Storage Networking World Interoperability Lab A Hit with Customers
PALM DESERT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2001--Seeking solutions for their storage networking requirements, enterprise customers flocked to the Storage Networking World® (SNW) Interoperability Lab at the Desert Springs Marriott Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California last week.
The lab is a featured event at SNW, a biannual conference produced by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and Computerworld that brings together storage networking vendors and end-user customers.
Scot Barnes, the Director of the Data Center for Information Services at the retail real estate company Simon, visited the lab several times during the three-day conference and described the lab as a beneficial learning experience. ``I was able to see configurations that I'd otherwise have to try on my own. In addition to seeing the demonstrations, it was helpful to ask questions to people with expertise here in the lab,'' he said.
Attendance at the conference was the highest ever, with more than 2000 attendees. The lab, which was open for several hours each day of the conference, teemed with equipment and people. End-users crowded around displays demonstrating various configurations and functionalities, from storage devices linked to IP networks, Infiniband demonstrations, 2GB fibre channel Storage Area Networks (SANs) to complete end-to-end management of multi-vendor storage networks.
``One of the key issues for end-users is to see products from different companies working together seamlessly. End-users are excited about the Interoperability Lab because it shows the process of companies getting their products to work together,'' said Arnold Jones, the Technical Director of the SNIA.
More than 60 SNIA member companies participated in the lab demonstrations to display how their storage networking equipment and software function together, or ``interoperate.'' The lab demonstrations consisted of seven themes: Scalable SAN Backup, Data Storage Utility, Education and Experts, Emerging Technologies, Storage Network Management, SAN Internetworking, and High Volume Applications.
Companies that participated in the lab included: ADIC, Adaptec, ADVA, ATL, ATTO Technologies, BakBone, BMC Software, Brocade, Chaparral, Cisco, CNT, CommVault Systems, Compaq, Computer Associates, Connex, Crossroads, Cranel, DAFS/AT&T, EMC, Emulex, FalconStor, Gadzoox, HighGround, Hitachi, HP, IBM, IBM Global Services, Intel, Interphase, InterSAN, I-TECH, JNI, KOM Networks, Legato, LSI Logic, Lucent, McData, NDMP Educational, Network Appliance, Nishan Systems, Nortel, OTG Software, Pathlight, Platys, Prisa Networks, Q-Logic, SANnavigator, SAN Valley, SANcastle, Seagate, Solution Technology, Smart Storage, Spectra Logic, StorageProvider, StorageTek, StorAge, Sun Microsystems, Tek-Tools, Tivoli, Troika Networks, Vixel, and XIOTech.
About the SNIA
The SNIA is a not-for-profit organization, made up of more than 200 companies and individuals spanning the entire storage and networking industry from manufacturers and developers to end users. Members of the SNIA share a common goal to ``set the pace of the industry'' by ensuring that storage networks become efficient, complete, and trusted solutions across the IT community. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel storage networking solutions into the broader market. The SNIA currently has multiple technical efforts under way. For membership inquiries, or to participate in working groups, please visit the SNIA Web site at www.snia.org.
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