Welcome to the FarSighted Newsletter
From Vincent Franceschini, Chair, SNIA Board of Directors

I’m pleased to welcome you to this edition of FarSighted, which features the latest updates and timely insights into all things storage. In this issue, read an exclusive article from the SNIA’s Data Management Forum, titled “Structured Data Is at Risk for Long-Term Readability,” and learn about the latest research from Fred Moore, of Horison Information Strategies, on “Disk Access Density – It’s Time to Get Serious.” Also in the Only in FarSighted section, read an Interview with Dr. Michael Willett on TCG Trusted Storage Specifications, and learn more about “Failover and Failback for Disaster Recovery Plan with Asynchronous Mirror.”

In the Spotlight on SNIA section, get details on our exciting upcoming events, including Storage Networking World (SNW), the SNIA Summer Symposium, and the Storage Developer Conference. Also join us in welcoming our new Membership Services Director, Jay Savell, and get new details on the SNIA’s Strategic Plan in action. In addition, learn more about the new Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) Technical Work Group, as well as the Data Integrity Technical Work Group. You’ll also read about SNIA’s global reach in a new regular feature, the SNIA International Spotlight.

Further insights can be found in the Analyst Watch section of FarSighted, which provides an overview of key storage research findings from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), IDC, and TheInfoPro.

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