mühlemann+popp

The requirements of mühlemann+popp’s client were clear: A Swiss hosting solution was needed, so the data had to be migrated away from the Google Cloud. The aim was to ensure that sensitive, personal medical data was stored and processed exclusively in Switzerland. Despite various measures – such as customer-controlled keys –, this proved to be extremely difficult with Google Cloud. The customer clearly demanded that the «US Cloud Act» has to be circumvented and that only a Swiss provider can be used.

Our Nine infrastructure was the perfect solution to this problem: Hosting the application on the Nine Kubernetes Engine (NKE), a managed Kubernetes infrastructure, could be done analogue to the Google Kubernetes Engine. However, we had to adapt the existing code, as the mühlemann+popp application was originally optimised for the Google Cloud. So, for example, we switched from Google Cloud Storage to our S3-compatible Object Storage system. We also introduced ArgoCD, which we manage and that improved deployment transparency for mühlemann+popp’s customers. Finally, we also supported the project with managed services such as Grafana, Loki and an SQL server – including a VPN connection for the SQL server on request.

The customer from the healthcare sector is completely satisfied with the new Swiss solution – as is mühlemann+popp. The migration was successful, there were no significant problems or downtimes. In addition, we were always on time and within budget. If there were any questions, mühlemann+popp was able to contact us quickly and easily via our ticketing system, which made communication and collaboration very efficient.