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Chair's message
Welcome to the September edition of the eBCS Elite newsletter.
A quick reminder about the BCS Elite Gala dinner on 14 November at the Goldsmith's Hall in London. Our guest will be Scott McNealy, chairman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Scott will be receiving a Distinguished Fellowship from the BCS at the event as well as entertaining us with an after dinner speech.
Places are booking up very fast so please check your diaries and book as soon as possible.
David Tidey
Elite Chairman
New on the website
Business/IT interface: Multi-sourcing - the best of both worlds?
Outsourcing continues to be a major source of growth in the IT services industry but the landscape has changed dramatically over recent years. How does the trend towards multi-supplier relationships affect offshoring?
Security: Virtual security?
Today, every business tries to cut costs in order to be competitive in tomorrow's market and this can be achieved by consolidating your IT environment by using virtualisation says Roy Harari, from Comsec Consulting.
Compliance and legislation: The search engine balancing act
How can you balance data retention with privacy? Lisa Comber, associate in the London Commercial and Technology Practice of Faegre & Benson, looks at a helpful example.
ELITE'S 25th Anniversary/BCS 50th Anniversary
14 November at Goldsmith's Hall, London. Guest of Honour: Mr Scott McNealy, chairman of the board and one of the four original founders of Sun Microsystems. This event is an opportunity to see and hear one of the leading figures in the evolution of the Internet over the past twenty years, and a renowned after-dinner speaker. It will be Elite's sole celebration of its 25-year history, as well as forming part of the BCS's 50th Anniversary celebration.
Exclusive best practice portal
BCS has partnered with the Corporate IT Forum (tif.) to provide chartered members and chartered fellows with exclusive access to unique best practice guidance and information on the adoption and implementation of IT.
New course in company direction
The IoD / BCS Diploma in Company Direction covers the core issues faced by every director and those within functional areas for which they may not have had previous responsibility. Delivered by business experts, the programme aims to provide IT directors and aspiring IT professionals - both BCS members and non-members - with the leadership and strategic skills that are essential for effective board performance.
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Consultations
Consultations
Consultations in progress are now on the BCS website and can be RSS'd.
The group
The Elite Group (Effective Leadership in Information Technology) is the UK lead forum for IT directors and senior managers to exchange experiences, views and expectations on how information systems should be managed to achieve business objectives.
www.elite.bcs.org
Featured event
Now in its 7th year, Storage Expo 2007 is the UK's ONLY dedicated data storage event. Held on the 17-18 October, Olympia, London, this event will help you find the definitive answers to your growing data storage needs. Register for FREE at
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Feedback
This publication is sent electronically on the first Friday of each month to all members of the ELITE group and BCS Fellows. Any ideas or suggestions for content are welcome, please email editor@bcs.org
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