Storage Networking Industry Association
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An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications.
The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA, was incorporated in December, 1997, and is a registered 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association
. Its members are dedicated to "ensuring that storage networks become complete and trusted solutions across the IT
community".
The SNIA works towards this goal by forming and sponsoring technical work groups, by producing (with strategic partner Computerworld
) the Storage Networking World
conference series, by building and maintaining a vendor neutral Technology Center in Colorado Springs, and by promoting activities that expand the breadth and quality of the storage networking market.
The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA, was incorporated in December, 1997, and is a registered 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
. Its members are dedicated to "ensuring that storage networks become complete and trusted solutions across the IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
community".
The SNIA works towards this goal by forming and sponsoring technical work groups, by producing (with strategic partner Computerworld
Computerworld
Computerworld is an IT magazine that provides information for senior IT leaders. It is published in many countries around the world under the same or similar names. Its publisher is International Data Group. Computerworld serves the needs of IT management via print and online...
) the Storage Networking World
Storage Networking World
Storage Networking World is a conference for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. Common locations include Orlando, Florida; Grapevine, Texas; and San Diego, California...
conference series, by building and maintaining a vendor neutral Technology Center in Colorado Springs, and by promoting activities that expand the breadth and quality of the storage networking market.
See also
- SMI-SSMI-SSMI-S, or the Storage Management Initiative – Specification, is a storage standard developed and maintained by the Storage Networking Industry Association . It has also been ratified as an ISO standard...
- SNIA Conformance Testing ProgramSNIA Conformance Testing ProgramThe Storage Networking Industry Association's Conformance Testing Program is an integral step towards bringing third party standards conformance to the storage networking marketplace. The SNIA-CTP consists of master test suites that are developed, owned and operated by the SNIA...
- SNIA Storage Networking Certification Program
- Storage Networking WorldStorage Networking WorldStorage Networking World is a conference for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. Common locations include Orlando, Florida; Grapevine, Texas; and San Diego, California...
- Disk Data FormatDisk Data FormatThe SNIA Common RAID Disk Data Format defines a standard data structure describing how data is formatted across disks in a RAID group. The DDF structure allows a basic level of interoperability between different suppliers of RAID technology. The Common RAID DDF structure benefits storage users by...
- ISCSI Management APIISCSI Management APIIn the field of storage area networks, the iSCSI Management API is a SNIA's standard for managing both iSCSI initiators and hosts containing them....
- Cloud storageCloud storageCloud storage is a model of networked online storage where data is stored on virtualized pools of storage which are generally hosted by third parties. Hosting companies operate large data centers; and people who require their data to be hosted buy or lease storage capacity from them and use it for...