Free Seminar on How To Survive (and Thrive with) a SAS 70 Audit

April 6, 2009 - PRLog -- (ANN ARBOR, MI -March 31, 2009)  Online Tech & UHY LLP have partnered with Automation Alley for a seminar exclusively for CIOs and IT Directors of publicly held companies or firms servicing public companies on how to survive a SAS 70 Audit.

SAS 70  is a nationally recognized audit standard for evaluating process and security control procedures throughout the data center. A SAS 70 audit is done by a CPA firm and a data security expert with experience in data center and network security.

Certain types of data, by regulation, require a SAS 70 audit. Specifically, Sarbanes-Oxley calls for testing of internal IT controls that relate to financial reporting, even for outsourced IT functions. HIPAA also has specific data handling controls that can be confirmed with a SAS-70 audit report. PCI and CISP compliance can be more easily accomplished by starting with a SAS-70 audit.

Online Tech has successfully thrived through a number of SAS 70 audits. They recently completed an audit on all their data centers and have assisted a number of colocation and dedicated server clients survive their own SAS 70 audits. It’s these experiences from both the auditee and the service provider’s perspective that has helped identify the five key elements for not only surviving a SAS 70 audit, but thriving as a result of the audit.

Join Yan Ness, Chief Executive Officer of Online Tech and Angela McBride, Principal, UHY, LLP in sharing with you the "auditee" and the "auditor" views of the SAS 70 audit process and tips for successfully surviving the audit.

Event:  How to Survive and Thrive with a SAS 70 Audit
Presenters: Yan Ness, Chief Executive Officer of Online Tech and Angela McBride, Principal, UHY LLP  
Agenda: Presenters will share the "auditee" and the "auditor" view of the SAS 70 audit process and tips for successfully surviving the audit.
Location: Automation Alley- The Boardroom
Date & Time: April 21, 2009 from 9am to 10am
Cost: FREE

Reservations required due to limited seating. Please RSVP by April 20th.
3 Easy ways to register:

Call Online Tech at 734-213-2020 x12
Email us at SASseminar@onlinetech.com
Register via Online Tech’s website at www.onlinetech.com/contact



About Online Tech

Online Tech (www.onlinetech.com) is Michigan’s premier Managed Data Center Operator.  Online Tech helps companies manage their growing demand for data and computing capacity through its SAS 70 secure and reliable multi-tenant data centers. With a full range of colocation, dedicated server hosting and managed service options, industry leaders trust Online Tech to ensure their servers are always on, always online, and always safe.

About UHY LLP

UHY LLP provides audit and attest services, including SAS 70 audits, to a wide range of public, private, not-for-profit, and government agencies through offices across the United States.  UHY LLP operates as the attest firm in an alternative practice structure with UHY Advisors, Inc., the 15th largest professional services firm in the United States, as ranked by Accounting Today, and the 6th largest accounting firm in Southeast Michigan, as ranked by Crain’s Detroit Business.  For additional information, please visit UHY LLP's website at www.uhyllp-us.com.