Storage Networking World (SNW) is a conference for

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professionals in the

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. Sponsored by

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and the

Storage Networking Industry Association The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a registered 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association incorporated in December 1997. SNIA has more than 185 unique members, 2,000 active contributing members and over 50,000 IT end users and st ...

, SNW was held twice each year. Common locations include Orlando, Florida,

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and

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. The event is oriented towards manufacturers and consumers of enterprise storage equipment and software, and is often the site of product launches and announcements. These events started in the fall of 1999, and the last event was held in the fall of 2013. The event dates and locations are listed below: The corresponding conference in

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is called SNW Europe and commonly occurs in

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. Additional conferences were held in China, Japan, and Australia.

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