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Flash Memory Summit 2014: Tutorial B-11/B-12: Flash Memory-Based Architectures - A Technical Discussion (5 August 2014)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Forum Overview
• Rob Sykes, OCZ Storage Solutions, Inc.: Enhancing System Architecture by Modeling the Flash Translation Layer
• Michael Abraham, Micron Technology, Inc.: Architectural Considerations for Optimizing SSDs
• Eran Sharon, SanDisk Corp.: Data Shaping for Improving Endurance and Reliability in Sub-20nm NAND
• Tim Canepa, LSI Corp.: New SSD Interfaces and Their Impact on SSD Controller Architecture
• Daniel Mahoney, Fastor Systems, Inc.: Next Generation Architecture for NVM Express SSDs
• Conor Ryan, NVMdurance Ltd.: Extending Flash Memory Through Adaptive Parameter Tuning
• Nisha Talagala, SanDisk Corp. (Fusion-io): Architecting Flash for Application Acceleration and Memory Efficiency

Flash Memory Summit 2013: Tutorial B-11/B-12: Flash Memory-Based Architectures - A Technical Discussion (13 August 2013)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Forum Overview
• Rob Sykes, OCZ Technology Group, Inc.: Important Differences Between Consumer and Enterprise Flash Architectures
• Michael Abraham, Micron Technology, Inc.: The Impact of NAND Lithography Trends on System Design
• Hanan Weingarten, DensBits Technologies, Ltd.: NAND Flash PHY Units for Advanced SSD Design
• Andy Tomlin, Skyera, Inc.: Power Cycling Challenge
• Earl Cohen, LSI Corp.: The Nibbles and Bits of SSD Data Integrity
• Avi Klein, Idan Alrod, SanDisk Corp.: ECC/DSP System Architecture for Enabling Reliability Scaling in Sub-20nm NAND
• Andy Walls, IBM Almaden Research Center: SSD Firmware Complexities and Benefits from NVMe
• Marty Czekalski, Seagate Technology: How Next Generation NV Technology Affects Storage Stacks and Architectures

Server Design Summit 2012: Session B-101: Increasing Storage Performance (27 November 2012)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session Overview
• Andy Mills, Enmotus, Inc.: SSDs: Practical Ways to Accelerate Virtual Servers
• Kelly Masood, Intilop, Inc.: TCP Offload in Servers Relieves Network Traffic Bottlenecks
• Steve Fingerhut, LSI Corp.: Busting Through I/O Bottlenecks with PCIe Flash Caching
• Esther Spanjer, Smart Storage Systems: Enabling Server Performance with Lower-Cost, Better-Performing SSDs

Flash Memory Summit 2012: Tutorial B-11/B-12: Flash Memory-Based Architectures - A Technical Discussion (21 August 2012)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Forum Overview/IEEE Milestone
• Michael Abraham, Micron Technology, Inc.: NAND Flash Architecture and Specification Trends
• Rob Sykes, OCZ Technology Group, Inc.: The Critical Role of Firmware and Flash Translation Layers in Solid State Drive Design
• Ashish Batwara, Fusion-io, Inc.: Leveraging the Flash Translation Layer for Application Acceleration
• Andy Rudoff, Intel Corp.: Write Atomicity and NVM Drive Design
• Earl Cohen, LSI Corp.: Why Variable-Size Matters: Beyond Page-Based Flash Translation Layers
• Hanan Weingarten, DensBits Technologies, Ltd.: Memory Modem FTL Architecture for 1Xnm / 2Xnm MLC and TLC Flash
• Steven Shrader, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.: SSD Firmware Complexities and Benefits from NVMe
• Gary Tressler, IBM Corp.: SSD Architecture for Consistent Enterprise Performance

Flash Memory Summit 2011: Forum F1B/F2B: Flash Memory-Based Architectures - A Technical Discussion (9 August 2011)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Forum Overview
• Michael Abraham, Micron Technology, Inc.: NAND Flash Architecture and Specification Trends
• Gary Orenstein, Fusion-io: Optimizing I/O Operations via the Flash Translation Layer
• Jeremy Werner, SandForce, Inc.: Designing Reliable Enterprise SSDs with Low-Cost Media
• Holly Frost, Texas Memory Systems, Inc.: An Insider's Look at Flash Controller Design
• Eyal Bek, Avi Klein, SanDisk Corp.: The Future of SSD Architectures
• Swapna Yasarapu, STEC: Architectural Requirements for MLC-based SSDs
• Sudipta Sengupta, Microsoft Research: Flash Memory-Aware Software Architectures and Applications
• Andy Walls, IBM Almaden Research Center: Solid State Architectures in the Modern Data Center

Ethernet Technology Summit 2011: Tutorial T3B: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) (23 Feb 2011)

• Dennis Martin, Demartek, LLC: Unified Storage Networking
• Mike McNamara, NetApp, Inc.: Unified Storage and FCoE
• Shaun Walsh, Emulex Corp.: Building a Phased Plan for End-to-End FCoE
• Claudio DeSanti, Cisco Systems, Inc.: The Truth about FCoE: Technology and Standards
• Mike Frase, Cisco Systems, Inc.: The Truth about FCoE: Deployment Experiences

Flash Memory Summit 2010: Forum F1B/F2B: Flash Memory-Based Architectures - A Technical Discussion (17 August 2010)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Forum Overview
• Michael Abraham, Micron Technology, Inc.: NAND Flash Trends for SSD/Enterprise
• David Flynn, Fusion-io: NAND Flash as a High Density Server Memory
• Jeremy Werner, SandForce, Inc.: A Look Under the Hood at Some Unique SSD Features
• Doreet Oren, Avi Klein, SanDisk Corp.: Tailoring SSD Architectures to Meet Evolving PC User Requirements
• Morgan Littlewood, Violin Memory, Inc.: RAID Algorithms for Flash Memory
• Jim Fitzpatrick, SMART Modular Technologies, Inc.: Flash Firmware Secrets Revealed
• Bob Pierce, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.: Five Key Steps to High-Speed NAND Flash Performance and Reliability
• Amber Huffman, Intel Corp.; Peter Onufryk, Integrated Device Technology, Inc.: Enterprise NVMHCI - Enabling Enterprise Class PCIe SSDs with Unmatched Performance

