Blog – Astina AG

Business 29.09.2026 Matthias Alder 9 min read

Too Much Office - and What Came of It

After Covid, our office on Hardturmstrasse had become far too big. We didn't give it up, though - today we share it with a handful of other companies. Here's what we've learned about hybrid work along the way.

Business 23.09.2025 Philipp Kräutli 2 min read

Astina Becomes Official Integration Partner of Lobster

Astina is now an official Lobster Integration Partner for Lobster_data. Together with Paloma, this creates a powerful combination of central process control and flexible no-code data integration – ideal for modern, scalable IT solutions. Read more

Business 17.07.2024 Frank Harter 3 min read

Experience Astina - Insights into Our Work Environment

We love and live transparency. That's why we'd like to give anyone who's interested a look into our daily work environment and show what makes Astina special. Read more

Data 08.07.2024 Frank Harter 4 min read

Mastering Data - the Key to Success in Today's Business Landscape

In a connected economy, effective data management is essential. This post looks at why data collection matters, how data is processed and put to use, and the critical role it plays in manufacturing and other business processes. Read more

Business 13.03.2023 Christian Signer 2 min read

Master Data Management

Over the weekend of March 12, Astina helped Mérat migrate its customer accounts (debtors) in SAP to the new SAP MDG. Read more

Business 20.01.2022 Astina 4 min read

WhatsApp as a Commercial Communication Channel

More and more companies are using WhatsApp as a communication channel. But when does it make sense? What solutions are available? What about data privacy? What are the costs? Let's take a closer look at each of these questions: Read more

Business 02.10.2021 Frank Harter 5 min read

Upselling – a Strategy for Increasing Revenue, Also in Industry

Offering additional services has many advantages, especially when product sales fall short of expectations for one reason or another. There can be many reasons for this, and times shaped by pandemics and political developments certainly don't help product sales either. That makes it all the more important to have a portfolio of diverse services that can be offered to existing customers and that, thanks to their variety, also drive product sales. Read more

Business 22.10.2020 Andreas Volkart 3 min read

QR-Bill - First Experiences

Have you received a QR-bill yet? Since June 30, 2020, QR-bills (QR-Rechnungen) can be issued and paid in Switzerland. Our experience shows that so far only a few companies have switched their invoices, or rather their payment slips, to the new format. At Astina, we have already implemented QR-bills for our customers and have had them successfully in production for a good four months. We are happy to share our first experiences from development and day-to-day use. Read more

Business 15.07.2020 Frank Harter 7 min read

Determining the Total Cost of Ownership of an E-Commerce System - Part 3

In the third and final part of this series, we explain the costs of data migration, training, operating the e-commerce system and choosing the right service level. To wrap up, we walk through a simple cost calculation for a fictitious project based on the topics covered. Read more

Business 07.07.2020 Frank Harter 4 min read

Determining the Total Cost of Ownership of an E-Commerce System - Part 2

In this second part of our three-part series, we explain the costs of both internal and external integrations with regard to the total cost of ownership (TCO) and also show which costs can arise when customizing the e-commerce software. Read more

Business 02.07.2020 Frank Harter 4 min read

Determining the Total Cost of Ownership of an E-Commerce System - Part 1

In this first part of our three-part series, we look at the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an e-commerce system and show which costs you need to expect when transforming into a digital commerce business. Read more

Business 02.06.2020 Charlotte Petri 5 min read

Mapping a System Landscape? These 3 Steps Lead to Success!

Every department in a company works with a different system, some data is maintained several times over, and yet nobody has a complete overview of the entire software landscape. Where do you start when no one has the big picture? In this article, we show you how to solve this problem. Read more

Technology 29.05.2020 Philipp Kräutli 3 min read

Astina Blog

Too Much Office - and What Came of It

Astina Becomes Official Integration Partner of Lobster

Experience Astina - Insights into Our Work Environment

Mastering Data - the Key to Success in Today's Business Landscape

Master Data Management

WhatsApp as a Commercial Communication Channel

Upselling – a Strategy for Increasing Revenue, Also in Industry

QR-Bill - First Experiences

Determining the Total Cost of Ownership of an E-Commerce System - Part 3

Determining the Total Cost of Ownership of an E-Commerce System - Part 2

Determining the Total Cost of Ownership of an E-Commerce System - Part 1

Mapping a System Landscape? These 3 Steps Lead to Success!

Spring Data Repositories and Interface Segregation

How Your Online Store and Internal Systems Work Together

Simple Service Locator with TypeScript

Astina's Chili Pepper

COVID-19 Tracking on a Kubernetes Cluster

Transforming Business Processes in B2B Trade

There’s No Such Thing as “the” B2B, but There Are People