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DISCOVERTHEPOWEROFNETWORKING
President'sPodiumTheoldsaying‘it’snotwhatyouknow,butwhoyouknow’has
neverheldmoretruethannow,inahurrieddigitalagewhenmany
ofusspendmuchofourtimeworkinginisolationbehindalaptop.
Effectivenetworkingtakesusoutfrombehindourdigitalbarriers
andputsusintotheheartofcommunitieswhocanhelpussolve
problemsandadvanceourgoals.
Thiswasbroughthometomeagainrecently,whenIattendedtheIITPSAWesternCapeChapter
AGM.Ihadjustmissedmydeadlinetoregisterforfurtherstudies,andImentionedmydisappointment
tofellowIITPSAmemberswhilenetworkingattheAGM.Loandbehold,theyhadinformationthat
enabledmetoenrollformyMaster’sinITGovernanceatNelsonMandelaUniversityingoodtime,
andthreedayslater,myprofessionaldevelopmentplanswerebackontrack!
HadInothadaccesstothenetwork,orreachedoutandtoldpeopleofmychallenge,myfurtherstudy
ambitionsfortheyearwouldhavebeenderailed.ConsideringthatIITPSAhasmorethan10000
membersacrossthecountry,thescopeoftheproblemsthatcanbeovercome,andtheprofessional
developmentgoalsthatcanbefast-trackedthroughnetworkinginthisforumisimmense.It’s
essentiallythebrainstrustofSouthAfrica’sITindustry,andeveryonepresentateveryeventhas
informationofvaluetocontribute.Butthisinformationisonlyaccessibleifyoureachoutandengage,
networkandshareknowledge.
WithIITPSA’sbroadrangeofeventsdeliveringsomuchin-depthknowledgefromthepodium,itcan
beeasytoforgetthatyou’relikelyseatedalongsidepeoplewhocanalsohelpyouadvanceand
overcomechallenges.Let’sstrivetorememberthis,andtakefulladvantageofallIITPSAeventsto
trulyengageanddiscuss,tomakefulluseofthepowerofthisnetwork!
Ciao
Ulandi
CEO'sCommuniquéThemonthofMarchisnotonlytheofficialbeginningofautumnin
SouthAfrica,butalso,ofrelevancetoallIITPSAmembers,itisthe
startofournewFinancialYear–so,HappyNewYear!
Anewfinancialyearisanexcellenttimetoreflectonwhatfactorssupportprofessionalsuccess.
Thesedays,it’sclearlyaboutmorethanskillsandknowledge.Youneedongoingprofessional
development,supportivepeernetworks,credibility,aswellasbrandbuildingandmarketingthat
makeyoustandoutfromthecrowd.
IITPSA’sframeworksandactivitieshaveevolvedtodeliveralloftheabove.It’sapower-house
networkingandprofessionaldevelopmentforumthatactivelypromotesitsmembers’success.
AsalludedtobyourPresident,networkingiscertainlyanimportantcomponentofprofessional
development,andoureventsgivemembersampleopportunitytointeractwitheach-other.Weurge
youtotakeadvantageoftheseopportunitiesatourmonthlyknowledgesharingevents,Special
InterestGroupmeetings,ChapterAGMsandtheindustryeventsweendorse.
Pleaseseeoureventslistingsbelowforupcomingevents.
Eachindividualmember’scredibility,brandbuildingandmarketingarecrucialtoo,andhere,IITPSA
hasmovedtohelpmembersasserttheirprofessionalcredibilitybyimplementingourPrivysealdigital
badging.It’sfreetomembersandeasytoaddyourstoyouremailsignature,sopleasereadfurtherto
learnhowtogetyours.
Bestregards
Tony
INTHENEWS
DeadlineapproachingforEasternCapeITIndustryRegionalAwardsnominations29MarchisthedeadlinefornominationsfortheannualIITPSA
EasternCapeITIndustryAwards!
Nationally,theseawardshavebeenrecognisingexcellenceinITsincethe1970s,andarealsothe
mostprestigiousaccoladeforITprofessionalsintheprovince.NominationsareinvitedfortheEastern
CapeRegionITPersonalityoftheYear,ITEntrepreneuroftheYear,ITContributortoSocietyand
WomeninITAwards.NomineesmustbeIITPSAmembers,orbewillingtobecomemembers.
TheawardswillbepresentedatagaladinnerinPortElizabethonWednesday22May.
PrivySealnowactive–getyours!IITPSA’sdigitalbadge(Privyseal)isnowavailabletoallIITPSA
membersingoodstanding(i.e.feesarefullypaidup,orlessthan
threemonthsoutstanding).PrivySealprovidesadigitalsealof
validity,throughaclickableimagethatyoucanplaceinyouremail
signatureoronyourwebsitetoprovideliveverificationofyour
professionalstanding.
ThisnewPrivysealdigitalbadgeconfirmsyourstatusasamember
ofourSAQArecognisedandIP3accreditedprofessionalbody,
andaffirmsyourcommitmenttoprofessionalismandethics.
IfyouhavenotyetreceivedaPrivyseal‘consenttoparticipate’
email,[email protected]
togetstarted.
IITPSAendorsesannualITWebSecuritySummit
IITPSAhasalignedwiththe14thannualITWebSecuritySummit,
tobestagedattheSouthernSunCapeSunon23Mayandthe
SandtonConventionCentre,Johannesburg,from28-29May.
ThisSummit,describedassouthernAfrica’sdefinitiveconferenceandexpoforinformationsecurity,
ITandbusinessprofessionals,isaprimeknowledgesharingandnetworkingopportunity.Itincludes
ahigh-profileconferenceandbusinessexhibitionfeaturingtopinternational,Africanandlocal
speakersdeliveringkeyinsightsacrossthreefocusedtracks,interactiveworkshopsandin-depth
trainingcourses.Thisyear’sfocusareaswillincludeemergingcybersecuritystrategiesinAI,
blockchain,IOT,DevSecOpsandmore,andgivedelegatesanunderstandingofhowtoincreasetheir
businesses'cyberresiliency.
