Modernisierung von Anwendungen, Daten und GenAI
Beschleunigen Sie die Modernisierung von Anwendungen mit Microsoft Power Platform, Daten und GenAI und stellen Sie gleichzeitig eine maximale Sicherheit sicher.
Legacy applications slow organisations down. Disconnected data silos prevent informed decision-making. Manual processes consume time that should be spent on higher-value work. App modernization, data engineering, and generative AI are the three levers that Swiss organisations are pulling to overcome these challenges — and Microsoft Power Platform and Azure AI provide the tools to do it faster and more affordably than ever before.
One Step Beyond is a certified Microsoft Solutions Partner operating in Switzerland since 2017. Our App Modernization, Data & GenAI practice helps organisations modernise their application landscape using Microsoft Power Platform’s low-code capabilities, build data foundations that deliver actionable insights, and integrate generative AI into workflows and processes that create measurable business value — all on a cloud-native, secure foundation.
Our App Modernization, Data & GenAI Capabilities :
Application Modernization — Microsoft Power Platform
Legacy applications built on outdated architectures are expensive to maintain, difficult to scale, and impossible to integrate with modern cloud services. Microsoft Power Platform provides a low-code environment — Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, and Copilot Studio — that enables organisations to modernise applications faster, with lower development overhead, and with native integration across Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Azure.
Our consultants assess your existing application landscape, identify modernization priorities, and design replacement or extension solutions using Power Platform — delivering applications that are faster, more connected, and easier to maintain. We specialise in replacing manual processes and legacy tools with Power Apps solutions that integrate natively with your Microsoft ecosystem — removing the bottlenecks that slow your teams down.
Data Engineering & Analytics — Azure Data Platform
Data is only valuable when it is accessible, clean, and connected. Organisations that cannot consolidate their data, establish reliable data pipelines, or surface insights at the right moment operate with a structural disadvantage. Our data engineers design and implement Azure data architectures — covering data ingestion, transformation, storage, and analytics — using Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, and Microsoft Fabric.
We help organisations build the data foundations that power both operational decision-making and AI initiatives — ensuring that data quality, governance, and security are engineered into the architecture from the outset, not retrofitted after deployment. Every data implementation is aligned with Swiss nLPD data handling requirements and Microsoft’s Swiss data residency options.
Generative AI — Microsoft Copilot Studio & Azure OpenAI
Generative AI creates new possibilities for automation, content generation, data analysis, and customer interaction — but delivering business value from GenAI requires more than activating a model. It requires clean data, clear use cases, proper governance, and security controls that prevent AI systems from surfacing or leaking sensitive information.
Our consultants design and implement GenAI solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure OpenAI Service — building custom copilots, intelligent agents, and AI-powered workflows that are grounded in your organisation’s data and aligned with your security policies. We identify the GenAI use cases that deliver the most immediate ROI for your organisation, design the data and governance foundations required to support them, and implement them with the access controls and monitoring that regulated Swiss organisations require.
Intelligent Process Automation — Power Automate & AI Builder
Repetitive manual processes are one of the most significant drains on organisational productivity. Power Automate and AI Builder enable organisations to automate document processing, approval workflows, data entry, notifications, and cross-system integrations — with AI-powered document intelligence that can extract, classify, and route information without human intervention.
Our consultants map your existing manual processes, identify automation opportunities with the highest ROI, and implement Power Automate flows and AI Builder models that free your teams from repetitive work. Automation implementations are designed for reliability and maintainability — with proper error handling, monitoring, and governance built in.
Low-Code Development & Citizen Developer Enablement
Microsoft Power Platform is designed to be used not just by professional developers, but by business users — the citizen developers who understand operational processes better than any IT team. We help organisations build sustainable low-code development capabilities: establishing governance frameworks that prevent sprawl, training business users to build solutions safely within defined boundaries, and creating the Centre of Excellence (CoE) structures that scale low-code adoption without creating technical debt.
This approach accelerates digital transformation by distributing development capacity across the organisation — while maintaining the security, compliance, and architectural standards that IT and security teams require.
Securing Modern Applications — Zero Trust & Microsoft Security
Modern applications built on Power Platform and Azure carry the same security obligations as any enterprise system — and in some cases more, given the sensitive data they process and the speed at which they are deployed. Our implementations include Zero Trust access controls through Microsoft Entra ID, data loss prevention policies for Power Platform, application lifecycle management (ALM) governance, and Microsoft Purview data classification for AI-generated content.
As a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security, we integrate security controls into every App Modernization engagement — ensuring that applications built on Power Platform and GenAI foundations are compliant with Swiss nLPD requirements, aligned with Microsoft security best practices, and auditable for FINMA and ISO 27001 purposes.
Why One Step Beyond for App Modernization, Data & GenAI?
