Storage users on Tuesday will get their fourth new advocacy group of the year, with the launch of the Association of Storage Networking Professionals, founder Daniel Delshad said today.
For users making buying decisions about the complex and expensive world of enterprise storage, "They're still feeling very powerless when it comes to separating the hype from what's real," Delshad said, in Los Angeles.
As with the Storage Networking Industry Association's Customer Council, industry analyst Jon Toigo's Data Management Institute, and consultancy Network System Architects Inc.'s SANSecurity.com, Delshad's organization aims to create a certification program, a resource for white papers , and online forums for users to share advice. Uniquely, the ASNP site will also offer a jobs section, classifieds for used storage gear, and a request-for-proposals database, he said.
Initially, ASNP will have 14 domestic chapters, and eight overseas. Only storage customers are allowed to join, and charter members in each region will conduct membership drives. Membership will be free to the first 1,000 people, and will be $199 each if that ceiling is eclipsed, Delshad said. The membership rolls will be screened to prevent resellers and vendors from disguising themselves as users, he added. The only role vendors can have is as site sponsors, he said.
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