Flash and Non-Volatile Memory Resources

• Demartek SSD Deployment Guide
• Toshiba: 25 Years of NAND Flash
• Fundamentals of NAND Flash Device Usage (Eureka Technology)
• Symposium Papers: Emerging Non-Volatile Memory Technologies (6 April 2012)
• USB Flash Drive FAQ

• StorageIOblog from Greg Schulz
• Serial ATA/SAS Upper Layers
• Storage-Switzerland: Storage Technology Assessment
• SerialTek: SAS and SATA Test and Analysis Tools
• busTRACE: Bus Trace and Analysis Tools for USB, SCSI, iSCSI, SAS, ATA, ATAPI, Fibre Channel, etc.
• VirDIS: Virtual Disk Image Server (disk/CD-R emulator)
• LasCon: Storage Info Resource Site for file systems, etc.
• HD Tune: Hard Disk Drive Tool for Benchmarking, Error Scanning, etc.
• The Mass Storage Page: Resources from Jan Axelson
• Enterprise Storage Management (ESM) FAQ
• Tiered Storage Presentation by Greg Schulz, StorageIO Group
• StoragePlus 2006 Presentations, Sept. 2006
• iSCSI: Protocol and Functionality Presentation by David Black, EMC
• SCSI Standards Overview from John Lohmeyer (2003, but still good)
• Storage Networking Standards: Future Directions Presentation by David Black, EMC
• Windows 2000 Disk I/O Performance paper; authors include Jim Gray and Robert Horst
• Ziff Davis Storage Supersite
• Storage Mountain: Storage Information Site
• Storage Acronym & Term Definitions
• Computer Cable Store: SCSI, USB, etc. cables, adapters
• Computer Cable Makers: good SCSI cable resource
• Free copies of Evaluator Group Articles on Storage
• SCSItoolbox: Newsletter Signup
• Enterprise Storage Forum: Storage news site
• ITtoolbox for Storage
• IMEX Research: Conference Presentations and Reports: SAN, Blade Servers, Internet Appliances
• plscsi: Pat LaVarre SCSI Windows/DOS/Linux/etc. tools
• Basics of SCSI booklet
• What is Fibre Channel? booklet
• Making SCSI Work: A Practical Guide booklet
• Tom's Hardware Guide: Storage
• Computer Bus Tools: Downloads
• ENDL CD_Access demo
• The NT Insider newsletter
• Sysinternals Newsletter

e-Discovery

• MetaLINCS: Enterprise e-Discovery Suite
• Kazeon: Unstructured Information Management for e-Discovery

Historical Sites

• 20th Century Disk Storage Chronology

Free Storage Publications

• InfoStor
• Computer Technology Review, Storage Management Solutions, Storage Inc.
• Storage
• Fibre Channel Focus-US Edition

Upcoming Meetings of Standards Organizations

• T10 (SCSI)
• T11 (Fibre Channel)
• T13 (IDE/ATA/ATAPI)
• IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
• SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Assoc.)
• IDEMA (Int'l. Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Assoc.)
• STA (SCSI Trade Assoc.)
• FCIA (Fibre Channel Industry Assoc.)

Ethernet Technology Summit 2010: Tutorial T4B: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE): Marketplace Applications (25 Feb 2010)

• Joy Jiang, JDS Uniphase Corp.: New Test Challenges on FCoE
• Gary Lee, Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc.: Ethernet Fabric Requirements for FCoE in the Data Center
• Satheesh Nanniyur, QLogic Corp.: FCoE Deployment in a Virtualized Data Center
• Ahmad Zamer, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.: FCoE & Data Centers
• Graham Smith, Blade Network Technologies: Data Center Bridging (aka CEE): It's Not Just for FCoE

Flash Memory Summit 2009: Forum F1B/F2B: Flash Memory-Based Architectures - A Technical Discussion (11 August 2009)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Forum Overview
• Justin Sykes, Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc.: Accommodating Solid State Storage in Your Favorite OS
• David Flynn, Fusion-io: An In-Depth Examination of the Workings of an Enterprise-Class SSD
• Scott Shadley, STEC: Demystifying the SSD: Its Limitations, Usage and Benefits
• Alan Fitzgerald, SMART Modular Technologies: SSD Architecture Considerations for a Spectrum of Enterprise Applications
• Bill Roman, Datalight: Using the Appropriate Wear Leveling to Extend Product Lifespan
• Bob Pierce, Denali Software, Inc.: High-Speed NAND Flash: Design Considerations to Maximize Performance

Flash Memory Summit 2009: Tutorial T2A: New Approaches to Flash Memory Subsystems (12 August 2009)

• John Geldman, Lexar Media: Tutorial Overview
• Amber Huffman, Intel Corp.: Extending the NVMHCI Standard to the Enterprise
• Jin-Ki Kim, MOSAID Technologies, Inc.: Improving System Performance and Longevity With a New NAND Flash Architecture
• Terry Grunzke, Micron Technology, Inc.: 3-Bits/Cell NAND Flash
• Harry Yoon, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.: Toggle-Mode NAND To Fill Growing Need for Higher Performance
• Michael Abraham, Micron Technology, Inc.: NAND Flash Architecture and Specification Trends

Flash Memory Summit 2009: Session 101: Does Flash Realy Save Power in IT? (12 August 2009)

• Chuck Sobey, ChannelScience: Session Overview
• Adam Leventhal, Sun Microsystems: Power Saving Architectures Enabled by Smarter Software
• Terry Grunzke, Micron Technology, Inc.: Power Requirements for Multi-Bit Per Cell NAND Flash
• Marius Tudor, Fusion-io: Tapping Solid State Storage to Tame the Power-Hungry Data Center
• Debasis Baral, Samsung Information Systems America, Inc.: Life Cycle Power Consumption: HDD vs. SSD

Flash Memory Summit 2009: Session 201: System and Controller Design (Error Correcting Codes) (13 August 2009)

• Chuck Sobey, ChannelScience: Session Overview
• Nelson Duann, Silicon Motion, Inc.: Error Correcting Techniques for Future NAND Flash Memory in SSD Applications
• Arul K. Subbiah, Arasan Chip Systems, Inc.: Throughput-Driven Architecture for BCH Error Correction Codes
• Eitan Yaakobi, UC San Diego: Error Correction Coding for Flash Memories
• Andy Tomlin, SandForce, Inc.: A Closer Look at SSD Data Integrity Requirements

