The conference will profile the work of the Cloud Storage Technical Work Group (TWG) aimed at developing SNIA architectures and best practices related to cloud storage technology.
The SNIA Cloud Storage TWG will identify, develop and co-ordinate system standards and interfaces for Cloud Storage.
The initial Cloud Storage TWG charter will produce specifications to drive the standards across cloud storage related efforts.
"Cloud computing has emerged as a key technology within IT because of its potential to reduce IT costs, whilst also providing resources and services scalability through global IT infrastructures and the Internet" said Craig Scroggie, chair of the SNIA ANZ.
"For the Cloud Storage market to deliver the promised value to the industry, there must be collaboration within the storage industry and among industry service providers to enable data migration between different Cloud Storage vendors as well as secure expansion of enterprise data centres.
"We are confident that the Cloud Storage TWG and supporting conference will help SNIA members, alliances, developers, service providers and end users by reducing risks associated with the deployment of new technology and accelerating adoption," he added.
The TWG is also looking at proposals for standard interfaces to engage the Cloud Storage community, which includes Cloud Storage vendors, traditional storage vendors and possibly other Cloud industry parties.
The group plans to release a reference model for Cloud Storage with associated terminology definitions to aid work on the standards.
Cloud service and storage interface definitions are expected in draft form later this year and anticipated to be adopted in 2010.
SNIA is a not-for-profit global organisation made up of more than 420 active member companies plus their worldwide affiliates.
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