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New!Cloud Storage at the upcoming SNWThe Cloud Storage Initiative is once again sponsoring and coordinating several programs at the upcoming SNW in Orlando, FL. This year, there is a full track of cloud related talks in the agenda (search for cloud) including vendor neutral SNIA Tutorials on clouds from dedicated CSI volunteers. Download the SNW Sponsorship Brochure There is still time to participate in these activities and help the CSI plan our presence at the show. We will be having a Cloud Pavilion on the show floor with demos and individual pods for CSI member companies. This is a very inexpensive way to get a presence at this major storage show for small cloud vendors. Download the Pavillion Brochure We will also have a Cloud Hands on Lab with the opportunity for cloud customers to try out actual clouds with help from instructors. Participation in the Hands on Lab is not limited to CSI members - anyone can join. Download the Hands on Lab Brochure We are having weekly calls to coordinate the Cloud Hands on Lab. To participate, (Tuesdays at 11am PT) call 800-289-5126 passcode 198120#
New!Draft Cloud Storage Standard Released for Public ReviewThe SNIA Cloud Storage Technical Work Group has completed the final public draft of the new cloud storage specification: Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI), Draft Version 1.0 is avalable for review and feedback from: http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/publicreview Version 1.0 is now undergoing a SNIA membership approval vote to become a SNIA Architecture industry standard. The Cloud Data Management Interface defines the functional interface that applications will use to create, retrieve, update and delete data elements from the Cloud. As part of this interface the client will be able to discover the capabilities of the cloud storage offering and use this interface to manage containers and the data that is placed in them. In addition, metadata can be set on containers and their contained data elements through this interface. This interface is also used by administrative and management applications to manage containers, accounts, security access and monitoring/billing information, even for storage that is accessible by other protocols. The capabilities of the underlying storage and data services are exposed so that clients can understand the offering. Please submit feedback and suggested changes to the document via the SNIA feedback portal: http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/feedback
Private Cloud Whitepaper AvailableThe SNIA Cloud Storage Initiative has released a new whitepaper on Private and Hybrid storage clouds. Many organizations, driven by the opportunities for significant cost-savings, are considering cloud computing and cloud storage solutions, which take advantage of Web-based technologies to allow scalable, virtualized IT resources to be provided as a service over the network. Not a new technology in itself, cloud computing is a new business model wrapped around existing technologies, such as server virtualization, to make the use of information technology resources more efficient. Download the whitepaper now (.pdf) Latest Cloud Storage Standard Released for Public ReviewThe SNIA Cloud Storage Technical Work Group has completed the second public draft of the new cloud storage standard: Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI), Version 0.9 is avalable for review and feedback from: http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/publicreview The Cloud Data Management Interface defines the functional interface that applications will use to create, retrieve, update and delete data elements from the Cloud. As part of this interface the client will be able to discover the capabilities of the cloud storage offering and use this interface to manage containers and the data that is placed in them. In addition, metadata can be set on containers and their contained data elements through this interface. This interface is also used by administrative and management applications to manage containers, accounts, security access and monitoring/billing information, even for storage that is accessible by other protocols. The capabilities of the underlying storage and data services are exposed so that clients can understand the offering. Please submit feedback and suggested changes to the document via the SNIA feedback portal: http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/feedback Kick OFF OF 2010 Cloud StorageWhat: Presentation on Cloud programs for the upcoming year. Agenda: Get the whitepaper on Managing Data Storage in the Public CloudThe Storage Networking Industry Association has published a whitepaper on Managing Data in the Public Cloud. Public cloud storage can be utilized in many different ways. For example: local data (such as on a laptop) can be backed up to public cloud storage; a virtual disk can be “synched” to the cloud and distributed to other computers; and the cloud can be used as an archive to retain (under policy) data for regulatory or other purposes. When evaluating cloud implementations, there are three types to be considered: public, private, and hybrid models (many users implement a combination of these). While the Storage Networking Industry Association™ (SNIA) is addressing all three types, this paper discusses public cloud storage solutions and the emerging methods available to best manage these environments. Download the whitepaper now (.pdf) Get the whitepaper on Cloud Storage for Cloud ComputingThe Storage Networking Industry Association in conjunction with the Open Grid Forum have recently published a whitepaper on Cloud Storage for Cloud Computing. The Cloud has become a new vehicle for delivering resources such as computing and storage to customers on demand. Rather than being a new technology in itself, the cloud is a new business model wrapped around new technologies such as server virtualization that take advantage of economies of scale and multi-tenancy to reduce the cost of using information technology resources. This paper discusses the business drivers in the Cloud delivery mechanism and business model, what the requirements are in this space, and how standard interfaces, coordinated between different organizations can meet the emerging needs for interoperability and portability of data between clouds. To learn more about SNIA's Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) standard, and how it works with Cloud Computing standards such as the OGF Open Cloud Computing Interface (OCCI) please download the new whitepaper from one of the following locations: The SNIA Cloud Storage TWG two important documents for public review and feedback. Please discuss these documents on the SNIA Cloud Google Group, however, if you have concrete contributions, we request you use the SNIA Feedback Portal unless you are already participating in the TWG. Cloud Storage Reference Model v0.3 Trial-Use DraftThis paper sets out a model of cloud storage elements that describes a logical view of their functions and capabilities using a descriptive taxonomy. The purpose of this model is to form a basis upon which industry efforts can be organized, needed standards identified and vendor products can be described by vendor independent terminology. In addition, this model is used to describe standard interfaces for cloud storage.
Cloud Storage Use Cases v0.5 Trial-Use DraftThis document summarizes the use cases in various Cloud Storage offerings.
Cloud Storage featured at the Storage Developer ConferenceSDC had some great sessions targeted specifically at developers: Introducing the New Cloud Data Management Interfacee (slides) by Mark Carlson Cloud Storage with Parallel File Systems (slides) Garth Gibson Cloud Seeding: Some Practical Methods for Moving Data Between the Enterprise and the Cloud (slides) Dr. Gradimir Starovic Chris Dunder A Simple and Scalable Virtualization Platform (slides) Anil Gurumurthy Managing Storage of Virtual Machines with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SC-VMM) (slides) Madhu Jujare Building a Storage Service in a Private Cloud (slides) http://www.snia.org/forums/csi/knowledge/Sajjad H Khazipura Panel Discussion: Cloud Storage – Silver Lining or Lead Balloon? Moderator: Panelists:
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