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XAM Interface

What is the XAM-Interface?

The XAM-Interface is an application-level interface coordinating information metadata between applications and storage systems. This new interface (initially APIs) gives applications a standard interface and metadata to communicate with object storage devices such as those characterized as “Fixed Content Aware Storage” to achieve interoperability, storage transparency, and automation for ILM-based practices, long-term digital information retention, and information assurance (security).

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XAM Development - How To Participate

The XAM Initiative is building a community that includes storage vendors, independent software providers, and end users to ensure that the XAM specification fulfills market needs for a fixed content interface standard.

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XAM (eXtensible Access Method) - Building a New Standard

As XAM progresses towards a standard, it is subject to revision and expansion by the SNIA. SNIA wants to engage you in this effort to ensure that what is developed as a standard meets the requirements of the greater community that will ultimately implement it. Learn how you can get involved today.

 

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