Improving information management practices is a key focus for enterprises around the globe. The driving factors include the need to improve efficiency, the demands of compliance regulations and the overarching desire to offer new services. The SNIA DMF is committed to helping organizations become "information-centric" by developing and providing education and best practices, along with promoting relevant standardization activities.

There are numerous opportunities for involvement within the DMF. Our three initiatives cover the areas of Data Protection(DPI), Information Lifecycle Management (ILMI) and Long–term Archive and Compliance Storage (LTACSI). These areas of focus continue to grow and evolve — we need your input! Join us today!

Benefits of joining include but are not limited to:

• As a vendor, you expand your market by contributing to the development of best practices or standards that influence industry trends
• As an IT professional you have access to latest state–of–the–art knowledge and technology that provide you the leading–edge advantage
• The ability to promote your company´s products or services through the DMF website, contributed articles, buyer´s guides and other industry outreach programs
• Offer insight and focus to the content of DMF programs and messaging
• Access to the industry contacts, press and analysts

Membership has its benefits—contact us and learn more.

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The latest version of the "Building a Terminology Bridge for Digital Retention, Deletion and Preservation in the Datacenter" whitepaper is now available for DMF Members to review and provide input. This paper is not a dictionary. Instead, it provides an explanation of what the terms mean in the context of retention and preservation and in light of what the DMF believes to be best practices based on Information-Centric Management and ILM-based practices for the datacenter.

To accompany the Terminology white paper, a brief article currently titled "The Terminology of Information-Centric Service Management" is also open for review.

Your knowledge and expertise is valuable to us. Please take this opportunity for your voice to be heard. If you have any questions please email ebull@snia.org.

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