Flash Memory Summit 2007: Workshop A1: Flash Security Standards and Requirements (8 August 2007, 1500-1600)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Workshop Overview
• Curtis Stevens, Western Digital Corp.: ATA Password Security Standard for Flash Media
• James Borden, Microsoft Corp.: IEEE 1667 and Portable Device Authentication
• Mishael Agami, SanDisk Corp.: TrustedFlash Platform and Secured Application Use Cases
• John Rudelic, Intel Corp.: Security Requirements for Mobile Devices

Flash Memory Summit 2007: Session 202: Software for Flash-Based Systems (9 August 2007, 0830-0940)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session Overview
• Robert Krantz, Datalight, Inc.: Not Your Father's Storage Medium
• Jay Elliot, Migo Software, Inc.: Software: The "Secret Sauce" for Increasing Flash Sales
• Ha-Joo Song, Pukyong National University: A Delayed Synchronization Scheme for Flash Memory-Based Embedded Database Systems
• Dr. Emeka Akaezuwa, Gaviri Technologies: Flash Forward: How Flash Technology is Changing Software Search

Security for Transient Storage such as Flash Devices

• IEEE 1667: Standard Protocol for Authentication in Host Attachments of Transient Storage Devices
• Trusted Computing Group (TCG)
• TCG Storage Spec announcement presentation of 19-Jun-07 (.pdf file)
• TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification (.pdf file)
• TCG Specification Architecture Overview (.pdf file)
• IEEE P1619 Security in Storage Working Group
• USB Device Working Group (DWG) Committee: Standards including 'Lockable Mass Storage'
• WinHEC 2006 PowerPoint re: IEEE 1667: USB Flash Drives: Protecting Data And Enhancing Storage
• Removable Storage Devices and Windows Vista Support
• Removable and USB Storage Devices under Windows
• IEEE Computer article: "Security: Authentication in Transient Storage Device Attachments"
• EE Times article: "Hard disks aim to spin up trusted security specification"

Tutorials: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

• SAS Tutorials from HP and SCSI Trade Association (STA)

Tutorials: iSCSI/IP Storage

• John Hufferd, IBM SSG: iSCSI Protocols - iSCSI, Naming & Discovery, Boot, MIBs
• Ahmad Zamer, Intel: iSCSI - New Possibilities
• Joe Gervais, Alacritech, Inc.: TCP Acceleration - An IP Storage Enabler
• Marc Staimer, Dragon Slayer Consulting: IP Storage Market Sanity Check
• "Fast Track" (EDN article on iSCSI)

Tutorial: InfiniBand

• Marc Staimer, Dragon Slayer Consulting: Introduction to the Value Proposition of InfiniBand

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

• SAS Home Page
• SAS Final Draft: Serial Attached SCSI
• SAS-1.1 Final Draft: Serial Attached SCSI-1.1
• SAS-2 draft Rev. 15 of 19-Nov-08: Serial Attached SCSI-2
• SAS-2.1 draft Rev. 0 of 19-Nov-08: Serial Attached SCSI-2.1
• SPL draft Rev. 0 of 19-Nov-08: SAS Protocol Layer
• SDI draft Rev. 0 of 6-Mar-05: Serial Attached SCSI Driver Interface
• SAS Technical Overview: 6-May-02
• Dell/HP/Intel Press Release of 10-Jun-02

New and Interesting Stuff

• iVDR Hard Disk Drive Consortium: Information Versatile Disk for Removable usage
• iVDR EE Times story
• Stackable USB
• USBTV: USB/TV Forum
• USBTV White Paper
• Hybrid Storage Alliance
• BackupRight: Online Backup Site
• ZFS at OpenSolaris.org: Transaction-Based File System
• ZFS: The Last Word in File Systems
• Cleversafe.org: Cleversafe Dispersed Storage Project
• StorageNetworking.org: Storage Networking User Group (SNUG)
• EntertainmentStorage.org: Digital Entertainment Storage Site
• StorageNetworking.org: UCSD ISIC
• Trusted Computing Group (TCG)
• TCG Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Commands document
• NeoScale Whitepapers and Resources: Encrypted Storage
• busTRACE Technologies: SCSI, IDE, USB, 1394 Bus Analysis Tools
• Perfectus: SATA, SAT and Fibre Channel Verification Tools
• HyperSCSI

Storage News, Reviews and Guides

• Biscu: Web File Storage System
• BIOS Enhanced Disk Drive Services 3 (EDD-3) Standard will address key new technologies such as InfiniBand, PCI Express and HyperTransport
• Removable Cartridge Drives: Products, Reviews, Prices
• emedialive: Digital Video products and news
• searchStorage.com: Storage-Specific Search Engine
• Storage Search: Links to Numerous Storage Technologies
• Gary Field's SCSI Info Central/SCSI FAQ
• SCSI Explorer: SCSI Links and Info
• NASD Technology Background: Talks and Papers
• Storage Universe News
• The Storage Review
• Tom's Hardware Guide: The Storage Guide
• OpenITx Storage Listservers

Server Blade Summit 2005: Tutorial T2A: Getting the Most from Your Blade Servers (22 March 2005, 1330-1700)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Tutorial Chair
• Adam Grummitt, Metron Technology: Virtualization, Consolidation, Grids, Utility Computing, ITIL, and Other Ghosties
• Ron Sheen, Fujitsu Siemens Computers: Adaptive Server Farms for the Data Center
• Christine Ewing, Altiris: Discover the Hidden Benefits of Server Consolidation
• Eric Horschman, VMware: Optimizing Blade Deployment with Virtual Infrastructure
• Jerry Melnick, Marathon Technologies: Achieving Continuous Availability: Configuring Server Blades for Fault and Disaster Tolerance

Server Blade Summit 2005: Session 105: Interfaces (23 March 2005, 1600-1730)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session Chair
• David Mayhew, StarGen: Advanced Switching Interface (ASI): Legacy Plus
• A.G. Karunakaran, GDA Technologies: Silicon Building Blocks in Blade Servers
• Bob Felderman, Precision I/O: Ethernet Always Wins
• Dan Maltbie, Woven Systems: Scaling Commodity Computers for Abundant Computing
• Skip Jones, QLogic: iSCSI for the Low-End of SMB
• Eric Herzog, Ario Data Networks: SAS and SATA: The Ideal Blade Storage Interfaces

