February 10, 2010 — The Storage Networking Industry Association (www.snia.org) announced on Wednesday it has opened a new Technology Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The facility will have more than 8,600 square feet of data center, computer lab, office, classroom and meeting space.
The organization decided to relocate the facility to the LSI Corporation campus in ArrowsWest after nine years at the HP complex in Colorado Springs Technology Park, where SNIA along with its partners and organization members have delivered a range of programs.
The former facility hosted about 4,000 computer engineers, technicians and IT professionals who have been involved in more than 500 technical standards development, interoperability testing, and education activities.
“As we enter 2010, the $60B storage industry continues to evolve and the new SNIA Technology Center will serve our core mission to advance data management and storage networks,” says Wayne M. Adams, chairman of the SNIA. “We enthusiastically retained Colorado Springs as the ideal location for our Technology Center due to its deep regional talent pool and strong technical, business, government and educational communities. We look forward to continuing to bring the worldwide storage and data management industry together in this LSI Corporation facility.”
The new SNIA Technology Center will act as the SNIA’s virtual and in-person “sandbox” for the industry to work towards advancing data management and networked storage programs using a data center and infrastructure.
The technology programs housed at the facility are designed for those professionals who manage data center storage operations and develop storage products and technologies, addressing topics such as energy efficiency, storage management, standards conformance, data archiving and cloud computing.
The SNIA will deliver scheduled and on-demand specialized educational programs, as well as host Colorado Front Range professional IT society meetings and house strategic IT and standards projects.
The facility’s infrastructure was updated throughout the years, which was made possible by donations from HP technology and other SNIA member companies.
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