Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a conference for data storage

Data storage device

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 professionals in the United States

United States

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. Sponsored by Computerworld

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 and the Storage Networking Industry Association

Storage Networking Industry Association

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 non-profit trade association...

, SNW is held twice each year. Common locations include Orlando, Florida

Orlando, Florida

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; Grapevine, Texas

Grapevine, Texas

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; and San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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. The event is oriented towards manufacturers of storage equipment and software, and is often the site of product launches and announcements.

The corresponding conference in Europe

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 is called SNW Europe. Locations include Frankfurt, Germany

Germany

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