Standards Repository

Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI)

The Cloud Data Management Interface defines the functional interface that applications will use to create, retrieve, update and delete data elements from the Cloud.

Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative (CSTI)

The SNIA Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative (CSTI) is committed to the adoption, growth and standardization of storage in cloud infrastructures, including its data services, orchestration and ma

Cloud Storage TWG

The Cloud Storage TWG acts as the primary technical entity for the SNIA to identify, develop, and coordinate systems standards for Cloud Storage.

Computational Storage TWG

The Computational Storage TWG was created for the purpose of establishing architectures and software for storage, disk, and solid state device based

I/O Traces, Tools & Analysis TWG

The primary focus of the I/O Traces, Tools, and Analysis (IOTTA) TWG is to create a worldwide repository for storage-related I/O trace collection and analysis tools, application workloads, I/O trac

IP-Based Drive Management Specification

The IP Drive Management Specification describes the management features and functions of a storage device class kn

Linear Tape File System

SNIA's Linear Tape File System (LTFS) Technical Work Group is focusing technical efforts on the development of an architecture that is related to the on-tape format 

Linear Tape File System (LTFS) Format Specification

The LTFS Format Specification defines a file system format separate from any implementation on data storage media.

Linear Tape File System (LTFS) Format Specification

The LTFS Format Specification defines a file system format separate from any implementation on data storage media. Using this format, data is stored in LTFS Volumes.

LTFS Bulk Transfer Version 1.0

The LTFS Bulk Transfer standard defines a method by which a set of files, directories and objects from a source system can be transferred to a destination system.  The bulk transfer of large q

NVM Programming Model

The NVM Programming Model was developed to address the ongoing proliferation of new non-volatile memory (NVM) functionality and new NVM technologies.

NVM Programming TWG

The NVM Programming TWG was created for the purpose of accelerating availability of software enabling NVM (Non-Volatile Memory) hardware.  T

Object Drive TWG

The Object Drive TWG was created for the purpose of establishing architectures and standards for disk, solid state and tape drive based functionalities that allow them to be higher level storage no

Scalable Storage Management (SSM) TWG

The SSM TWG is a technical work group of the SNIA Technical Committee defining the Swordfish specification that extends the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)'s Redfish specification (API) to

Security TWG

The Security TWG provides architectures and frameworks for the establishment of information security capabilities within the storage networking indust

Self-contained Information Retention Format (SIRF)

The SIRF format enables long-term physical storage, cloud storage and tape-based containers effective and efficient ways to preserve and secure digital information for many decades, even with the e

SFF Technology Affiliate

The SNIA SFF Technology Affiliate (TA) Technical Work Group (TWG)  work items include the development of technical specifications as SNIA Architecture fo

Solid State Storage (SSS) Performance Test Specification (PTS)

The SNIA has developed methods which enable manufacturers to set, and customers to compare, the performance specifications of Solid State Storage devices, which are evolving with the state of the t

Solid State Storage Initiative

The Solid State Storage Technical Work Group has been created for the purpose of developing standards related to system implementations o

Solid State Storage System

The Solid State Storage System (S4) TWG was created for the purpose of addressing the unique performance behavior of solid state storage systems.

Storage Management Initiative

The Storage Management Initiative Technical Work Group (SMI TWG) is responsible for the maintenance and evolution of the SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S).

Swordfish Scalable Storage Management API

The Swordfish Scalable Storage Management API ("Swordfish") uses RESTful interface semantics and a standardized