UMB & Cloud Services

IT as a Service for PKF Zürich: More Time for Fiduciary Services and Consulting Thanks to the Expert Team at UMB.

Accounting, payroll, taxes, consulting, and auditing – this is the territory where PKF Zürich’s experts are completely at home and among the very best in the industry. However, they prefer to leave workplace management, cyber security, collaboration platforms, and network services to the expert team…

Automated Driving in the Furttal Region: UMB Provides the Perfect Connection to the AWS Cloud.

A pioneering mobility project is being launched in the Furttal region near Zurich: Swiss Transit Lab (STL) is literally putting the pilot project «iamo» (intelligent automated mobility) on the road on behalf of SBB and the cantons of Zurich and Aargau. The self-driving vehicles generate large…

Windows Server 2016 End of Life: What You Need to Know.

Official support for Windows Server 2016 will conclude on January 11, 2027. While there are just under two years remaining before this deadline, planning and implementing an upgrade or migration project requires significant time and care. Those who initiate this process well in advance will be able…

UMB Named Leader in Four Public Cloud Categories by ISG.

Cham, January 10, 2024 - IT service provider UMB has been recognized as a leader in four public cloud categories by Information Services Group ISG.

What it Takes to Achieve a Successful Multi-Cloud Strategy.

There are numerous advantages to using multiple cloud providers. Business risks can be minimized, performance optimized, and agility and flexibility increased. A multi-cloud strategy makes particular sense in the context of artificial intelligence (AI). However, careful planning and implementation…

UMB Hybrid Power: Combine the Best-in-Class Technologies.

In the modern workplace, businesses strive to provide their employees with secure and flexible digital environments that enable productivity from anywhere, on any device. For this, many organizations are deploying Citrix with Microsoft Intune. This combination enables seamless application delivery,…

Prices Set to Drop Soon for Microsoft Cloud Licenses in Switzerland.

The strong Swiss franc is making a difference: Swiss customers can look forward to a nine percent price reduction for Microsoft Cloud Services as of September 1. The reasons behind the adjustment not having an immediate impact everywhere, and what nonprofit organizations will need to consider in the…

Unleashing the Power of Virtualization in Your Organization.

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations face the dual challenge of providing a seamless user experience while safeguarding critical data and applications. Virtualization, particularly with solutions like Citrix, offers several benefits that can greatly enhance IT infrastructure…

UMB Realigns Cloud Business and Taps into New Business Opportunities

Cham, July 3, 2023 - The IT service provider UMB is bundling its cloud business with the public clouds of AWS, Google, and Microsoft Azure as well as UMB's own cloud in a new corporate unit and is further expanding its Cyber Defense Center. The shift to the cloud, cybersecurity, as well as the…

Why virtualisation in the cloud is good for the climate.

Data centers worldwide are estimated to consume 350 to 400 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity per year, or about one percent of global electricity consumption. On the one hand, digitization and the cloud have a large share in the exponential increase in data center traffic. On the other hand, cloud…

UMB becomes Fortinet's first Expert Cloud Partner!

UMB has been recognized by Fortinet as an Expert Partner for the Cloud Business Model - as the first Swiss company ever! This award underlines the comprehensive know-how of UMB in the important area of cloud technologies.

FC Basel 1893 and UMB: This is Why Team Spirit and Sportsmanship are Also Crucial in IT.

UMB enjoys a successful partnership with FC Basel. We create time through the smooth operation of IT. Because top sports performance and top performance in the business world are both built on the absolute will to perform as well as on successful teamwork. Find out why team spirit and sportsmanship…

AI and the Cloud Call for a New Data Storage Approach.

The hybrid cloud and the processing of location-independent data as well as the huge amounts of data generated by AI are forcing storage technology vendors to adopt new approaches and different ways of thinking. Consistent access to and availability of data streams in a hybrid cloud infrastructure…

IBM Power10 Launch: Powerful IT for the Hybrid Cloud.

The new IBM Power10 servers are computers with immensely powerful 7-nanometer processors designed to meet the demands of modern cloud computing platforms. The latest IBM Power generation will be launched globally at a virtual event on Wednesday, September 8.

UMB Expands Its Business & Technology Transformation Offerings.

Cham/Wallisellen/Zürich, May 3, 2021. ubitec and meshTec are reinforcing UMB with their experienced teams in the development of software and on the way towards cloud native. This creates a unique Swiss offering for the holistic digitization of companies, further advancing UMB's brand promise of…

The Many Benefits and Opportunities of a Forward Cloud Strategy.

SMEs as well as large enterprises are investing billions worldwide to migrate their data and IT workloads to the cloud. In doing so, they are contributing to a veritable cloud boom. The advantages of the cloud are far-reaching: it facilitates the use of new technologies, is almost infinitely…

Backing up the Data Flood with SaaS from the Cloud.

