Storage Networking Times

Issue 8, May 2008

Letter from the Chair
Juergen Arnold, Chair, SNIA Europe, eurochair@snia.org

Welcome to our eighth issue of Storage Networking Times. It has now been two years since we started publishing this newsletter and I hope you are finding it a useful resource of impartial information about the latest developments in the data storage industry. This issue is certainly packed with articles... read full article

Standards Update: XAM
Christina Casten and David Martin, Co-Chairs SNIA XAM Initiative, www.snia.org/xam

Organisations in every industry face the ongoing problem of preserving and managing an incredible volume of data… that will never change – otherwise known as reference data. To address this challenge, the SNIA offers the eXtensible Access Method specification, known as XAM. XAM provides a framework for standards-based information independence for applications and storage systems.... read full article

Spotlight on: Long-Term Digital Information Retention & Preservation
Jeff Porter, Chair, Data Management forum, www.snia.org/forums/dmf

Building on the results of the SNIA Data Management Forum’s (DMF) 100 Year Archive Requirements Survey the Association has taken several steps to help storage and information managing professionals improve their long-term information retention and preservation practices. At the forefront of these efforts ... read full article

Education: Making Sense of Data Deduplication at the SNIA Academies

Over 200 local end users and resellers attended the recent SNIA Europe Academy educational events in Copenhagen and Stockholm, which saw the majority of the sessions provide an unbiased update on the latest developments in data deduplication and data protection technologies. The speaker line-up included executives from SNIA Europe, sponsors’ representatives and ... read full article

Regional Committee Update: Switzerland
Matthias Werner, member of the Board of Directors, SNIA Europe and Laurent Piguet, Swiss Committee Chair, switzerlandchair@snia.org

The second SNIA Europe Academy held in Zurich did not only take place in a bigger venue (the "Kongresshaus") than it had in 2007, but thanks to the Swiss Committee, under the guidance of chair Laurent Piguet, also enjoyed an agenda focussed entirely on two hot areas: archiving and data retention practices. Over 150 IT professionals attended this educational event and... read full article

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