One Step Beyond brings three capabilities to App Modernization projects that few Swiss partners can combine: certified Microsoft Power Platform and Azure expertise, data engineering depth, and an integrated security foundation — all from a team that has been working with Swiss organisations since 2017.
Our consultants understand that app modernization is not just a technology project — it is a business transformation effort. We engage with your business stakeholders, not just your IT team, to ensure that the solutions we build solve real operational problems and deliver measurable outcomes.
Our Microsoft Solutions Partner status — including Solution Partner for Modern Work & Security since 2024, and Swiss Partner of the Year awards for Business Applications (2019), MS Teams (2020), and Swiss Community Response (2021) — reflects a consistent track record of delivering value for Swiss clients.
We serve organisations across French-speaking Switzerland from our office in Gland (Vaud). For projects that require deeper cybersecurity integration — SOC monitoring, endpoint security, network infrastructure, or IAM — we collaborate with our Swiss Expert Group partners: e-Xpert Solutions (Geneva, Lausanne) and eb-Qual (Givisiez, Kloten).
Technologies We Work With :
Our App Modernization, Data & GenAI practice is built on the Microsoft Power Platform and Azure ecosystem:
Our certified expertise covers Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Microsoft Fabric, Azure OpenAI Service, and Microsoft Purview — the full stack required to deliver end-to-end app modernization, data engineering, and GenAI solutions.
Ready to Modernize Your Applications and Unlock the Power of Your Data?
Whether you are modernising legacy applications, building a data platform, deploying generative AI, or automating manual processes, One Step Beyond brings certified Microsoft expertise and a proven Swiss track record. Contact us to discuss your app modernization and GenAI ambitions.
Frequently Asked Questions – App Modernization, Data & GenAI in Switzerland
Q : What is Microsoft Power Platform and who is it for?
Microsoft Power Platform is a low-code development suite consisting of four components: Power Apps (application development), Power Automate (workflow and process automation), Power Pages (external-facing web portals), and Copilot Studio (custom AI agent creation). It is designed for both professional developers and business users — enabling organisations to build applications, automate processes, and deploy AI assistants faster and at lower cost than traditional development approaches. Power Platform integrates natively with Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Azure — making it the natural choice for organisations already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem.
Q : What is the difference between Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure OpenAI?
Microsoft Copilot Studio is a low-code platform for building custom AI copilots and agents — enabling organisations to create AI assistants grounded in their own data, integrated with their business systems, and deployed across Microsoft Teams, websites, and other channels. It is designed for business users and consultants. Azure OpenAI Service provides direct programmatic access to OpenAI’s language models (GPT-4, etc.) for developers building custom AI applications on Azure — requiring more technical expertise but offering greater flexibility. One Step Beyond works with both, selecting the right tool based on your use case, technical capabilities, and governance requirements.
Q : What is a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Power Platform?
A Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Power Platform is a governance framework that enables organisations to scale low-code development across business units while maintaining security, compliance, and architectural standards. It typically includes: a CoE Starter Kit (Microsoft’s free governance toolkit), defined maker policies and training programmes, an app review and approval process, environment strategy and data loss prevention policies, and usage monitoring. One Step Beyond helps organisations establish Power Platform CoEs — ensuring that citizen development accelerates digital transformation without creating unmanaged technical debt or security risks.
Q : How does app modernization support Swiss regulatory compliance?
Applications built on Microsoft Power Platform and Azure can be configured to meet Swiss regulatory requirements — including nLPD data processing obligations, FINMA operational resilience requirements, and ISO 27001 security controls. Key compliance configurations include: Swiss data residency (Azure Switzerland North / Switzerland West), role-based access controls enforced through Microsoft Entra ID, data loss prevention policies for Power Platform, audit logging, and Microsoft Purview data classification for AI-generated content. One Step Beyond configures these controls as standard in every App Modernization and GenAI implementation.
Q : How long does a typical app modernization project take?
The timeline for an app modernization project depends significantly on scope. A focused Power Apps solution replacing a specific manual process typically takes 4 to 8 weeks from requirements to deployment. A broader data platform implementation covering ingestion, transformation, and analytics typically takes 8 to 16 weeks. A full GenAI programme covering use case design, data preparation, model deployment, and governance typically takes 12 to 20 weeks. One Step Beyond uses an agile delivery methodology — delivering working solutions in sprints, with early value delivery and continuous client feedback throughout the project.
Q : Where is One Step Beyond based?
One Step Beyond is headquartered in Gland (Vaud) — Route de Cité-Ouest 2, 1196 Gland, telephone +41 22 995 96 12. The company also operates an office in Budapest (Hungary). As part of Swiss Expert Group, One Step Beyond collaborates with e-Xpert Solutions (Geneva, Lausanne) and eb-Qual (Givisiez, Kloten) to deliver integrated cloud and cybersecurity solutions across Switzerland.