Individuals, businesses, governments and other organizations are producing unimaginably large amounts of data. Last year alone, 59 zettabytes were added worldwide [i] – which equals one billion terabytes or one trillion gigabytes. A large portion of this data needs to be backed up. To do this,…

Azure, AWS & Co.: Why More and More Are Getting on Board.

The public cloud has gone mainstream: Forecasts predict that more than 90 percent of all workloads will be processed in cloud data centers this year - most of them in the public cloud. The most important reason for the popularity of the cloud is the ability to access data from anywhere - and…

Put the Cloud on Your Wish List!

Inevitably, the pandemic has had an impact on the digital strategies of many companies, which in turn has led to much greater use of cloud technologies. The cloud is now part of the IT infrastructure at most companies. Those who do not have it put it on their wish list.

Internet from Space for the Azure Cloud.

What do Microsoft's Azure cloud and Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink project have in common? The two enterprises enable data processing and data transport even in the most remote regions of the world. Thanks to Microsoft and Starlink, cloud computing can be brought to areas where no communications…

IBM Power10 is Three Times More Powerful, Three Times More Efficient, and a Hybrid Cloud Specialist

IBM Power Systems have been indispensable for many large companies and SMEs for years. Now IBM has introduced the next generation of this series. The design is entirely focused on energy efficiency and performance. The 7-nanometer chip is only as big as a postage stamp and contains 18 billion…

Servers Work More Reliably Under the Sea.

Two years ago, Microsoft immersed a data center in the Scottish Sea. 864 servers with 27.6 petabytes of memory, housed in a watertight steel cylinder, were submerged some 30 meters below the surface of the water to do their job. The energy for the system's operation was exclusively provided by solar…

Mövenpick now has more time to create unique experiences with Wine

UMB has gradually separated the entire IT of Mövenpick Wein Schweiz AG from the existing environment and transferred it into the UMB cloud. UMB is thus laying the foundations for Mövenpick’s wine division operational excellence and creating more time to offer customers a unique shopping experience…

Hybrid-Cloud, Multicloud, and Colocation for Your Connection to the World.

Companies that log on to the right service can exchange data with a wide variety of clouds and their own branch networks in different locations - often via software-defined platforms and a single connection to the outside world. In the age of multicloud and hybrid cloud environments this is easier…

UMB is a NetApp Platinum Partner!

UMB has reached the highest partner level with NetApp. This distinction stands for above-average experience and competence. It guarantees the best possible access to NetApp's top technologies.

Microsoft and the Azure Cloud: The Perfect Linux Ecosystem.

Microsoft is "the largest open source project supporter in the world," says Microsoft cloud boss Scott Guthrie. The reason for this lies in the immense success of the Microsoft Azure Cloud, which Microsoft has been positioning as a Linux ecosystem for years. Today, well over half of all Azure VMs…

IBM z15: The Cloud, as Secure and Private as You Need It

The cloud is becoming increasingly important, prevalent and secure. More and more companies are moving their applications to the cloud. IBM has developed the latest mainframe generation in the wake of this development. The newest mainframe model z15 was developed following the mantra "the cloud you…

Hallenstadion: 3'500 Hours More for Pure Emotions!

The Zurich Hallenstadion, the star among Switzerland’s event locations, has transformed from a velodrome into a temple for popular culture. This is why the Hallenstadion relies on the UMB Cloud.

UMB Review Azure Zurich

With UMB ready for the Cloud and Azure Switzerland: We would like to thank our dedicated audience at Au Premier in Zurich. We hope that UMB, as an early adopter of Microsoft Azure Switzerland, was able to provide you with the necessary decision-making basis for your decision to move into the Swiss…

Time for blissful vacations.

56 Hapimag resorts in Europe, North Africa and Turkey have something in common: the flexible UMB private cloud. It ensures smooth and efficient IT services and operational excellence - the basis for perfect vacation pleasure for all Hapimag guests.

Arosa revolutionizes mountain tourism!

Arosa is in the UMB cloud utilizing a revolutionary IT pricing model. Applying business linked pricing, Arosa Tourism only pays when the beds are full and the tickets to the mountains have been sold.

Vitra: Excellent Design Even More in Focus.

Time and again, Vitra creates new furnishing icons in collaboration with its designers. The company stands for excellence in furniture manufacturing. Vitra also relies on operational excellence in IT. UMB operates the entire data center platform, providing IT as a service from the highly available…

Candrian: More Time for Guests.

Candrian, the long-established gastronomy company headquartered in Zurich, wants to focus even more on its core business and thus now obtains all IT services from the UMB Cloud as IT as a service. True to the company's motto, Candrian now has more time for their guests - even in the Clouds, Zurich's…

Davos Klosters: More time for the perfect winter day!

Davos Klosters is one of the most famous and tradition-rich ski resorts in the world. In order to ensure operational excellence in the future and to be able to concentrate on its core business, the resort has outsourced all IT services into the UMB Cloud. And thus has time to organize the perfect…