A girl and her eagle BY ANJA FAHS As soon as its mistress removes the protecting cap, the great eagle turns its head and looks around with its piercing eyes. It is still perched on the young girl’s arm. Suddenly, it spots its prey and in two great beats of its wings, it flies up…
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DATA SYNERGIES
Interview with Ingrid-Helen Arnold, President SAP Business Data Network By Temel Kahyaoglu In view of the digital economy and the Cloud, CIOs are today taking on important strategic leadership roles. Forward-looking CIOs have recognised that the Cloud is here to stay. For this reason, they are preparing their companies for a digital future that will…
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
Hollywood’s heroes of the silver screen BY SANDY STRASSER Many generations have grown up with the blue-and-gold logo of the American entertainment giant Warner Brothers. The company based in the Californian city of Burbank is one of the so-called “majors” – the six largest film companies in the United States. Along with Columbia Pictures, the…
SENSE OF FORM
Understanding mail-order as a precision craft BY SANDY STRASSER Delighting people with what you do is often precisely the factor that decides one’s degree of success in the catering industry, the food retail sector and the hotel and restaurant trade, among others. In addition to personal commitment, high-quality, visually-attractive presentation is also what counts here…
JUMP INTO ADVENTURE
Where the feeling of freedom is at home BY NADINE PELZER It’s about adrenaline, freedom, speed and testing your limits. Far away from civilisation, mountain bikers are exploring extraordinary and unspoiled places. Adventure athlete Joey Schusler told us how he combines his physical abilities, on a mountain bike as well as on skis, with his…
POWERFUL PERFORMANCE
Inside a restaurant-ready oven BY NADINE PELZER A chef’s biggest challenge when cooking is to know the exact moment a dish is done. Many options exist to help determine it. American start-up June and its oven of the same name offer a solution that is elegant, easy to use, and one which promises to lighten…
DEATH-DEFYING FEATS
Climbing between heaven and earth BY NADINE PELZER He is a visionary climber of the kind that comes along only once in a generation. A thirty-year-old climbing phenomenon, Alex Honnold pushes the limits of free soloing beyond anything previously attempted, as he climbs without a rope, without a partner and without any gear to attach…
INTO THE WILD
On a survival tour with President Barack Obama BY ANJA FAHS In the majestic wilderness of Alaska you may find you come across a more unusual scene: where previously bears caught salmon in the river and elks grazed contentedly, a hiker appears, a hiker otherwise known as Barack Obama, the President of the United States,…
A LITTLE PIECE OF LUCK PIE
Chelsea Miller and her passion for sharp blades BY ANJA FAHS Many people find the idea of leading an extremely multifaceted life exciting. The accountant who turns into an expert on Argentinian tango as soon as the sun sets, or the primary school teacher who teaches fly fishing hip-deep in a river at the weekend….
BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE
The upcoming coffee brand of America BY ANJA FAHS The scent of warm, freshly ground coffee floats through the streets of San Francisco. Blue Bottle is a coffee company which puts the taste of the freshly roasted beans into the foreground - without wifi and deep armchairs - but with coffee of a standard unknown…
MAGIC MOMENTS
Find yourself outside BY SANDY STRASSER Get more people outside, connecting with nature – that`s the simple mission of Hipcamp. With Hipcamp, now you can easily discover public parks and campgrounds of the United States of America as well as book spots on ranches, farms, vineyards and land preserves. Camping on private land is an…
LUXURY LIVING
Sofia Joelsson creates stylish, dreamy living spaces BY ANJA FAHS How will we live and work in the future? What colours will we be inspired by tomorrow? What social and aesthetic demands do interior designers have to satisfy? One expert has the answer to these questions – Sofia Joelsson. The Swedish-born designer came to the…
MEDICUS 2.0
Healthcare in the digital era BY BEN RUND Sutter Health, one of the leading not-for-profit networks of community-based healthcare providers in the USA, implemented a master data platform in nine months across a decentralised organisation with the help of Informatica. Sutter Health is one of the leading not-for-profit networks in the USA. The community-based healthcare…
