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Benefits of SNIA Membership

Benefits vary by class and category

Of fundamental benefit to all members: The SNIA is the place where members have real time, hands-on input into the development and marketing of the technology and standards that drive the future of the storage industry. This in turn puts members on the cutting edge of the data storage global business marketplace.

Joining the SNIA provides an opportunity to:

  • Participate in Technical Work Groups that further storage technologies and standards and provide a tremendous resource for expansion of your technical knowledge
  • Understand and anticipate future market requirements for SNIA Conformance Testing Program against current SNIA standards, as well as those under development
  • Network with other members and gain access to your peers from across the storage ecosystem
  • Provide your sales and marketing departments with access to the storage industry's leading media and analysts
  • Gain access to the SNIA's collection of publications, presentations, tutorials, and technical papers
  • Participate in SNIA's SMI-Lab Program, an industry-wide collaborative program that helps companies accelerate the development and implementation of SMI-S based Client and Provider products from SNIA member companies
  • Participate in members-only symposia for Technical Work Groups, Committees, and Forums
  • Receive members-only discounts for SNIA-sponsored training and events
  • Interact with end-users, including the End-User Council (EUC)
  • Access end-user surveys and receive a strategic marketing advantage
  • Drive development of specifications, architecture, and standards
  • Post corporate press releases on the SNIA Web site
  • Leverage members-only reduced lab rates at the SNIA Technology Center in Colorado Springs
  • Achieve professional certification through the SNIA Storage Networking Certification Program
  • Receive members-only discounts to host meetings and events at the SNIA Technology Center
RIGHTS, BENEFITS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  VENDOR AND CHANNEL Company Customer, Individual, Non-profit Institution
Voting Non-voting Non-voting
Eligible for Board, Tech Council seat Yes No No
Eligible for Chair of Work Group, Committee Yes Yes Yes
Vote in Board, Tech Council elections and Annual Meeting Yes No No
Vote for SNIA Architectures Yes No No
Vote in Work Groups, Committees Yes Yes Yes
Participate in Work Groups, Committees Yes Yes Yes
Right to use SNIA IP Yes Yes Yes
Access to members-only Web site Yes Yes Yes
Register for email-reflectors Yes Yes Yes
Discount on SNIA-sponsored events Yes Yes Yes
Hotlink to member company Web site Yes Yes Customer Company only
Display member logo on SNIA Web site Yes No No
Display SNIA logo on member Web site Yes Yes Yes
Listed in SNIA annual report Yes Yes Customer Company and Non-Profit only
Post company success stories on SNIA.org Yes Yes No
Post company press releases on SNIA.org Yes Yes No

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