Benefits of SNIA Membership
Benefits vary by class and category
Of fundamental benefit to all members: The SNIA is the place where
members have real time, hands-on input into the development and marketing of
the technology and standards that drive the future of the storage industry.
This in turn puts members on the cutting edge of the data storage global
business marketplace.
Joining the SNIA provides an opportunity to:
- Participate in Technical Work
Groups that further storage technologies and standards and provide a
tremendous resource for expansion of your technical knowledge
- Understand and anticipate future market requirements for SNIA Conformance
Testing Program against current SNIA standards, as well as those under
development
- Network with other members and gain access to your peers from across
the storage ecosystem
- Provide your sales and marketing departments with access to the storage
industry's leading media and analysts
- Gain access to the SNIA's collection of publications, presentations,
tutorials, and technical papers
- Participate in SNIA's SMI-Lab
Program, an industry-wide collaborative program that helps
companies accelerate the development and implementation of SMI-S based
Client and Provider products from SNIA member companies
- Participate in members-only symposia for Technical Work Groups,
Committees, and Forums
- Receive members-only discounts for SNIA-sponsored training and
events
- Interact with end-users, including the End-User Council (EUC)
- Access end-user surveys and receive a strategic marketing
advantage
- Drive development of specifications, architecture, and
standards
- Post corporate press releases on the SNIA Web site
- Leverage members-only reduced lab rates at the SNIA Technology Center
in Colorado Springs
- Achieve professional certification through the SNIA
Storage Networking Certification Program
- Receive members-only discounts to host meetings and events at the SNIA Technology
Center
RIGHTS, BENEFITS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
| |
VENDOR AND CHANNEL |
Company Customer, Individual,
Non-profit Institution |
|
Voting |
Non-voting |
Non-voting |
| Eligible for Board, Tech Council seat |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Eligible for Chair of Work Group, Committee |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Vote in Board, Tech Council elections and Annual
Meeting |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Vote for SNIA Architectures |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Vote in Work Groups, Committees |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Participate in Work Groups, Committees |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Right to use SNIA IP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access to members-only Web site |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Register for email-reflectors |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Discount on SNIA-sponsored events |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hotlink to member company Web site |
Yes |
Yes |
Customer Company only |
| Display member logo on SNIA Web site |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Display SNIA logo on member Web site |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Listed in SNIA annual report |
Yes |
Yes |
Customer Company and Non-Profit only |
| Post company success stories on SNIA.org |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Post company press releases on SNIA.org |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Hotlink to member company Web site |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Display member logo on SNIA Web site |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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