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Forums and Initiatives

SNIA Forums and Initiatives primarily focus on technology promotion and technical marketing activities. Forums do not develop technologies or specifications, though Initiatives can. SNIA's Forums and Initiatives include the Data Management Forum, the Green Storage Initiative, the IP Storage Forum, Storage Management Initiative, Solid State Storage Initiative, the Storage Security Industry Forum and the XAM Initiative and their primary goals include the following:

  • Promote adoption of the technology
  • Publish information and educate customers and consultants
  • Identify and document customer requirements
  • Prioritize requirements for work in SNIA technical working groups or other formal standards bodies
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  • Storage Networking World Fall 2008 (Oct 13 - Oct 16)
    Dallas, TX
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    Frankfurt, Germany
  • SNIA Europe Academy - Zurich (Jan 27)
    Zurich

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