2008 Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities

This is the “must-participate” event of the year that brings together solution-seeking developers, engineers, IT managers, product/program managers and technical marketing managers with the industry’s leading experts and solution-providing vendors. SNIA’s Storage Developer Conference (SDC) is uniquely designed by industry practitioners for industry practitioners...

AUDIENCE AND CONFERENCE FOCUS

The audience for this conference (expected to exceed 250) comprises the IT storage development community -- primarily storage software and hardware developers, storage product and solution architects, storage software engineers, product managers, storage product quality assurance engineers, product line CTOs, storage product customer support engineers, and in-house IT development staff.  In addition to software and hardware vendors, end user IT managers/directors and staff will find the expertise required to select, implement and then support storage and information management applications. 

Sponsoring companies will present their most contemporary and technologically innovative solutions to this qualified audience of “decision-influencers” and “decision-makers.”  Sponsors will have the opportunity to engage this audience with product introductions, demonstrations, and in many cases, presentations (including “Mainstage” for Platinum sponsors) as part of the conference agenda. Sponsors have the exclusive right to participate in the Sponsor Showcase and access to the attendee list for additional “lead-development” and post-event follow-up.   Sponsorship entitlements vary by level.  Please consult Sponsorship Brochure for details.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM AGENDA

The SDC agenda offers world-class industry updates, education, and our acclaimed Hands-on-Lab for Developers (HoLD) covering critical areas of interest within the storage development, networking, data security, and information management topic areas. The content addresses the technical and knowledge needs of our targeted audience -- delivered and demonstrated at SDC -- in order to equip attendees from vendors, to large enterprises and organizations, to small and medium businesses with the insight and expertise they require to do their jobs efficiently.

The following is an example of topics that will be addressed:   

• Common Internet File System (CIFS)
• iSCSI
• eXtensible Access Method (XAM)
• Green Technologies
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
• Fibre Channel Protocols
• Storage Ready for Virtualization Platforms
• Storage for Grid/Utility Computing
• Open Source
• Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S)
• Storage Security
• Enterprise, Small and Medium Business Solutions
• Emerging Storage and Data Technologies

PLANNED PLUGFESTS

Now in its fourth year, and again expected to draw more than 250 developers and engineers participating in over 50 sessions in multiple tracks, the Storage Developer Conference is the only event created by the storage industry for the storage industry. Planned to be co-located with the 2008 CIFS and iSCSI Plugfests, the Storage Developer Conference provides the information and know-how to further advance your company's solutions with features that shorten time to market for a developed solution, increase acceptability and interoperability in production environments, and help you understand where storage technologies are heading.

CONFERENCE PRODUCER

The Storage Developer Conference is produced by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), the leading association for education, interoperability, and standards programs for the storage networking industry.

The conference program agenda is developed in conjunction with the SNIA Technical Council – senior CTO office, strategy department, and product management representatives from the leading industry vendors -- all experts and all “savvy” on the needs of our audience.

The event is also supported by several industry leading trade publications, associations, and strategic partners.

Sponsor Now!

Click here to download the complete SDC brochure and agreement. For detailed information regarding sponsorship opportunities, contact Jay Savell, SNIA Membership Services Director, at 978.391.4140 or email jay.savell@snia.org.