Server Blade Summit 2005: Session 103: Storage Issues (23 March 2005, 1400-1530)

• Tom Coughlin, Coughlin Associates: Session Chair
• Ken Zarrabi, LSI Logic: Emerging Storage Options for Server Blade Architectures
• Brantley Coile, Coraid: Low Cost Networked Storage Using ATA-Over-Ethernet
• Ashu Joshi, Ivivity: Intelligent Storage for Blade Servers
• Martin Czekalski, Maxtor Corp.: Storage for Server Blade Architectures
• Joe Teolis, Emulex: Market Dynamics Driving Storage Connectivity

Server Blade Summit 2004: Blade Standards Birds of a Feather Session (9 March 2004)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session Chair
• Dwight Barron, Hewlett-Packard Company: Blade Standards Overview
• Kevin Deierling, Mellanox Technologies: InfiniBand Technology & Server Blades
• Monty McGraw, RLX Technologies: Should the Form Factor of Server Blades be Standardized?
• David Mayhew, StarGen: Advanced Switching: The New Path to Legacy
• Skip Jones, QLogic: Fibre Channel and Other Storage Standards
• Ed Chapman, Cisco Systems: IP Storage Networking
• Mark Overgaard, Pigeon Point Systems: Contributions of Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) to Platform Management for Open Modular Platforms
• Steffen Hulegaard, OSA Technologies: Using Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) to Build a Superior Blade Design

Server Blade Summit 2004: Workshop B2: Storage Architectures (11 March 2004)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Workshop Chair
• Abbott Schindler, Hewlett-Packard Company: Storage Architectures for Server Blade Environments

SAN West 2002: Session 105 - Storage Management (14 May 2002)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session 105 Introduction
• Al Chiang, Netreon: Managing SAN Fabrics Using the Windows 2000 Infrastructure
• Joe Teolis, Emulex: Management Strategies for iSCSI and Fibre Channel
• Dave Truslow, SANlight: Backup Management Strategies
• Karen Dutch, InterSAN: Simplifying the Management of SANs
• Steve Hindman, SANavigator Inc.: Simplifying SAN Administration Through Policy-Based Automation

SAN West 2002: BOF Session - iSCSI (14 May 2002)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design, BOF Session Chair
• S.W. Worth, Crossroads Systems, Inc.: IP Storage at SNW Spring 2002
• Joe Gervais, Alacritech: TOE as the Catalyst for NAS/SAN Convergence
• Kevin Deierling, Mellanox Technologies: iSCSI and InfiniBand
• Patrick McGilloway, DataPeer: More Bang for Your DR Buck via iSCSI
• Wayne Lam, FalconStor Software: Beyond iSCSI Connectivity: The Whole-Product Approach
• Gary Orenstein, Nishan Systems: Getting to ISCSI: Implementing an IP Storage Fabric
• Herman Chao, QLogic: iSCSI: Crossing the Chasm
• Jim Bernard, Adaptec: What GigE Line Speed Does for iSCSI
• Michael Mesnier, Intel Labs: iSCSI and Object-Based Storage Devices
• Zophar Sante, SANRAD: Building an IP-based SAN Using Existing Systems

FCTC 2001: 4th Fibre Channel Technologies Conference: Session 203 - Storage Management Software (17 Oct 2001)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session 203 Introduction
• An Lam and John Nguyen, Gadzoox Networks: The SAN CIM Provider Architecture
• Truls Myklebust, InterSAN, Inc.: Managing Storage as a Utility
• Nik Simpson, DataCore Software Corp.: Storage Virtualization: The Key to a Manageable Storage Infrastructure
• Larry Fox, BakBone Software, Inc.: Decisions for Data Preservation

FCTC 2001: 4th Fibre Channel Technologies Conference: BOF Session - SAN File Systems (17 Oct 2001)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: SAN File Systems Introduction
• Michael Callahan, PolyServe, Inc.: SAN File Systems - Why Now?
• David Black, EMC Corp.: EMC Celerra HighRoad Overview
• Gabriel Broner, SGI: High Performance File Sharing in a SAN
• Werner Zurcher, VERITAS Software: SANs and File System Solutions
• Josh Baverstock, Mercury File System: The Mercury File System Design
• Tom Ruwart, Ciprico, Inc.: Object-based Storage Devices (OSD): The Next Generation File System

SAN Conference 2001: Session 103 - Storage over Ethernet and IP (6 June 2001)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session 103 Introduction
• Milan Merhar, Pirus Networks: A New Generation of Storage Networking: Storage Over Ethernet and IP
• Robert Horst, 3Ware, Inc.: Ethernet SAN Products and Performance
• Jim Morin, CNT Corp.: Using Fibre Channel over IP for Remote Storage Movement
• Glen Shok, SAN Valley Systems: Connecting SANs across IP Networks
• Joe Gervais, Alacritech, Inc.: TCP Acceleration: An IP Storage Enabler

SAN Conference 2001: BOF Session - Storage over Ethernet and IP (5 June 2001)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design, BOF Session Chair
• Peter Dixon, SANcastle: SAN Infrastructure: A Systems Level Approach
• Sandy Helton, SAN Valley Systems: Implementing SAN Extension
• Eyal Felstaine, SANRAD: IP Storage: Revisiting the Performance Paradigm
• Peter Aylaian, Adaptec, Inc.: iSCSI Implementations
• Randy Haagens, Hewlett-Packard Co.: IP Storage Requirements and Architecture
• Kevin Deierling, Mellanox Technologies, Inc.: InfiniBand Storage: Building on IP and Beyond
• Jonathan Hubert, NetConvergence, Inc.: IP Storage - Market Hype vs. Reality
• Randy Fardal, Nishan Systems: IP Storage Networking
• Danny Shavit, Intelligent Information Systems: SWAT iSCSI Test Software

FCTC 2000: 3rd Fibre Channel Technologies Conference: Session 103 - Relationships with SCSI (11 Oct 2000)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session 103 Introduction
• Martin Bock, Storage Concepts, Inc.: IDE Combined with Fibre Channel Technology for Uncompromising Storage Solutions
• Gerry Johnsen, Ciprico, Inc.: Creating Optimum Storage Solutions Using Interface Bridges
• Mike Befeler, Benchmark Tape Systems Corp.: Migration from SCSI to Fibre Channel for LAN-Free and Serverless Backup
• John H. Kells, TD Systems Corp.: Sharing SCSI Tape Drives in a Fibre Channel Environment

