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This event will discuss the value delivery of making effective and efficient use of virtualization to local businesses. Topics to be discussed during the event shall include:

• Virtualization and the value delivery from IT assets
• Cost of ownership and operation
• Achieve more with less IT resources through virtualization
• Improved Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery
• Security & Compliance of virtual workloads

The speaker of this event is Mr. Nuno Fernandes, Manager - Systems & Technology, at Systec Limited (Malta).

Over the last 6 years, Nuno has been running the Enterprise Servers, Storage, DR&BC and Enterprise Virtualization Solutions division focusing on the enterprise market segment. At Systec Limited he wad the opportunity to work with blue chip customers with a WW reputation, and had the privilege to manage/grow the key strategic partnership network, establishing solid relationships in order to better fulfil the customer's requirements. Currently he is also managing the enterprise service delivery team at Systec Limited which has the responsibility for project implementation & project lifecycle support to our corporate customers.
 
Prior to joining Systec Limited , he was Technical Consultant at HP Germany, a Systems Engineer at GE Capital IT Solutions and a Systems Engineer at Portugal Telecom.

The event will be held  on the 23rd of February 2010 between 18:00 and 20:00 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in St. Julians.

The event is eligeable to CISA/CISM CPE Hours.

ISACA MALTA CHAPTER members attend for free.
Reduced Fee: €15*
Others €20

*Members of Malta Institute of Accountants,  Malta Institute of Management, IEEE, and British Computer Society are eligible for the reduced fee.

Continuous Auditing Reexamined by Norman Marks

Information Technology Compliance: Past, Present and Future by Bryan C. Kissinger, Ph.D., CISA, CISSP

Service Integration in a Multivendor Outsourced IT Environment by Jan Vromant, CGEIT, ITIL SM

Soft IT Governance by Kazuhiro Uehara, CGEIT, CISA, CIA, PMP and Sayaka Akino, CISA

Using COBIT 4.1 to Achieve Business-IT Alignment: A Practical Approach by Juan Ignacio Rouyet, Willem Joep Spauwen and Luis Joyanes Aguilar

Articles may be viewed at http://www.isaca.org/Jonline

ISACA is responding to market demand by introducing a new risk-related certification. The Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) designation is for IT professionals who identify and manage risks through the development, implementation and maintenance of information systems (IS) controls. These professionals help enterprises accomplish business objectives such as effective and efficient operations, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
 
A grandfathering program, through which experienced professionals can earn the certification without passing an exam, will open in April. The first CRISC exam will be administered in 2011.
 
ISACA established CRISC (pronounced “see risk”) to recognize IT professionals with skills and abilities related to:
·        Risk identification, assessment and evaluation
·        Risk response
·        Risk monitoring
·        IS control design and implementation
·        IS control monitoring and maintenance

“The CRISC designation will demonstrate to employers that the certification holder is able to identify and evaluate the risks unique to a specific organization and help the enterprise accomplish its business objectives by designing, implementing, monitoring and maintaining risk-based, efficient and effective IS controls,” said Urs Fischer, chair of ISACA’s CRISC Task Force. “We conducted an extensive amount of research globally and found that enterprises are becoming more risk-aware and are looking to identify professionals who possess the skills to help them protect their assets and enhance their businesses. CRISC fills a gap that currently exists in the marketplace.”

Additional information about the CRISC certification is available at www.isaca.org/crisc.