Guides

Practical, plain-language guides on data jurisdiction, EU data residency and switching to European software. No legal jargon, no scare tactics.

De-Google your business: a European replacement for every Google product

Every Google service in a business stack has a European replacement. The practical migration order runs from search and analytics to files and email.

European cloud providers compared: OVHcloud, Hetzner and Scaleway

OVHcloud, Hetzner and Scaleway lead the European cloud market. A factual comparison of nine providers on price, managed services and who each one fits.

European email providers compared: encryption or standards support

Proton Mail, Tuta, mailbox.org, Posteo, StartMail and Mailfence compared on encryption model, IMAP support, custom domains and jurisdiction, with clear picks.

Uptime monitoring and EU data residency: what actually matters

Monitoring data is operational data: monitor configs, alert contacts and incident histories. Where the big US tools stand, and a factual comparison of the European monitoring options.

Switching from Google Analytics to a European alternative

What changes when you move a website from Google Analytics to a European analytics tool, which tools qualify, and a six-step plan for running the migration.

The US CLOUD Act, FISA 702 and your data: what European companies need to know

A plain-language explanation of the two US laws that reach into European data centres, what Schrems II changed, when US-owned tools are actually a problem, and the practical steps that follow.

Why switch to European software? The honest case

The four practical arguments for European software, the counterarguments that deserve to be taken seriously, and the situations where staying on a US tool is the right call.