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October 6, 2015 ISO Acceptance of Latest Updates to Storage Management Initiative Specification SNIA recently announced the international adoption of the SMI Specification (SMI–S) v1.5 by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission is another important standard to the international lineup of the SMI–S Spec. Read the full announcement here. Don’t Miss the December SMI–Lab Plugfest The SMI–Lab, an industry–wide collaborative effort to help companies accelerate the development and implementation of SMI–S products and to pass the SMI–S Conformance Test Program, recently held their fourth Plugfest of the year which included on–site representation from multiple leading vendors. Read the full event report online. The next Plugfest will be December 7–10. Make plans to attend our December event now. Storage Management Initiative Welcomes New Members – Now 24 Members Strong The Storage Management Initiative (SMI) continues to grow, welcoming its newest members VMTurbo and Pure Storage. Now 24 members strong, this group of leading vendors continues to work toward the creation of interoperable management standard interfaces for multi–vendor storage networking products See the full list of vendors working on this effort. Attendance Records Set at Storage Developer Conference
This year’s Storage Developer Conference (SDC) drew record numbers and generated a huge amount of insightful content. The General Sessions from SDC 2015 are now available on–demand. All presentations will be available to the public in December. Presentations from Data Storage Security Summit Now Available
Presentations from this year’s Data Storage Security Summit are now available here. You can also view Webcasts of the General Sessions on–demand. SNIA Tutorials – Call for Proposals – Deadline October 9th The deadline to submit SNIA tutorial proposals is quickly approaching with a submission deadline of October 9, 2015. For a list of upcoming tutorial events and dates and topics needed, please visit here. SNIA Certification E–Book
Get the preparation materials you’ll need for the CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA certification in this 180–page study guide by renowned technical author, Hubbert Smith. Preview, order and download here. CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA Certification will be Retiring on January 16, 2016 CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA Certification will be retiring on January 16, 2016. For more information on the new credential, please visit our FAQ page here. SNIA Thanks Expert Contributors to New Certification Exam SNIA has recently completed the item writing phase (JTA and Item Writing) for the new certification exam. The refresh project is on track for our projected launch date of January 15th 2016. SNIA would like to recognize a long list of subject matter experts who participated in the recent workshops. It was particularly pleasing to see so many of our international colleagues take part in this exercise, some of whom got very little sleep as a result! On behalf of the storage industry we thank you all for your commitment, dedication, and expertise. You have made an immensely valuable contribution to our industry by advancing the quality and content of this certification. Featured Technical White Paper: Storage Security: Encryption and Key Management Featured Articles: Solid Flash to the Future |
In This Issue ISO Acceptance of Latest Updates to Storage Management Initiative Specification Don’t Miss the December SMI–Lab Plugfest Storage Management Initiative Welcomes New Members – Now 24 Members Strong Attendance Records Set at Storage Developer Conference Presentations from Data Storage Security Summit Now Available SNIA Tutorials – Call for Proposals – Deadline October 9th CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA Certification will be Retiring on January 16, 2016 SNIA Thanks Expert Contributors to New Certification Exam Featured Technical White Paper
Annual Members’ Meeting ConCall Plan to Participate: Annual Members’ Meeting Conference Call – October 8th (10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT) Dial in to our conference call meeting. All member company/organization employees are invited. Agenda:
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Upcoming Webcasts: OpenStack Manila – An Overview of Manila Liberty & Mitaka October 7, 2015 This session will give you a brief overview of Manila, talk about new features that are being delivered for OpenStack Liberty (due October 2015) and Mitaka. The Technologies Driving the Protection of Data in a Big Data World October 8, 2015 Panelists of this webcast will discuss the challenges, technologies, methodologies, and best practices to protect the massive scale "Big Data" repositories. Storage Performance Benchmarking: Part 2 October 21, 2015 The Webcast aims to bring anyone untrained in the file performance arts to a common base with the experts. Discover why file performance benchmarking truly is an art. Miss Storage Performance Benchmarking Part 1? View it now on–demand. Moving Data Protection to the Cloud: Trends, Challenges and Strategies November 17, 2015 There are various new ways and many advantages to perform data protection using the cloud. Join this multi–vendor, expert panel to learn pros and cons of different approaches. November 19, 2015 This webcast will take a step back and look at storage with a "big picture" approach. We’ll talk about applications and RAM, servers and disks, networks and storage types, storage and distances, and tools of the trade. Featured Event:
October 13, 2015 Join SNIA and the Solid State Storage Initiative on October 13 at the Santa Clara Convention Center for MEMCON 15, the memory industry’s premier technical and ecosystem event that offers insights into advanced technologies and standards and opportunities to network with leaders. SNIA members and colleagues can use the code MCN15SNIA to receive complimentary access to the conference (a $79.00 savings). Register now. Find SNIA at these Events: OpenStack Summit — Tokyo – October 27–30, 2015 Extending OpenStack Swift with S3 and CDMI Interfaces Object Drive Integration with Swift USENIX LISA’15 — Washington, DC – November 8–13, 2015 Cloud Expo Europe — Frankfurt, Germany – November 10–11, 2015 Connect with SNIA www.snia.org
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