From: DMF eBulletin [ebull@advisorygroups.snia.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:23 PM
Subject: DMF News You Can Use
DMF eBulletin

May 15, 2008   Issue # 36    Your source for the latest Data Management Forum News and Events
Long Term Committee seeking Short Term Feedback

The Long Term Storage Reference Guide Committee of the DMF LTACSI has undertaken a new and exciting project: the “Decomposition of an Archive.” The goal of this project is to identify and document each component and the inter–dependencies within an archive system. Currently we are seeking feedback on the diagrams we are developing with the hope that they will benefit many different SNIA constituencies.

Take a look for yourself. Be one of the first to gain early access to our new DMF Community bulletin board website. You can quickly register by visiting community.snia-dmf.org and follow the instructions. At the top center of the page, click on “Register,” if you have not done so already. Once you complete the brief registration information, your community username and password will be emailed to you. Afterward, just login, navigate to the “Long–Term Digital Information Retention” forum, and the “Long–Term Retention Discussion.” There you will find the discussion thread and documents related to the “Decomposition of an Archive.”

Our time-line to complete these diagrams is within the next 8–12 weeks. We are looking for a short term commitment. We need YOUR feedback and unique perspective to ensure our final output is of the highest value.

You can participate online via the DMF Community site as described and/or call into our, working meetings that occur every other Thursday at 1:00 PT/4:00 ET. Our next few calls are on May 22, June 5 and June 19. The conference call number is 888–453–5732 OR 719–867–4941 passcode: 705290. So mark your calendar now – and join us!

If you have any questions, please contact Long Term Storage Reference Guide Committee Chair Peter Mojica at pmojica@axsone.com. To review and participate in the current discussion, visit community.snia-dmf.org .

SNIA Europe Academy

Upcoming Events:
London – May 20
Moscow – June 4
Register now!

SNIA to offer an Educational Seminar at Two Upcoming Events

The SNIA is offering a pre–conference seminar during two separate events - on the same day – June 16, 2008. The first event HP Technology Forum and Expo, is being held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. The second event is Computerworld‘s Infrastructure Management World at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington DC.

These seminars, based upon the DMF Snap-In Track program, will cover the key technology areas and issues facing storage professionals today, including: IP storage solutions, protecting your data, disaster recovery, data de-duplication, benefits of networked storage, storage security, information classification, and best practices for long-term retention. Hope to see you there!

To register for the HP Technology Forum and Expo event visit:
HP Encompass Registration

To register for the Infrastructure Management World visit:
Computerworld's Infrastructure Management World Registration


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