IITPSA’sendorsementoftheITWebSecuritySummitallowsIITPSAmemberstobenefitfroma20%
discountonthedelegateprice.Bookyourspacehere
HelpanMScstudentcompletehisresearchRutendoNgarira,aUNISAMScinComputingstudentisconductingresearchintoImprovingsoftware
projectmanagementqualitythroughtheuseofanalyticsonprojectmanagementdata.Heurgently
requirestheinputofrelevantprofessionals.Ifyouarewillingtoparticipateinhisresearchby
completingashortquestionnaire,[email protected]
UPCOMINGEVENTSANDACTIVITIES
19MARCH-PORTELIZABETHITAssurance–AnIITPSAWesternCapeChapterEventThispresentationwillexploreITinrelationtoCombined
Assuranceandthegreatergovernancescheme,bytracingthe
evolutionofCombinedAssurancefromKingIIItoKingIV.The
overviewwillincludehowbothenterpriserisk-managementand
businessgoalsaresupportedbythedevelopmentanduseofthe
IT-CombinedAssuranceModel(CAM).
PresentedbyMariaKostelac,seniorIT-Governanceadvisor,
trainer,practitionerandentrepreneur.Mariahasheldvarious
subjectmatterandadvisorypositionsinkeypublicandprivate
industrysectors,includingthatofsubjectmatterexpertforalarge
multi-nationalauditfirmoverthecourseof19years.Ascertified
GovernanceofEnterpriseIT(CGEIT)Practitioner,ITIL®Expert
practitionerandtrainer,ISO27000LeadImplementerand
ISO20000ConsultantherrolesinITandbusinessspan
assurance,programmedesign&management,seniortrainerand
governanceadvisoracrosstheareasofIT:Risk,Governance,
ServiceManagementandInformationSecurityManagement.
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20MARCH-JOHANNESBURGBDD,TestingandQAintheagileDevOpsenvironmentGetacomprehensivesummaryofBDDandTestingandQAinan
agileandDevOpsenvironment.WhatBDDisandwhatitisnot.
TheBDDprocess(activitiesandsteps)Frameworkandtools.
PresenterMarkSagehas15years’experienceintestingmission-
criticalprojectsinavarietyofenvironments,mostlyinthedomain
offinancialandbankingsystems.HeisanAgilestandworksat
NedbankasaQACoachandIntegrationSpecialist.
Theeventtakesplacefrom17h30to19h30on20MarchatThe
ChillRoom,theCampus,SloaneStreetBryanston.
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27MARCH–PORTELIZABETHGrowingyourownglobaltechnologybusinessfromanywhere:Lessonslearnt-AnEasternCapeChapterEventThistalkwillcoverhowGoughVenterfocusedongrowinganICT
servicesbusinessandsellingtoaninternationalASXlisted
companyinAustralia,thenstartingaco-workingspaceand
growingaSaaSbusiness.Othertopicshewillcoverincludethe
DevOpsofscalingaSaaSbusinessglobally,MachineLearning
andthepresentenvironmentheisworkingin,theVisionspace
(withphotos&videos)plussomeNaturalLanguageProcessing
forchatbots.
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27MARCH–DURBANBlockchainAfricaReportBack–AnIITPSAKZNChapterEventInthiseventJohnSinghwillreportbackonAfrica’sleading
BlockchainandCryptocurrencyconferencewhichheattendedon
28February2019.Theattendeeswilllearnhowcompaniesand
individualsareusingthistechnology,whatsomeofthemost
interestingusecasesandapplicationsareandwhatregulations
arebeingconsideredandimplementedacrossvarious
jurisdictions.
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MEMBERBENEFITS
Anti-VirusProductsAVGisaleadingdeveloperofSecuritySoftwarewithover120
millionhomeandbusinessusersaroundtheworld.
IITPSAispleasedtoadvisethatweareagainbeingsponsoredby
AVGSouthAfrica,withthecomputersattheIITPSANationalOffice
beingprotectedbytheAVGInternetSecuritySuite(Business
Edition).
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ITWebPublications-BrainstormITWebBrainstormisavailablefreeofchargetoFellows
(FIITPSA)andpaid-upProfessionalMembers(PMIITPSA)ofthe
Institute.
Tosubscribe,pleasecontacttheIITPSANationalOffice.
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CareerOpportunitiesIITPSAhaspartneredwithCareerJunction,SA’s#1Quality
Candidateprovider,toofferajobsearch/advertisingserviceonits
site.Gotowww.iitpsa.org.zaand
clickon‘Careers’inthe'Activities'menutoseeitinaction,or
simplyclickonthelinkbelow.
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OnlineBackupandStorageMyDataBackupstorage(onlinebackupofyourdatatoasecure
storagevault)–seewww.mydata.co.za–50%discountonthe
100Gbaccountonline.10%discountonallVirtual/Cloudor
ServerCo-locationorWebsiteserversstoredinCipherVaultfor
anyrepresentedbusinessormember.ReadMore...
ProfessionalIndemnityInsuranceProfessionalIndemnityInsurance(PI)ataspecialrateforIITPSA
Members.IntheinterestsofprovidingaddedvaluetoMembers,
theIITPSAhasnegotiatedaspecialPIInsuranceSchemefor
Membersthatprovidesverycompetitivepremiums,widecoverage
andalsoaffordsLegalAdvicewhenrequiredtoprotectyour
interests.
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ManagementServices(Pty)Ltd,anAuthorisedFinancialServices
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