SNIA Technology Groups
SNIA members share a common goal to advance and standardize both established and emerging technologies that facilitate and improve data movement, security, management, storage, and performance. These dedicated, member-driven groups include: Forums, Initiatives, and Committees.
Forums
Forums are focused on vendor-neutral education and promotion of specific technologies around which each Forum is established. Unlike many other groups within SNIA, Forums do not support a specific SNIA Technical Work Group.
SNIA Forums Include:
Initiatives
SNIA Initiatives provide vendor-neutral education and marketing that align with the technical development activities within specific SNIA Technical Work Groups.
SNIA Initiatives Include:
Affiliates
A SNIA Technology Affiliate is a technical working body consisting of a specifically named Technical Work Group (TWG) and is overseen by the Technical Council to execute on its technical deliverables; and is overseen by the Board of Directors.
SNIA Technology Affiliates Include:
Technology Committees
Technology Committees work to further the awareness and adoption of specific technologies. Activities can include education, best practices and technology guidance.
SNIA Technology Committees Include:
Technical Work Groups (TWGs)
SNIA's Technical Work Groups (TWGs) deliver information, standards, and architectures that accelerate the adoption of technologies related to data.
SNIA Technical Work Groups Include:
Programs
Programs are persistent, long-running activities under a Forum, Initiative, Affiliate, Committee or Technical Work Group.
SNIA Programs Include:
*These programs are also considered testing.