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Axel Bührmann

Brainstorm Editor-at-large.

Axel Bührmann is Brainstorm Editor-at-large.

Articles

4:50
Features
Jul 23, 2014

CIOs just don't get it

At a time when visionary leadership is needed, most South African CIOs are stuck between two eras - the industrialisation of yesteryear and the digitalisation of tomorrow. It's a transition that key IT industry also finds difficult to keep pace with, and there will be blood.

6:30
Features
May 23, 2014

Human 2.0

The augmented 'Human 2.0' era will soon be upon us. It's early days yet, with consumer wearables dominating the headlines. But by 2020, consumer use will be overshadowed by enterprise interest and uptake.

4:00
Innovation
Apr 8, 2014

The relevance of international research

How critical or relevant is research from the big international ICT research houses for South Africa's CIOs and other technology leaders?

6:10
Connectivity
Feb 28, 2014

The bright promise of Project Isizwe

Pipedream or reality? Free Wi-Fi continues its inexorable march across South Africa.

4:00
Black empowerment
Jan 24, 2014

Dual-shoring empowers

Dual-shoring sees an international company operating from two global delivery centres: one at an overseas location, like its headquarters, and the other at a subsidiary or a client in another country.

5:50
Features
Jan 20, 2014

Saving Eskom billions

Sal Laher, Eskom's new CIO, has driven a stunning 14-month turnaround in the public utility's IT division, taking it from total breakdown to the organisation's top-performing division.

6:50
Features
Jan 20, 2014

Visionary CIO finalists

The Visionary CIO award, now in its sixth year, recognises an executive who has demonstrated visionary leadership in using technology to support and grow business. Here are this year's finalists.

5:00
Features
Dec 13, 2013

The rise of the chief digital officer

CIOs are no longer meeting the expectations of their companies and are in danger of being deposed by young upstarts with titles like 'chief digital officer'.