SAN Conference 2000: Session 203 - Storage Management Software (1 June 2000)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session 203 Introduction
• Rick Huebsch, VERITAS Software: Exploring Backup Alternatives in a SAN Environment
• Martin O'Connell, Computer Associates International: Server-Free Backup in the SAN
• Derick Lynch, Legato Systems: Managing the Information Utility with SAN Solutions
• Glenn Jacobsen, Trilliant Group: ENVISION: Enterprise Virtual Storage Integration Over Networks
• Nick Hannon, INRANGE Technologies: Connectivity Management via In-Band Server Control
• Tim Williams, CrosStor Software: Scaling SANs for the Enterprise

FCTC '99: 2nd Fibre Channel Technologies Conference: Session 103 - Relationships with SCSI (3 Nov 1999)

• Brian A. Berg, Berg Software Design: Session 103 Introduction
• Mike Befeler, Benchmark Tape Systems Corp.: Tape Automation and the Migration from SCSI to Fibre Channel
• Mike Smith, Emulex Corp.: Fibre Channel Moves to Center Stage
• Skip Jones, QLogic Corp.: Fibre Channel - Multiple Protocols on One Wire
• Tracy Crowe, JNI: Management of SCSI Drives from a Fibre Channel Controller
• Dr. Mahmoud Jibbe, LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc.: Stability Test Matrices for Fibre Channel Components

Storage Talks, Conference Archives and White Papers

• Ted Chen, Prisa Networks: Integrating SAN Management Applications Into An Appliance
• SAN 2000 Conference Session 201: Future of SAN
• Past NASA-GSFC Mass Storage Symposiums
• EMC Celerra HighRoad Overview
• SAN Valley White Papers and Presentations
• A Quick Look at Serial ATA (SATA) Disk Performance
• Windows 2000 Disk IO Performance

Parallel SCSI Interface

• SCSI (T10)
• T10 Document Search Tool
• SCSI Trade Association (STA)
• SCSI Whitepapers
• SCSI Terminology: Speeds and Cable Lengths
• SCSI FAQ
• SCSI FAQ (Paralan)
• SCSI Glossary (Paralan)
• SCSI Glossary (Adaptec)
• SCSI Terminology
• SCSI connectors, adapters, converters, etc.
• SCSI connectors
• SCSI (and other) Connectors
• SCSI Technical Info: Articles, White Papers and Drawings
• SFF-8046: 80-pin SCA-2 SCSI signal assignments
• SCSI Vendor IDs: Current List, Registration
• SCSI Harbor Project Home Page
• SCSI Mux/Switch: Ancot UltraSwitch
• Interactive Media Corp. 40GB Removable Kanguru Drive
• SCSI Cable Tester

iSCSI (Internet SCSI)/SCSI over IP/FC over IP/iFCP

• Adaptec ships iSCSI host adapters (Infostor article)
• IP Storage Working Group (ips WG) Charter and Current IETF Documents
• ips WG links: (document links are stale)
• RFC 3347: iSCSI Requirements and Design Considerations (July 2002)
• Julian Satran's IPS Archive: iSCSI drafts, IETF meeting minutes, etc.
• iSCSI draft Rev. 20 of 19-Jan-03 (.pdf)
• iSCSI draft Rev. 20 of 19-Jan-03 (text)
• FCIP draft Rev. 12 of August 2002
• iFCP draft Rev. 14 of December 2002
• Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) draft Rev. 22 of February 2004
• Fibre Channel Frame Encapsulation draft Rev. 8 of May 2002
• Cisco's Linux iSCSI driver and daemon
• SourceForge Project: linux-iscsi
• SCSI/TCP Mailing List (Unofficial) Archive at eGroups
• IP Storage Mailing List FTP Archive

Ultra320 SCSI

• Ultra320 whitepaper
• Ultra320 Linux Performance Test using Hyper-Threading and PCI-X
• Ultra320 FAQ
• Ultra320: Overview of new features
• Adaptec: Ultra320 support
• Adaptec: Ultra320 Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Driver
• LSI Logic: Ultra320 host bus adapters
• qLogic: ISP12320 Ultra320 chip
• Maxtor: Atlas Ultra320 10K III HDD
• Seagate: Cheetah Ultra320 X15-36LP HDD

