Associations

The following industry associations have endorsed BladeSystems Insight as a valuable business and networking forum for their member organizations. In addition, each association will be actively participating in the overall thought leadership program of the event.

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The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) is the Information Technology professional organization of choice for providing leadership opportunities, professional development and personal growth for IT professionals, educators and students for the exploration of issues that face the IT industry.
AITP offers opportunities for Information Technology (IT) leadership and education through partnerships with industry, government and academia. AITP provides quality IT related education, information on relevant IT issues and forums for networking with experienced peers and other IT professionals.

BladeS Mission Statement
The Blade Systems Alliance's (BladeS) mission is to advance the adoption of modular and blade-based computing systems. In cooperation with the worldwide community of data center professionals and other advanced systems users, BladeS:

• Promotes multi-vendor standards for modular systems management and racking.
• Works with the user community to address real-world data center and advanced computing issues.
• Delivers information, programs and forums to educate and inform.

The Blade Systems Alliance is a forum for end users, consultants, and vendors who are interested in the deployment and application of blade systems.


The Data Center Marketplace, or The Marketplace, is far more than a networking / directory / classifieds site, it is a sophisticated vendor and broker independent Commerce site, focused on the Data Center industry, its vendors, and its customers. Real estate, colocation, telecom, power, insurance, financing, racks, jet powered generators - anything that can be provided by, or sold to, the Data Center industry, can be listed and found on the Data Center Marketplace. Buyers and sellers can feel confident that their best interests are served in this open marketplace.

The SNIA’s mission is to advance the adoption of storage networks as complete and trusted solutions across the IT community. The SNIA works toward this goal by forming and sponsoring technical work groups, producing events, building and maintaining a vendor neutral Technology Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado and promoting activities that expand the breadth and quality of the storage networking market. The SNIA’s vision is:

• Be the authority for data and storage networks
• Be the catalyst for the development of solutions and standards
• Be a world-class industry organization uniquely focused on end users and storage standards

Server System Infrastructure (SSITM) Forum

Initially established in 1999, SSI has delivered over 45 Industry specifications to enable more than 125 companies to deliver standards based systems. SSI now operates as an independent industry consortium focused on delivering the funding, industry engagement, and programs needed to address new server board form factors and the growing modular computer market. In support of the blades market and ecosystem, SSI has delivered open specifications for blades that will enable vendors to reduce their reduce barriers to entry and enable delivery of innovative products to market more quickly based on a foundation of reliable, interoperable platform standards. www.ssiforum.org.