SMI Organization and Areas of Focus

The Storage Management Initiative (SMI), like SNIA, is primarily a volunteer organization and depends on its membership in order to drive and facilitate its work. SMI, as well as each group which falls under it, has officers voted in by the voting members of SMI. If you are interested in becoming a member please visit Join SMI and view a list of SMI-S Technical Work Groups.

SMI Governing Board

The SMI Governing Board sets the SMI’s business and strategic direction, assures its fiscal health, and oversees the operations of its subcommittees and projects. The SMI Governing Board is empowered to adopt rules and regulations governing the actions of its subcommittees and projects. The SMI Governing Board is also responsible for the SMI Strategic Plan Overview, the overall budget for SMI and all business conducted by the Initiative. Current SMI Governing Board. Contact: smiboard-Chair@snia.org,

Conformance Committee

This Committee will be responsible for defining, planning and managing SMI related conformance testing and acceptance activities. Specifically, this will include the restructuring design and maintenance of CTP for SMI-S and administration of the restructured program. Contact: smiconformance-Chair@snia.org

Implementation Committee

The Implementation Committee is responsible for planning and managing SMI-related plugfests and providing support for SMI events, specification development and test development. Contact: smiimplement-Chair@snia.org

Technical Development Committee

This Committee is responsible for planning and managing expense items related to developing SMI related specifications including workflow, editors, program managers, and more (e.g., MIFGen, workflow, editors), and is also responsible for communications between the Initiative and the groups writing the specification, namely the SNIA Technical Council, Technical Steering Group, and Technical Work Groups. Contact: smitechnical-Chair@snia.org

Learn more about the SMI-S development process.

Marketing Committee

SMI Marketing is responsible for all marketing activities including messaging, visibility, public relations, events, programs, and promotions pertaining to SMI (and SMI-S). In addition, this committee drives and collects all market research and market requirements and is responsible for providing them to the appropriate groups within the SMI and SNIA organization. Among these are the maintenance updating of the Market Requirements Document (MRD). Contact: smimarketing-Chair@snia.org

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