Remote work at a small business: as 3 in 10 companies call staff back, a hiring card to play 30% of companies surveyed by ResumeBuilder planned to require five office days in 2026. For a small business, that is a hiring opportunity, provided remote work is organised. Strategy & advisory Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
Data Act: from 12 January 2027, no more switching charges to change cloud provider From 12 January 2027, the Data Act bans cloud switching charges. What really changes for an SME, Swiss ones included, and the exit plan to prepare now. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
Local storage security camera: why I keep the footage at home More than 300 camera brands shared one platform that exposed its users' images. Local storage, a separate network, VPN access: here is how to keep your footage on your premises. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
LLM API cost: token prices fall, bills rise. How to budget your AI agents Token prices are falling, but AI bills rise with usage. Measure, cap, match the model to the task, cache, alert: the method I apply to my own agents. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
AI in accounting: what automation really does, and what it doesn't Xero and Odoo 20 promise AI agents for accounting. What they really do, what remains with the owner and the accountant, and how to go about it. Strategy & advisory Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
Shadow AI: your staff are already pasting client files into ChatGPT A third of the employees surveyed have already entered customer data into a public AI tool. Rather than banning it, give them an approved tool matched to each level of confidentiality. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
VPN vulnerabilities: the company remote-access box has become attackers' favourite way in In 2026, SonicWall and Palo Alto VPN flaws were exploited, all the way to ransomware. What makes your remote access risky, and how to reduce what you expose. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
Fractional CIO: the answer for small businesses without an IT department? According to BDO, the weak link in SMEs is no longer the firewall but the lack of an owner. What a fractional CIO does, its limits, and when you need an on-call provider. Strategy & advisory Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
Ransomware: two victims out of three recover thanks to their backups. What about the third? According to Sophos, 66% of organisations hit by ransomware encryption recover their data from backups. What sets the others apart, and how I test my own. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
Microsoft 365 costs more since July: a good time to take stock of your subscriptions Business Basic and Standard prices rose on 1 July 2026. Rather than leaving Microsoft, count: a five-step method to take stock of your software subscriptions. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
Odoo price increase 2026: the Custom plan and an SME's options Odoo is raising prices by about 20% on its Custom plan. Who is affected, and four options for an SME, from someone who has already made the choice. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
Swiss Data Protection Act and AI: the law already applies, AI rules are coming in 2027 Switzerland is preparing AI rules, with a consultation planned for spring 2027. But the Data Protection Act already applies: records, impact assessment, information and where data is processed. Systems & infrastructure Nov 10, 2026
