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You benefit from favourable conditions, such as better data protection, solutions tailored to the education market, greater legal certainty and lower costs. </p></div></div></div><div class="m-fact"><div class="content"><h3 class="a-title copy bold">Together we are stronger</h3><div class="a-text copy--small"><p>We network our university community around the topic of software procurement and ICT law and use the synergy potential to find broadly supported and viable solutions.</p></div></div></div><div class="m-fact"><div class="content"><h3 class="a-title copy bold">ICT expertise</h3><div class="a-text copy--small"><p>Do you lack the right resources in-house? No problem. 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src="https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_xsmall_16_9/public/2025-03/green_metro_campus_zuerich_datacenter_m_dielsdorf.jpg?itok=whMAez1i" alt="Green Metro Campus Zurich"></picture></div><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__content" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__tags-wrapper" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="a-chip m-insight-teaser-item__chip" data-v-39b0cfa3><span>Corporate</span></div><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__chip--plus" data-v-39b0cfa3><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="a-icon" style="width:16px;height:16px;" data-v-39b0cfa3><path fill="currentColor" d="M21 11.25h-8.25V3h-1.5v8.25H3v1.5h8.25V21h1.5v-8.25H21z"></path></svg></div></div><p class="m-insight-teaser-item__title h4-alike" data-v-39b0cfa3>Switch Cloud: The Swiss education and research cloud</p></div></a></div></div><div class="slide swiper-slide"><div class="m-insight-teaser-item" data-v-39b0cfa3><a 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https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_16_9/public/2024-12/adobestock_22033542.jpeg?itok=ZEfcjAWK 400w, https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_medium_16_9/public/2024-12/adobestock_22033542.jpeg?itok=731INQ19 544w, https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_1_5x_16_9/public/2024-12/adobestock_22033542.jpeg?itok=o939jBW- 608w, https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_medium_16_9_1_5x/public/2024-12/adobestock_22033542.jpeg?itok=seRXKUxW 816w" sizes="(min-width:600px) 20vw, 70vw."><img class="img" src="https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_xsmall_16_9/public/2024-12/adobestock_22033542.jpeg?itok=bdzGsKwv" alt="A DNS firewall intervenes where a cyberattack begins. But how do you decide what the firewall should and should not block?"></picture></div><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__content" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__tags-wrapper" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="a-chip m-insight-teaser-item__chip" data-v-39b0cfa3><span>Cyber Security</span></div></div><p class="m-insight-teaser-item__title h4-alike" data-v-39b0cfa3>Switch DNS Firewall – 'A lot of bang for the buck'</p></div></a></div></div><div class="slide swiper-slide"><div class="m-insight-teaser-item" data-v-39b0cfa3><a href="/en/insights/open-education-switzerland" class="" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__image-wrapper" data-v-39b0cfa3><picture class="a-image m-insight-teaser-item__image" data-v-39b0cfa3><source srcset="https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_xsmall_16_9/public/2024-11/oer-adobestock_651060713_copy.jpeg?itok=PfzOa3uD 288w, https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_16_9/public/2024-11/oer-adobestock_651060713_copy.jpeg?itok=GJIfki3a 400w, https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_medium_16_9/public/2024-11/oer-adobestock_651060713_copy.jpeg?itok=6FYvzAH6 544w, https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_small_1_5x_16_9/public/2024-11/oer-adobestock_651060713_copy.jpeg?itok=dOOUZihd 608w, https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_medium_16_9_1_5x/public/2024-11/oer-adobestock_651060713_copy.jpeg?itok=kkmEfS_n 816w" sizes="(min-width:600px) 20vw, 70vw."><img class="img" src="https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_xsmall_16_9/public/2024-11/oer-adobestock_651060713_copy.jpeg?itok=PfzOa3uD" alt="Lecturers upload their educational resources with an open licence to the central exchange platform 'Switch OER'. "></picture></div><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__content" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__tags-wrapper" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="a-chip m-insight-teaser-item__chip" data-v-39b0cfa3><span>Corporate</span></div><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__chip--plus" data-v-39b0cfa3><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="a-icon" style="width:16px;height:16px;" data-v-39b0cfa3><path fill="currentColor" d="M21 11.25h-8.25V3h-1.5v8.25H3v1.5h8.25V21h1.5v-8.25H21z"></path></svg></div></div><p class="m-insight-teaser-item__title h4-alike" data-v-39b0cfa3>Open education for Switzerland</p></div></a></div></div><div class="slide swiper-slide"><div class="m-insight-teaser-item" data-v-39b0cfa3><a href="/en/insights/population-and-smes-neglect-protection-against-cyber-risks" class="" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__image-wrapper" data-v-39b0cfa3><picture class="a-image m-insight-teaser-item__image" data-v-39b0cfa3><source 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SMEs, IT service companies and the Swiss population."></picture></div><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__content" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__tags-wrapper" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="a-chip m-insight-teaser-item__chip" data-v-39b0cfa3><span>Cyber Security</span></div></div><p class="m-insight-teaser-item__title h4-alike" data-v-39b0cfa3>Population and SMEs neglect protection against cyber risks</p></div></a></div></div><div class="slide swiper-slide"><div class="m-insight-teaser-item" data-v-39b0cfa3><a href="/en/insights/young-talents-win-nextgen-hero-award" class="" data-v-39b0cfa3><div class="m-insight-teaser-item__image-wrapper" data-v-39b0cfa3><picture class="a-image m-insight-teaser-item__image" data-v-39b0cfa3><source srcset="https://static.www.switch.ch/sites/default/files/styles/image_xsmall_16_9/public/2024-11/DEA2024_GesamtbildSieger.jpg?itok=mmHyZDsd 288w, 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