[SAGE] Storage Networking: a survey

[Rob Kolstad <kolstad@ace.DELOS.COM>]

Our partners over at SNIA (the Storage Networking Industry
Association) are supporting "StorageNetworking.org", a non-profit
initiative dedicated to supporting the users of data storage
technologies by facilitating the creation of local Storage Networking
User Groups (SNUGs) and assisting them with their activities.  The
initiative is also being managed by the Alfred P.  Sloan Foundation
Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of
California, San Diego, and others.

They are looking for folks interested in storage networking to complete
a one-page survey.  They say it takes 5-10 minutes; my quick
evaluation is that it tends toward the short side of that range.

The survey is at a commercial poll administrator and is accessed at:

    http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?71JNQHBALRKXNWTVN5JCXPJ1

I spoke with Ron Durbin over at UCSD who is marshalling this along.
He confirmed that the information collected will only be used for
figuring out what users want in a SNUG.  Furthermore, a quick perusal
of the single-page shows that they are not collecting any private
information (except the final optional item that asks if you want to
be contacted to crate a SNUG in your area).

I know they'd appreciate any feedback our members have to offer --
and that our storage networking specialists will appreciate the time
and effort that SNIA and its partners are investing in cultivating
community.

RK

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