OT? Denis G., Back, not too long ago a guy named Tom Clark was Vixels most visible guy...
SNIA Interoperability Committee co-chairs Tom Clark of Vixel Corporation and Sheila Childs of Storage Provider said the SNW Interoperability Demo will be the culmination of months worth of work by volunteers representing every segment of the storage networking industry
That was Oct. 24...
Then in that storage SNIA article they said....
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SearchStorage sat down with Tom Clark, the newly elected member of the SNIA Board of Directors, to talk about the inner-workings of the group, the reasons behind its success, and what users can expect to see in the near future. Clark also serves as co-chair of the SNIA Interoperability Committee, and Technical Marketing Director for Nishan Systems, Inc., a storage company specializing in Storage over IP technology base
or this...
searchStorage.com: What do your day-to-day duties for the SNIA entail? For Nishan Systems?
Clark: As a board member, I am involved in setting SNIA's strategic objectives and ensuring that our resources and finances are effectively allocated. The board meets every other month for strategic planning and to discuss and approve initiatives that will help drive the market. When you’re on the board you have to wear several hats. You really have to be concerned with the global issues that rise above [any vendor issues] so that everyone has the opportunity to play together. As a chair of the SNIA Interoperability Committee, I work with my co-chair Sheila Childs on standards compliance test suite generation and organization of interoperability demos for events like Storage Networking World (SNW). Given the scope of our membership, trying to coordinate interoperability activities is always a challenge. SNIA Board and Interop activity takes at least a third of my time. On Nishan's behalf specifically, I'll be working within SNIA to promote standardization of issues related to Storage over IP. For my day job at Nishan, I'll be working with customers and partners to define applications for Storage over IP, help represent Nishan at industry conferences and events, continue SAN evangelizing around the world, and develop white papers on SoIP solutions. Nishan has assured me there will be plenty to do.
What happened to Vixel job?
A month later. Is this the same guy, leaving a sinking ship for another shot at the big time?? Interesting/ |
