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Exoscale (A1 Digital)
Exoscale
Swiss cloud with EU locations: compute, S3 storage, managed Kafka/Redis/DB, DNS, CDN and GPUs.
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| Pillar |
Criterion |
Score |
Evidence |
| Easy |
Day-one UX
Can non-technical staff use it without a project?
|
3 |
Clear IaaS UX for mid-size teams.
Source
|
| Easy |
Operate
Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage.
|
3 |
Shared responsibility.
Source
|
| Easy |
Integrate
SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors.
|
4 |
Managed Kafka/Redis beyond basic MySQL/Postgres.
Source
|
| Fair |
Lock-in / exit
Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost?
|
3 |
S3 and standard VM images help exit.
Source
|
| Fair |
Sovereignty
EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access?
|
4 |
Swiss company owned by Austrian A1; EU zones.
Source
|
| Fair |
Openness
Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible?
|
2 |
Closed platform.
Source
|
| Secure |
IT security
Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit.
|
4 |
Solid European cloud security.
Source
|
| Secure |
User security
2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults.
|
4 |
Scoped API keys are a plus.
Source
|
| Secure |
Personal data
GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture.
|
4 |
Swiss/EU contractual options.
Source
|
| Pillar |
Criterion |
Score |
Evidence |
| Easy |
Day-one UX
Can non-technical staff use it without a project?
|
3 |
Typical onboarding for this product category.
Source
|
| Easy |
Operate
Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage.
|
3 |
Vendor operates the hosted service.
Source
|
| Easy |
Integrate
SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors.
|
4 |
Integrations vary; check current APIs and connectors.
Source
|
| Fair |
Lock-in / exit
Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost?
|
3 |
Exports/APIs usually exist; switching still costs migration effort.
Source
|
| Fair |
Sovereignty
EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access?
|
4 |
Non-EU or special jurisdiction — verify hosting and lawful-access exposure.
Source
|
| Fair |
Openness
Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible?
|
2 |
Proprietary product.
Source
|
| Secure |
IT security
Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit.
|
4 |
Security baseline depends on vendor posture and your configuration.
Source
|
| Secure |
User security
2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults.
|
4 |
Account roles and MFA availability vary by plan.
Source
|
| Secure |
Personal data
GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture.
|
4 |
Review DPA, residency and subprocessors carefully.
Source
|
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