The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), a not-for-profit global organisation that works towards advancing the adoption of storage networking solutions in the broader market, has given SNIA India a self-governing regional affiliate status. | |
| Addressing reporters on Thursday, Wayne M Adams, chairman, SNIA said, "With the continued globalisation of IT operations and high-tech development and customer care investments in India, SNIA will deliver increased value through the formal affiliation of SNIA India for the organisation as a whole." |
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| Expressing satisfaction with the progress of SNIA India in advancing storage industry education, programmes and relationships, Adams said that SNIA looked forward to a continued growth in the Asia-Pacific region. |
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| According to the organisation, SNIA has been serving India though its South-Asia's country programme for the last two years. Presently, SNIA boasts of a growing membership in India, with over 60 storage vendors, channel members, end-users, institutions and individuals. |
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| SNIA-India which is active across five major Indian cities including Bangalore, has also started an initiative for developing a SNIA storage lab in Bangalore. The lab will be located in the campus of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. |
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| "The increasing presence of global storage vendors, systems integrators and storage professionals in India has made storage networking a key focus area in this region," said P K Gupta, chairman of SNIA India. |
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