We audit your situation and propose a scoped migration plan, at a fixed price. With no commitment.
David Cunha
Founder and technical director
Chavannes-près-Renens