SNIA Matters Newsletter

March 2025 Edition

Hot News

New SNIA Logo and Website

Over the past 25 years, SNIA has made many changes. We’re excited to introduce a new SNIA logo and website. See how this new branding reflects our continued evolution to take us into the next 25 years.

Check it out at snia.org!

SNIA Technical White Paper:
Data Protection Best Practices

This new SNIA technical white paper focuses on the storage aspect of data protection, covering topics such as the role of data protection throughout the data lifecycle, drivers for data protection, and contemporary data protection technologies.

Download the white paper here
Featured Events

Storage and Computing with DNA – Paris

The Storage and Computing with DNA 2025 conference will be held at Sorbonne University in Paris, June 19-21, 2025, bringing together leading academics, industry professionals, and startups in DNA data storage and computation. The conference will serve as a platform to exchange ideas, discuss recent advancements, and explore synergies across research and commercial applications to drive the development of next-generation data storage and computational solutions.

SNIA Member Benefit:
Complimentary registration for SNIA Members (Silver, Gold and Platinum level)
Register here

SNIA SMB3 IO Lab EMEA

Right after Samba XP, stay in Goettingen, Germany, for the SNIA SMB3 IO Lab EMEA on April 8-10—a hands-on opportunity to test, identify, and fix SMB3 implementation bugs in a collaborative setting, fostering interoperability. SNIA provides the necessary networks and infrastructure while participants define the testing process to meet objectives.
Learn more and register here

Expert Insights: Must-See Sessions at SDC Denver 2025

Join us in Denver on April 30, 2025, for Regional SDC Denver—a face-to-face tech conference where industry experts dive into the latest in data storage and management.

Featured sessions include: Registration is just $149!
View agenda and register here

Two Plugfests at Regional SDC Denver

The tradition of hosting multi-vendor interoperability testing plugfests continues at Regional SDC Denver with the SNIA Swordfish ® Plugfest and the SNIA Cloud Object Storage Plugfest, April 28-30, 2025.

SNIA Swordfish 2025 Plugfest

Want to receive hands-on access to SNIA Swordfish systems in the SNIA Innovations Lab and accelerate the development of your storage solutions? Register for the SNIA Swordfish® April 2025 Plugfest April 28-30, 2025 in Denver, CO. This collaborative event is hosted by the SNIA Storage Management community, in conjunction with SNIA’s Regional SDC Denver.

Attendees will be able to participate in interactive sessions using the Swordfish API and receive technical assistance and feedback from Swordfish developers in real time.

The Plugfest is available at no cost to SNIA members. Contact storagemanagement@ snia.org with questions.

Register here

SNIA Cloud Object Storage Plugfest

Don't miss the 2nd SNIA Cloud Object Storage Plugfest. Building upon the success of our first Plugfest, engineers from Dell, Google, Hammerspace, IBM, Microsoft, NetApp, VAST Data, and Versity Software collaborated to address cloud object storage incompatibilities. Any organization that develops S3-compatible object storage or other cloud software APIs that deploy object storage should be involved in this initiative.
 
Join our calls and add your solution to the Plugfest Interoperability Matrix (first come, first serve). Contact us at askcloudplugfest@snia.org with questions. 
Learn more and register here

New CXL Exercises Featured in Persistent Memory Hackathon Program

SNIA’s Persistent Memory Enablement Program has built new systems for programmers to access. The latest Hackathon is now expanded to offer instruction on CXL.mem. Two new videos describe the systems accessible in the SNIA Innovation Lab and walk through each exercise with specifics on programming CXL® memory modules. The videos are accompanied by step-by-step PDF instructions and a video playlist with additional resources. 
Learn more here
Featured Podcast

Breaking Barriers: Transport Technologies and Storage Innovations

Explore the collaborative efforts and expertise of SNIA in advancing data transport technologies. Hear from industry experts as they discuss the rise of NVMe®, innovations like CXL®, Fibre Channel's ongoing significance, and the role of standards in creating efficient data solutions.
Listen or watch here
Featured Video

The Role of Flash in Data Ingestion within the AI Pipeline

Presented by Suresh Rajgopal, Micron Technology; Sundararajan Sankaranarayanan, Micron Technology; Sujit Somandepalli, Micron Technology
Upcoming Webinars
Storage Trends in AI 2025
March 12, 2025
Patrick Kennedy, ServeTheHome
J Metz, SNIA Chair
Jeremiah Tussey STA Board Member

Everything You Wanted to Know About RDMA But Were Too Proud to Ask
March 26, 2025
Michal Kalderon, Marvell
Rohan Mehta, Microsoft
Erik Smith, Dell Technologies
 
Unlocking CXL®'s Potential: Revolutionizing Server Memory and Performance
April 2, 2025
Jim Handy, Objective Analysis
Torry Steed, SMART Modular Technologies
Arthur Sainio, (Moderator) SNIA Persistent Memory SIG
Event Schedule
Find SNIA at these Events

DMTF APTS 2025 – Denver, CO ­– March 31– April 3, 2025
SNIA SMB3 Interoperability Lab EMEA – Goettingen, Germany – April 8-10, 2025
SNIA Swordfish Plugfest – Westminster, CO ­– April 28 - May 2, 2025
SNIA Cloud Object Storage Plugfest – Westminster, CO – April 28-30, 2025
Regional SDC Denver – Westminster, CO – April 30, 2025
Storage and Computing with DNA – Paris, France – June 19-21, 2025
FMS – Santa Clara, CA – August 5-7, 2025
SNIA Developer Conference (SDC) 2025 – Santa Clara, CA – September 15 -17, 2025
SC’25 – St. Louis, MO – November 16-21, 2025