Parallel SCSI Documents

• T10 Working Drafts: Overview and Access
• T10 New Documents and Drafts
• SCSI-3 Standards: Architecture Roadmap and current document list
• SCSI-3 Standards Documents: ftp access
• SCSI-1 Final Draft
• CCS Rev. 4b of 23-Jun-86: Common Command Set of SCSI-1
• SCSI-2 Final Draft (.pdf)
• SCSI-2 Final Draft (.txt)
• SAM Final Draft: SCSI-3 Architecture Model
• SAM-2 Final Draft: SCSI Architecture Model-2
• SAM-3 Final Draft: SCSI Architecture Model-3
• SAM-4 draft Rev. 14 of 8-May-08: SCSI Architecture Model-4
• SAM-5 draft Rev. 1 of 24-Sep-08: SCSI Architecture Model-5
• SPI-2 Final Draft: SCSI Parallel Interface-2 (Physical Layer; includes Fast-40/Ultra2 and LVD)
• SPI-3 Final Draft: SCSI Parallel Interface-3 (Physical Layer; includes Fast-80/Ultra3/Ultra160)
• SPI-4 Final Draft: SCSI Parallel Interface-4 (Physical Layer; includes Fast-160/Ultra320)
• SPI-5 Final Draft: SCSI Parallel Interface-5 (Physical Layer; includes Fast-320/Ultra640)
• EPI Final Draft: Enhanced Parallel Interface Technical Report
• SPC Final Draft: SCSI-3 Primary Commands
• SPC-2 Final Draft: SCSI Primary Commands-2
• SPC-3 Final Draft: SCSI Primary Commands-3
• SPC-4 draft Rev. 18 of 13-Nov-08: SCSI Primary Commands-4
• SBC Final Draft: SCSI-3 Block Commands (for disk, WORM and optical memory devices)
• SBC-2 Final Draft: SCSI-3 Block Commands-2 (for disk, WORM and optical memory devices)
• SBC-3 draft Rev. 18 of 17-Nov-08: SCSI-3 Block Commands-3 (for disk, WORM and optical memory devices)
• RBC Final Draft: Reduced Block Commands (simplified block device command set)
• RBC Ammendment 1: Reduced Block Commands (simplified block device command set)
• BCC draft Rev. 0 of 21-Sep-04: SCSI Bridge Controller Commands
• SSC Final Draft: SCSI-3 Stream Commands (for tape, printer and communication devices)
• SSC-2 Final Draft: SCSI Stream Commands-2 (for tape, printer and communication devices)
• SSC-3 draft Rev. 4a of 28-Jan-08: SCSI Stream Commands-2 (includes encryption)
• SMC Final Draft: SCSI-3 Media Changer Commands
• SMC-2 Final Draft: SCSI-3 Media Changer Commands-2
• SMC-3 draft Rev. 12 of 4-Sep-08: SCSI Media Changer Commands-3
• MMC Final Draft: SCSI-3 Multimedia Commands (for CD-ROM/R/RW)
• MMC-2 Final Draft: SCSI Multimedia Commands-2 (for C/DVD)
• MMC-3 Final Draft: SCSI Multimedia Commands-3 (for C/DVD)
• MMC-4 Final Draft: SCSI Multimedia Commands-4 (for C/DVD)
• MMC-5 draft Rev. 4 of 24-Oct-06: SCSI Multimedia Commands-5 (for C/DVD/Blu-ray)
• MMC-6 draft Rev. 2c of 3-Nov-08: SCSI Multimedia Commands-6 (for C/DVD/Blu-ray/HD DVD)
• SCC Final Draft: SCSI-3 Controller Commands (for RAID and disk array devices)
• SCC-2 Final Draft: SCSI Controller Commands-2 (for RAID and disk array devices)
• SCSI Access Controls proposal for multi-host storage devices
• SDV Final Draft: SCSI Domain Validation Tech. Report
• SSM Final Draft: SCSI Signal Modeling
• SSM-2 Final Draft: SCSI Signal Modeling-2
• CAM Final Draft: Common Access Method (software layering for use with SCSI-2)
• CAM-3 Final Draft: Common Access Method-3 (software layering for use with SCSI-3)
• PIP Final Draft: SCSI Passive Interconnect Performance
• ADT Final Draft: Automation/Drive Interface - Transport Protocol
• ADT-2 draft Rev. 6 of 5-Sep-08: Automation/Drive Interface - Transport Protocol
• ADC Final Draft: Automation/Drive Interface - Commands
• ADC-2 draft Rev. 8 of 10-Jul-07: Automation/Drive Interface Commands - 2
• ADC-3 draft Rev. 00e of 15-Dec-08: Automation/Drive Interface Commands - 3
• SAT draft Rev. 9 of 13-Sep-06: SCSI/ATA Translation
• SAT-2 draft Rev. 6 of 4-Aug-08: SCSI/ATA Translation - 2
• T10 Document Register (1994-present)

Extended Copy (XCOPY) SCSI Command for SAN Serverless Backup

• Serverless Backup (Infostor article)
• T10/99-143r1: EXTENDED COPY: Command Description of 2-Apr-99
• T10/00-211r2: Corrections to EXTENDED COPY: Proposal of 28-Apr-00
• T10/00-241r0: Discussion of 00-211r2: IBM Presentation of 17-May-00
• T10/00-267r4: Response to T10 Letter Ballot Comments on SPC-2 of 10-Nov-00 (includes EXTENDED COPY/RECEIVE COPY RESULTS commands)
• T10/01-174r2: EXTENDED COPY Target Descriptor Codes
• T10/01-192r2: EXTENDED COPY Target Descriptors for SRP
• White Paper: Third Party Copy for Storage Routers
• ADIC Scalar 10K Library with XCOPY
• Exabyte M2 Fibre Channel Tape Drive with XCOPY

Bridges/Routers: Fibre Channel to Parallel SCSI

• ADIC FCR router and Pathlight SAN routers
• Ancot FSB-8001 Ultra SCSI Bus Extender
• ATTO FibreBridge bridge
• Chaparral FS1310/2620 routers
• Crossroads 4x50 and 4x00 routers
• Overland Data SANPiper
• Pathlight SAN Routers

Bridges/Converters for SCSI, IDE/ATA/ATAPI, 1394 and USB

• Black*Fire Technology IDE to SCSI Converter Card
• Black*Fire Technology BridgeSmart SCSIDE: SCSI-to-IDE Bridge
• I-O Data IDE-SCSI Converter
• USB XpressSCSI: SCSI to USB Converter Cable
• Ratoc Systems FR1SX: SCSI to 1394 Converter
• Indigita 1394 to ATA/ATAPI Bridge
• Oxford Semiconductor: 1394 to ATA/ATAPI Bridge Chip
• ADS Technologies PYRO 1394 Disk Drive

New Approaches to SCSI and Storage

• OSD Final Draft: SCSI Object-Based Storage Device Commands
• OSD-2 draft Rev. 5 of 17-Dec-08: SCSI Object-Based Storage Device Commands-2
• OSD-3 draft Rev. 0 of 17-Dec-08: SCSI Object-Based Storage Device Commands-2
• Object Based Storage: A Vision (by Dave Anderson)
• Object Oriented Devices: Description of Requirements
• Object Oriented Devices (OOD) and NAS Technology Paper
• OSD: ComputerWorld article
• VI Developer Forum
• SST draft Rev. 8b of 6-Jun-01 (project closed): SCSI on Scheduled Transfer Protocol

Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

• SCTP "Home Page"
• RFC 2960: Stream Control Transmission Protocol
• RFC 2960: nicely formatted version
• SCTP Overview
• Stream Control Transmission Protocol Applicability Statement

SCSI Socket Services (SSS)

• SSS Overview / Unofficial SSS Home Page
• SSS & Internet IP packets over SCSI
• SSS Command Set (INCITS project T10/1246-D)

IDE/ATA/ATAPI Parallel Interface (see also Optical Storage)

