Practical, vendor-neutral notes on IT done properly — Odoo, Microsoft 365, fractional CIO, email deliverability and more, for European SMEs.https://solvetus.comenhttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/missivus-matomo-mailbox-passwordhttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/missivus-matomo-mailbox-passwordMatomo 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.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/ksuite-infomaniak-why-switch-microsoft-365-google-workspacehttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/ksuite-infomaniak-why-switch-microsoft-365-google-workspacekSuite 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.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-for-european-businesseshttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-for-european-businessesA 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.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/self-hosted-stack-on-a-vps-blueprinthttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/self-hosted-stack-on-a-vps-blueprintA 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.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/is-your-stack-actually-sovereign-self-checkhttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/is-your-stack-actually-sovereign-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.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/what-does-a-private-ai-assistant-costhttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/what-does-a-private-ai-assistant-costA 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.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/private-ai-assistant-law-firm-ovhhttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/private-ai-assistant-law-firm-ovhA representative build: how a private AI assistant for a law firm comes together — trained on the firm's own documents, deployed on OVH, reachable only by their team, with nothing leaving their control.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-ovh-vs-odoo-sh-data-residencyhttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-ovh-vs-odoo-sh-data-residencyOdoo.sh runs on Google Cloud. That can be GDPR-compliant — but it isn't sovereign. Here's the difference, and what self-hosting on a European provider like OVH actually changes.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/self-hosted-odoo-ovh-buyers-guidehttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/self-hosted-odoo-ovh-buyers-guideA practical buyer's guide to self-hosting Odoo on OVH — when it's the right call, how to size and secure it, what it really costs versus Odoo.sh, and who should run it.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/eidas-verified-identity-european-businesshttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/eidas-verified-identity-european-businessA plain-language guide to eIDAS, qualified electronic signatures and the coming EU Digital Identity Wallet — what they are, why they're trusted in law, and what they mean for your business.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/gdpr-is-not-sovereigntyhttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/gdpr-is-not-sovereignty“EU-hosted” and “GDPR-compliant” are not the same as sovereign. The difference is jurisdiction — who can compel access to your data — and it matters wherever your business is.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/google-workspace-european-businesseshttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/google-workspace-european-businessesA practical, honest guide to Google Workspace — Gmail, Drive, Meet, shared drives, EU data storage, and when European alternatives are worth considering. From a team that manages both.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/private-ai-on-your-own-infrastructurehttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/private-ai-on-your-own-infrastructureA practical look at private AI that never leaves infrastructure you control — local models vs European APIs, Mistral, RAG over your own documents, and secure access with NetBird and OVH.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-vs-european-alternativeshttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-vs-european-alternativesWhere Microsoft 365 genuinely earns its place, where European alternatives like Infomaniak, Proton and Nextcloud are the better call, and how to choose without the hype.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-for-european-smeshttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-for-european-smesWhen Odoo is a great fit for a small or mid-sized European business — and when it isn't. A practical, partner's-eye view.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-vs-google-workspacehttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-vs-google-workspaceA practical comparison of the two big productivity suites for SMEs — and why the right choice depends more on how you work than on a feature checklist.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/what-a-fractional-cio-doeshttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/what-a-fractional-cio-doesA fractional CIO gives a smaller business senior technology leadership without a full-time hire. Here's what that looks like in practice.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-microsoft-dynamics-365https://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-microsoft-dynamics-365A direct comparison of Odoo and Microsoft Dynamics 365 on features, pricing, implementation complexity and data sovereignty — from a team that implements Odoo and understands the Microsoft ecosystem.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/email-deliverability-spf-dkim-dmarchttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/email-deliverability-spf-dkim-dmarcWhy your email lands in spam — and how the three email-authentication standards fix it, in plain language.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-sagehttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-sageSage 50, Sage 100 and Sage X3 dominate SME accounting in Western Europe — but many businesses have outgrown them. A comparison of what each gives you and when migration to Odoo makes sense.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/zoho-one-european-businesseshttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/zoho-one-european-businessesZoho One bundles 50+ business apps — CRM, finance, HR, projects, email and more — at competitive per-user pricing. What it covers, where it genuinely excels, and what European businesses should know about data hosting.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-zohohttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-zohoOdoo and Zoho are both comprehensive, affordable business platforms — but they serve fundamentally different needs. A comparison of architecture, strengths, deployment options and when each wins.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-sap-business-onehttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-sap-business-oneSAP Business One is the go-to ERP for established SMEs — powerful, stable, expensive. Odoo is its modern open-source alternative. A frank comparison of features, cost, implementation time and who each suits.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-oracle-netsuitehttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/odoo-vs-oracle-netsuiteNetSuite is Oracle's cloud-native ERP, genuinely excellent for multi-entity and international operations, and expensive. Odoo is its Belgian open-source alternative. A comparison for businesses evaluating mid-market ERP.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/proton-business-european-companieshttps://solvetus.com/en/blog/proton-business-european-companiesProton (Geneva) offers end-to-end encrypted email, Drive, Calendar, VPN and password manager for business. What it includes, why the encryption architecture changes the privacy equation, and when it makes sense alongside or instead of Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT