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Hetzner managed Kubernetes: what the provider does not do for you
September 29, 2026

Hetzner managed Kubernetes: what the provider does not do for you

Hetzner does not offer managed Kubernetes. Here is what you have to assemble yourself for a production cluster, what it really costs in engineering time, and when to delegate.

The Cloud Act does not care where your servers are
August 26, 2026

The Cloud Act does not care where your servers are

Datacentre location does not protect your data: the Cloud Act targets the company operating it. What the law says, and what to look at instead.

Hosting an LLM in Europe with Ollama and a GPU: the 2026 practical guide
June 1, 2026

Hosting an LLM in Europe with Ollama and a GPU: the 2026 practical guide

Host an LLM in Europe with Ollama and a Scaleway GPU in Paris: a practical guide to combining compliance, sovereignty and fast deployment in 2026.

Sovereign cloud: buzzword or real competitive advantage in 2026?
March 27, 2026

Sovereign cloud: buzzword or real competitive advantage in 2026?

Sovereign cloud is no longer a political topic. It is a selection criterion in tenders, a B2B sales argument and a negotiating lever. A practical analysis.

Heroku and Vercel are getting too expensive: where to migrate in 2026?
March 20, 2026

Heroku and Vercel are getting too expensive: where to migrate in 2026?

Heroku with no free tier, Vercel bills spiralling: a comparison of European alternatives for startups. Migrate to managed Kubernetes without DevOps.

What does a DevOps engineer really cost in 2026? (and how to keep that spend down)
March 13, 2026

What does a DevOps engineer really cost in 2026? (and how to keep that spend down)

Salary, social contributions, recruitment, turnover: the real cost of a DevOps engineer in France exceeds €90,000/year. Full breakdown and alternatives.

Release 1.1.0 — Helm block, environment variable expansion and Cilium ingress
March 9, 2026

Release 1.1.0 — Helm block, environment variable expansion and Cilium ingress

Release 1.1.0: deploy Helm charts inside Fransys, compose your environment variables and get a faster, actively maintained Cilium ingress.

Data sovereignty in 2026: what every European company needs to know about its cloud hosting
February 11, 2026

Data sovereignty in 2026: what every European company needs to know about its cloud hosting

Cloud Act, GDPR, NIS2, EUCS: what data sovereignty really means for European companies, and how to choose a suitable cloud infrastructure in 2026.

What's new on Fransys: PostgreSQL backups, autoscaling, GPUs and more
February 9, 2026

What's new on Fransys: PostgreSQL backups, autoscaling, GPUs and more

Disabling blocks, PostgreSQL backups with point-in-time recovery, Nvidia GPU support, cluster autoscaling and other new Fransys features.