2009 Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities

 ...Uniquely Designed by Storage Developers for Storage Developers

This is the “must-participate” event of the year. SDC brings together solution-seeking developers, engineers, architects, product/program managers, and technical marketing managers. It will also provide managers, directors, and C-level executives the opportunity to meet the industry’s leading experts and solution-providing vendors.

AUDIENCE AND CONFERENCE FOCUS

The audience for this conference (expected to exceed 350 participating in over 50 sessions in multiple tracks) 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 the Sponsorship Brochure for details.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM AGENDA

The SDC agenda offers world-class industry updates and education. The content addresses the technical and knowledge needs of our targeted audience—delivered and demonstrated at SDC—in order to equip attendees from IT vendors and users, 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:   

• CIFS/SMB/SMB2
• NFS
• iSCSI
• Fibre Channel Protocols (including FCoE)
• eXtensible Access Method (XAM)
• Green and Energy Efficient IT Technologies
• Solid State Storage
• Storage for Virtual Platforms
• Storage for Cloud/Grid/Utility Computing
• Storage Utilizing Blade Technology
• Consumer/Personal Storage
• Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S)
• Information and Data Management Technologies
• Storage Security
• Emerging Storage and Data Technologies
• Development Techniques and Tools (e.g., Dual-Boot, Virtual Machines, IDEs, Bug Trackers)
• Getting the Most from Collaboration Tools
• Experiences and Ideas on Rapid Development
• Professional Development/Soft Skills
  • Making the Leap from Engineer to Manager
  • Working with Remote Technical Teams
  • How to patent and License your Ideas
  • Contracting for a Living
• Leveraging Open Source in Any of the Above

As planned, our Hands-on-Lab for Developers (HoLD) will cover critical areas of interest within the storage development, networking, data security, and information management topic areas.

CO-LOCATED PLUGFESTS

Vendors seeking product interoperability validation will want to participate in a Plugfest—once again a featured program and opportunity of SDC. Serious and long hours of real work are accomplished in our Plugfests (which are open for several hours for other event attendees). The CIFS/SMB/SMB2 Plugfest is planned to be co-located with SDC and again expected to be underwritten by Microsoft. SNIA’s XAM (eXtensible Access Method) Initiative also is planning a Plugfest. Plugfests provide 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.

Companies, organizations, and associations interested in hosting a plugfest at this year’s SDC, please contact Leo Leger, SNIA Executive Director, at 978-203-0442 or email leo.leger@snia.org.

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!

For detailed information regarding sponsorship opportunities, contact Jay Savell, SNIA Membership Services Director, at 978.391.4140 or email jay.savell@snia.org.