SNIA News
First Look at SDC’26 Keynote and Sessions
The lineup for SNIA Developer Conference (SDC) 2026 is taking shape, and we’re thrilled to announce the first round of accepted sessions and keynote speakers. Among them is Rebecca Weekly, VP of Platform and Infrastructure Engineering at GEICO, presenting: “Lessons from the Front Lines of Enterprise AI: Real-World Impact, Infrastructure Realities, and What Engineers Must Understand.”
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SDC: StorageAI Presentation Videos
SDC: StorageAI in Denver was a big success! Attendees at the event were treated to a wide range of topics surrounding the challenges AI presents in data services, particularly in how storage, networks, and compute must work together to meet new performance demands. Sessions led by an outstanding lineup of industry experts are now available on demand

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Three SNIA Plugfests at SDC’26
 
SNIA Cloud Object Storage Plugfest: This is a unique opportunity for industry leaders to collaborate and enhance interoperability between cloud object storage solutions. If your organization develops software that utilizes or implements S3 or other cloud storage APIs, don’t miss out

SNIA SMB3 Interoperability Lab: The SMB3 IO Lab is for vendors to test, identify, and fix bugs in their SMB3 implementations in a collaborative setting. Participants can also directly engage with Windows Protocol Support, Test Suite Development, and members of the Windows development team.
 
STA Storage Plugfest: Offers hands-on interoperability testing across multi-vendor devices, helping participants identify integration issues early, collaborate with industry experts, and validate emerging SAS features.

DNA Data Storage
DNA Data Storage continues to make progress on multiple fronts. Find out what’s happening within the Alliance and in the industry right now in the May issue of the DNA Data Storage Alliance Newsletter

Featured Video
SDC: StorageAI 2026 - Storage for AI 103, An Introduction to Storage for Inference
Presented by Curtis Ballard, SNIA - Co-Chair, SNIA Technical Council.
Member News
SNIA is pleased to welcome the following new members:
Learn about SNIA membership benefits and see the full list of SNIA Members here.
SNIA Technical Work
Computational Storage Architecture and Programming Model v1.2
 
This SNIA specification outlines the architectural models that are defined to be Computational
Storage. As this specification is developed, requirements in interface standards and specific
APIs may be proposed as separate documents and developed in the appropriate organizations.
View Specification Here
Upcoming Webinars

AI Meets Storage: Comparing On-Prem, Cloud, and Hybrid Architectures Across the AI Lifecycle
June 11, 2026
Rohan Mehta, Micron Technology; Himabindu Tummala, Dell; Erik Smith, Dell
 
Ceph: Object Storage Meets Vector Search
July 16, 2026
Kyle Bader, IBM; Prashanth Rao, LanceDB; Christina Bassani, Seagate
 
Liquid Cooling for SSDs: What's Next?
July 23, 2026
Anthony Constantine, Micron Technology; Scott Shadley, Solidigm; Jonmichael Hands, Solidigm

Events

Find SNIA at these Events
AI Infrastructure Field Day 5 – Silicon Valley, CA – June 10-11, 2026
SNIA Cloud Object Storage Online Plugfest – Online – July 7-9, 2026
FMS 2026 – Santa Clara, CA – August 4-6, 2026
AI Infra Summit – Santa Clara, CA – September 15-17, 2026
SNIA Developer Conference (SDC) – Santa Clara, CA – September 28-30, 2026
STA Storage Plugfest at SDC’26 – Santa Clara, CA – September 28-30, 2026
SNIA Cloud Object Storage Plugfest at SDC’26 – Santa Clara, CA – September 28-30, 2026
SNIA SMB3 Interoperability Lab –  Santa Clara, CA – September 28-October 1, 2026
SC26 – Chicago, IL – November 15-20, 2026

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