• IDE/EIDE/Ultra DMA-33,66,100/ATA/ATAPI (T13)
• T13 Listserver Email Archive
• T13 2007 Documents
• T13 2006 Documents
• ATA/ATAPI: Hale Landis' Mega-Info Site
• ATA/ATAPI: How It Works documents
• ATA goes beyond the desktop: InfoStor article
• Technology Paper: ATA thru Ultra ATA-66
• Ultra DMA 100 Presentation Rev. 0 of 21-Jun-00
• ATA/ATAPI-6 Final Draft (includes Ultra DMA-100, aka Ultra DMA Mode 5; 48-bit LBA; 16-bit sector count)
• ATA/ATAPI-5 Final Draft (includes Ultra DMA-66, aka Ultra DMA Mode 4; Ultra DMA Mode 3)
• ATA/ATAPI-4 Final Draft (includes ATAPI command, Ultra DMA Modes 0/1/2; command overlapping; command queueing)
• ATA-3 Final Draft (includes SMART)
• ATA-2 Final Draft (aka EIDE)
• ATA-1 Final Draft (aka IDE)
• Programming Interface for Bus Master IDE Controller, Rev. 1.0, 16-May-94
• PCI IDE Controller Specification, Rev. 1.0, 4-Mar-94
• IDE connector: 40/44 pin breakout
• INF-8090i v7, Rev. 1.10 (Final): Mt. Fuji Commands for Multimedia Devices, incl. HD DVD-RW, AACS Bus Encryption and CSS managed recording
• SFF-8090i v6, Rev. 1.0 (Final): Mt. Fuji Commands for Multimedia Devices; added DVD-R Dual layer, HD DVD-ROM, HD DVD-R, HD DVD-RAM, AACS
• SFF-8090i v5, Rev. 1.6 (Final): Mt. Fuji Commands for Multimedia Devices; expanded DVD-R
• SFF-8090i v4, Rev. 1.00 (Final): Mt. Fuji Commands for Multimedia Devices; added DVD-RW
• SFF-8090v3, Rev. 1.00 (Final): Mt. Fuji Commands for Multimedia Devices; added CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, AS-MO
• SFF-8090v2, Rev. 1.00 (Final): Mt. Fuji Commands for Multimedia Devices; added DVD-RAM
• INF-8090i, Rev. 3.6: ATAPI for DVD ROM, RAM, R/W
• QIC-157: Common SCSI/ATAPI Tape Command Set
• SFF-8070, Rev. 1.3 of 5-Jul-01: ATAPI for Removable Rewritable Media
• SFF-8020i, Rev. 2.6: ATAPI for CD-ROMs (old and antiquated)
• SFF-8028: Errata for ATAPI for CD-ROMs (old and antiquated)
• Intel IDE Controller Programmer's Reference Manual
• 50-pin to 40-pin IDE Adapter for Compaq DVD-ROM (source 1 of 2)
• 50-pin to 40-pin IDE Adapter for Compaq DVD-ROM (source 2 of 2)
• CPRM perspective
• CPRM2, Tougher DMCA Sought

Serial ATA (SATA) Documents and Historical Articles

• SATA 6Gb/s Whitepaper
• ATA/ATAPI-7 Final Draft (includes Ultra DMA-133, longer cables, 4KB physical sectors, multiple LBAs/physical sector, multiple physical sectors/LBA): Volume 1 (command layer), Volume 2 (physical+data link+transport layers), Volume 3 (Serial ATA)
• SATA-IO: Serial ATA International Organization
• Hale Landis' Serial ATA/ATAPI Proposal, Rev. 0 of 21-May-00
• APT Technologies: SATA products and reference designs
• InfoStor article on Serial ATA
• searchStorage story on Serial ATA
• STORAGEsearch page on Serial ATA

Serial ATA-2 (SATA-2) Documents

• ATA8-AST draft Rev. 1 of 16-Aug-07: AT Attachment-8 ATA Serial Transport (ATA8-AST) [SATA protocols and interconnect]
• ATA8-APT draft Rev. 2 of 14-Nov-07: AT Attachment-8 ATA/ATAPI Parallel Transport (ATA8-APT) [PATA protocols and interconnect]
• ATA8-ACS draft Rev. 6 of 25-Jun-08: AT Attachment-8 ATA/ATAPI Command Set (ATA8-ACS) [incl. PACKET cmd.]
• ATA8-AAM draft Rev. 3 of 25-May-06: AT Attachment-8 ATA/ATAPI Architectural Model (ATA8-AAM) [common technology]

InfiniBand

• InfiniBand Trade Association
• White Paper: Introduction to InfiniBand
• InfiniBand in the Internet Data Center
• InfiniBand Comparisons with PCI-X, FC, GE, SoIP, HT, RapidIO
• Fibre Channel v. IP v. InfiniBand
• InfiniBand: Storage Networking World article
• InfiniBand White Papers
• InfiniBand Architecture Development and Deployment book
• SRP Final Draft: SCSI RDMA Protocol (for mapping SCSI onto InfiniBand or the like)
• SRP-2 draft Rev. 0a of 7-Jul-03 (project closed): SCSI RDMA Protocol-2 (for mapping SCSI onto InfiniBand or the like)
• SRP to SAM-2 Protocol proposed annex to SCSI-3:SAM-2 defining SCSI RDMA protocol services
• SRP Model for RDMA Communication
• SRP InfiniBand annex, mapping SRP onto InfiniBand

Storage and I/O Organizations

• DAFS (Direct Access File System) Collaborative
• DAFS Introductory White Paper (.pdf)
• DAFS FAQs
• NSIC: National Storage Industry Consortium
• RapidIO Trade Association
• FibreAlliance: EMC, HP, Ancor, Gadzoox, Vixel, Legato, VERITAS, over 30 others
• Jiro: Sun's Storage Management Platform

Fibre Channel Serial Interface

• Fibre Channel (T11)
• T11 Document Register
• Fibre Channel Industry Association
• Fibre Alliance
• Fibre Channel Roadmap
• An Introduction to Fibre Channel
• Fibre Channel Tutorial: University of New Hampshire
• Fibre Channel Community (FCC) industry association
• Fibre Channel homepage at CERN
• 2Gb Fibre Channel: Making the Transition to the Next Generation of SANs
• Fibre Channel books
• Fibre Channel Dictionary
• SBP-2 Final Draft: Serial Bus Protocol-2
• SBP-3 Final Draft: Serial Bus Protocol-3
• FCP Final Draft: FC Protocol for SCSI commands
• FCP-2 Final Draft: FC Protocol for SCSI, 2nd Version
• FCP-3 Final Draft: FC Protocol for SCSI, 3rd Version
• FCP-4 draft Rev. 1 of 11-Sep-08: FC Protocol for SCSI, 4th Version
• SFF-8045: 40-pin SCA-2 FC-AL signal assignments
• SFF-8067: Enclosure Services Interfaces (ESI) for 40-pin SCA-2 FC-AL Connector
• Fibre Channel Support and Testing: FSI Consulting
• Fibre Channel Product Testing: Medusa Labs

