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Notes on technology, done properly.
Nothing in your Matomo install knows a mailbox password
Matomo emails scheduled reports over SMTP. Microsoft has been closing that door in Exchange Online. Missivus sends through Microsoft Graph with application permissions instead — no user account, no login, and no password stored in Matomo at all.
PublishedkSuite by Infomaniak: the ethical Microsoft 365 alternative hosted in Switzerland
kSuite gives your business professional email, cloud storage, chat, video and sovereign AI — all hosted in Switzerland under Swiss law, at €1.58/user/month. Why we recommend it, and what to expect from a migration.
PublishedMicrosoft 365 for European businesses: what's included, where it excels, and what to know about data
A practical, honest guide to Microsoft 365 — Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, free shared mailboxes, EU data residency, and when European alternatives are worth considering. From a team that manages both.
PublishedWhat to self-host on a client's VPS: a sovereign stack blueprint
A practical, layer-by-layer blueprint for a sovereign, self-hosted open-source stack on your own VPS — networking, collaboration, analytics, identity, backups and AI — and the sovereign alternative to each US SaaS.
PublishedIs your stack actually sovereign? A 12-point self-check
“EU-hosted” isn't the same as sovereign. Run your stack through these 12 plain-language checks to see what you really control — no email required.
PublishedWhat does a private AI assistant cost? A transparent guide
A straight answer on what a private, self-hosted AI assistant actually costs — the three things that drive the number, where the trade-offs are, and how to size it without overspending.