See below. Best regards, Bill William Favre Slater, III MBA, M.S., PMP, CISSP, SSCP, CISA, ISO 27002, ISO 20000, ITIL v3, Cloud Computing Foundation Project Manager / Program Manager slater@billslater.com williamslater@gmail.com http://billslater.com/career 773 - 235 - 3080 - Home 312 - 758 - 0307 - Mobile 1337 N. Ashland Ave. No. 2 Chicago, IL 60622 United States of America From: William F. Slater, III [mailto:slater@billslater.com] John and Kevin, FYI. Best regards, William Favre Slater, III MBA, M.S., PMP, CISSP, SSCP, CISA, ISO 27002, ISO 20000, ITIL v3, Cloud Computing Foundation Project Manager / Program Manager slater@billslater.com williamslater@gmail.com http://billslater.com/career 773 - 235 - 3080 - Home 312 - 758 - 0307 - Mobile 1337 N. Ashland Ave. No. 2 Chicago, IL 60622 United States of America From: William F. Slater, III [mailto:slater@billslater.com] Dear Friends, Happy Labor Day!!! Hope you are each doing well and relaxing on this great American Holiday. ISO 27001 Information
The ISO 27001 standard is an international Information Security management compliance framework for an Information Security Management System that is uses Plan – Do – Check – Act to continually improve. It basically helps a company manage its risks associated with Information Technology Assets and Practices down to levels that the management team can recognize and accept. Of course, you may want to check out http://billslater.com/iso27001 M.S. in Cybersecurity The new M.S. in Cybersecurity Online Program at Bellevue University that I started on August 29, 2011 is very, very tough and demanding. But I think Cybersecurity is a great academic foundation since I have the experiences and the IT security certifications to go with it. You can read about the program and my courses here: http://cybersecuritymsbellevue.blogspot.com. (That is my master blog for the program. They make us keep blogs for the program, among other assignments.) Teaching at the Illinois Institute of Technology I am also still teaching Data Center courses for the Illinois Institute of Technology, a venerable Chicagoland institution of learning that I have been affiliated with for almost five years. This semester I am teaching ITM 576 - Data Center Management and my students seem to love it and eagerly look forward to the classes and assignments. With a whole crop of older Data Center Managers retiring and leaving the American workforce in the next five to 10 years, my students are the future of Data Center Management, and it is an honor and privilege to help them be the BEST if they should choose this challenging, yet fulfilling career path.
I think that we will look back at 2011 as the point when Cloud Computing got real and finally took off. And with all the government focus to control IT budgets and move IT operations and applications into secure Cloud Data Centers. Be sure and read the IEEE Computer Magazine from August 2011. They are already publishing scholarly articles about the best uses for Cloud applications on Mobile Devices and using mathematical principles to model how to determine the best configuration for your Cloud Planning. Translation: This represents a big departure from the previous crop of Cloud Articles that just addressed security in the Cloud. In other words, people assume “it's real; it's here; so now what's the best way to use it?" The Windows Live Public Skydrive link below has some important resources to get ramped up on knowledge about Cloud Computing: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=bf9ea3001ee4c8dc&resid=BF9EA3001EE4C8DC!160 I am also in a Cloud Computing Pathway certification program that is online, self-paced and self-study. I passed my Cloud Computing Foundation certification exam on June 28, 2011. Just four more courses and exams and I will earn the Cloud Computing Expert Certification. More about the program at this link: http://store.theartofservice.com/all-products/cloud-computing-pathway-comple-elearning-bundle.html By the way, I have known all this Cloud Stuff was coming for the last 6 years, when Bill Gates and Ray Ozzie wrote their famous "Cloud Memos" as publicly released documents, to the employees at Microsoft in October 2005. You will find those memos on that skydrive link, which is of course, in the Microsoft Cloud: https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=bf9ea3001ee4c8dc&resid=BF9EA3001EE4C8DC!160 Also, many of you will remember that in 2008 I was the first Data Center Manager for Microsoft's Flagship Cloud Data Center - the Chicago Data Center, located in a suburb of Chicago. So I have been kind of a "Cloud Computing Advocate" for quite a while now.
Joanna is doing great both at work at the Chicago Tribune as a web developer and in her University of Phoenix MBA program. She is carrying a 4.0 and almost half way through the program. She completes her MBA program in June 2011. She completed her post graduate Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design in December 2010 at Columbia College and went through the commencement ceremony in May 2011. (Notice the double tassel in her (attached) graduation picture. They gave her a GOLD tassel, and she liked BOTH so much that she wore BOTH at the ceremony.(I was amused my it and thought it was charming.) We speak with her parents who live in Warsaw in the Saska Kepa District daily via SKYPE. We are planning to travel together to Warsaw for the 12th Christmas Celebration with the Family on December 17th. That will also be the formal celebration of 11 happy years with my lovely wife, and I give thanks to God for her and the inspiration she provides me every day. New Position at CACI
Happy Labor Day Weekend to you and your families! Bill = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = September 5, 2011 Dear William, I am delighted to inform you that you have successfully passed the ISO 27001 Lead Auditor exam. Congratulations! Your exam number is: XISMSLA142 (you will be asked to provide this number during the application for the certification process). Please register at _____ to apply for a certified ISO 27001 Auditor scheme (Provisional Auditor, Auditor or Lead Auditor). The cost to apply for this certification is free. We also offer the first year of certification maintenance free of charge. Please follow the instructions and fill out the required forms. At the end of your application, simply enter the following coupon number: PECBCERTS. This will ensure that you won't get billed. You'll need to provide the names and contact details of referrals who can validate your professional experience. We will contact them by email and ask them to fill out an online form to confirm your experience. Once this is done, your application will be evaluated. The entire process can be expected to take about 3-4 weeks. For more details, please read the attached guideline for online application. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Please find also attached the course completion certificate for ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor. Additionally, we have started a LinkedIn ISO 27001 group. If you haven’t already joined our LinkedIn group, please click on http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1150487 to join it. Shortly, after you apply, you will be accepted. Joining this LinkedIn group is not compulsory, but it’s a great opportunity to make contacts and be informed about opportunities. Best regards, ____________________________________________________________ Carolina Cabezas, M.Sc. Examination Manager PECB | Professional Evaluation and Certification Board 7275 Sherbrooke East, Suite 32 80 Broad Street, 5th Floor CP 49060, Montreal, QC New York City, NY Fax: 1-514-371-1500 Email: carolina.cabezas@pecb.org Web: www.pecb.org Best regards, William Favre Slater, III MBA, M.S., PMP, CISSP, SSCP, CISA, ISO 27002, ISO 20000, ITIL v3, Cloud Computing Foundation Project Manager / Program Manager slater@billslater.com williamslater@gmail.com http://billslater.com/career 773 - 235 - 3080 - Home 312 - 758 - 0307 - Mobile 1337 N. Ashland Ave. No. 2 Chicago, IL 60622 United States of America |
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