IEEE 1394 Serial Interface

• 1394 Trade Association
• IEEE 1394 Standards Homepage
• 1394-1995 Final Draft
• P1394a draft Rev. 4.0 of 15-Sep-99
• 1394 to AT: Tailgate draft Rev. 5 of 28-Oct-97

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

• USB: Universal Serial Bus
• UAS draft Rev. 2 of 9-Jul-08: USB Attached SCSI
• UAS Meeting Minuts of 6-Feb-08 (USB Attached SCSI)
• Wireless USB Blog
• USB: Approved Device Class documents
• USB Mass Storage book by Jan Axelson
• USB Complete, 3/e book by Jan Axelson
• Device Bay: for USB and 1394 peripherals
• USB SuperDisk (LS-120) Drive
• 4-Port USB Switch
• Universal Serial Bus System Architecture book
• USB books
• USB Device Class Definition for Mass Storage Devices: Rev. 1.0 of 30-Sep-99

SAN and NAS Topics

• Dictionary of Storage Networking Terminology
• Storage Virtualization: Storage Networking World article
• In-band vs. out-of-band virtualization: InfoStor article
• Storage Virtualization: InfoStor article
• SAN Buyers Guide: auto-spreadsheet creation
• SANsite: Network Storage info site
• SAS, NAS, SAN: Past, Present and Future
• SAN and NAS: Complementary Technologies
• SAN Basics: IBM Perspective
• IP-based storage: The buzz on the wire (Aberdeen Group white paper)
• SAN Glossary
• SANergy: SAN Operating System
• SAN Zoning

Software: Tools, Drivers, Managers

• Bart's Page about ASPI
• ASPI
• SCSIToolbox: SCSI and Fibre Channel Tools and Diagnostics
• CoComp SCSI Pro: SCSI and Fibre Channel Diagnostics
• WinSCSI-32 API DLL: SCSI and ATAPI
• SCSI Pass-Thru Drivers: UNIX and NT
• VirtualSCSI: SCSI Target Mode
• UDI: Uniform Driver Interface
• IEEE 1275: Open Firmware

File Systems

• GFS: Global File System
• Global file systems will enable scalable NAS
• Sistina Software: Storage Clustering with GFS
• Lustre: Open Source Cluster File System
• Mercury File System
• Mercury File System White Paper
• ISO/IEC 13346, Universal Disk Format (UDF)
• Philips UDF Verifier
• OSTA MultiAudio specification for CD audio files
• UDF White Paper
• UDF Win95 Free Utilities to Read/Write DVD, etc.
• UDF: OSTA Registered Developers
• UDF Verification Software
• ECMA 167
• ECMA 208: System-Independent Data Format (SIDF)
• AIIM C21: Advanced Data Storage Subsystems
• ANSI/AIIM MS66-1999: Metadata for Interchange of Files on Sequential Storage Media Between File Storage Management Systems (FSMSs)
• Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) multimedia file format

IEEE 1244 / OpenVault / SmartMedia

• IEEE P1244: Storage System Standards Working Group (SSSWG)
• IEEE Computer Society Press Release: P1244 SSSWG Standards Approved
• Media Management System (MMS) standards: InfoStor article
• IEEE Press Release: Groundbreaking Storage System Standards Now Approved
• SGI OpenVault Interface Standards
• SGI OpenVault Open Source Code

Windows/NT/Win2000/UNIX Topics

• Windows NT Workstation Home Page
• Windows 2000 Professional
• Windows 2000 Server
• Windows 2000-specific Portal
• Intel Iometer: NT I/O Performance Analysis Tool
• Ziff-Davis WinBench
• Microsoft Windows Server Hardware Design Guide
• Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
• FAT32 for NT 4.0 (read-only: free, r/w: $39)
• NTFS for Win98: NTFS read/write access from Win98/95
• MKS Toolkit: UNIX tools for NT
• UNIX Tutorial

Standards Bodies

• ANSI
• ISO
• JTC 1
• ECMA
• INCITS (formerly NCITS and ASC X3)
• International standardizing bodies
• Useful Information on Standards Committees

Standards: Search and Acquisition

• Standards URL Cornucopia
• NSSN global standards search
• Global Engineering Documents (GED)
• TIA/EIA Standards search
• Small Form Factor (SFF) Committee Home Page
• SFF Catalog of Specs
• SFF Specs: ftp access

Organizations, SIGs and Developer Groups

• Institute for Information Storage Technology (includes magnetic disk recording history)
• Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
• I2O SIG
• IDEMA: Int'l. Disk Drive Equipment Materials Assoc.
• Intel Developers' Insight
• MFPA: MultiFunction Products Association
• NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) Task Force for network-based backup
• PCI SIG
• PCI books
• PCMCIA
• Server System Infrastructure (SSI) Initiative
• SNIA: Storage Networking Industry Assoc.
• SNIA SNIFs: Tom Clark interview
• Storage Performance Council

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)

• RAB: RAID Advisory Board
• RAB Publications
• RAB Reports and Papers
• Review: Winchester Systems FlashDisk RAID
• Review: 2 RAID-based servers
• RAID Performance Study
• SAF-TE: SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosures
• SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) Final Draft: SCSI-3 command set for device enclosures
• SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) Amendment 1 of 12-Jun-00
• SCSI Enclosure Services-2 (SES-2) draft Rev. 20 of 12-May-08

Optical Storage, incl. DVD and CD (see also IDE/ATA/ATAPI)

• Blu-ray History
• Blu-ray.com: Blu-ray optical media site
• OSTA: Optical Storage Technology Association
• CD-RW: Mt. Rainier Drag & Drop Method
• DVD Association
• Transmission and Control for DVD-Video/Audio through IEEE 1394 Bus, Version 0.9
• DVD: Past, Present and Future (Feb 2002 .ppt file)
• DVD Video Group
• DVD Made Easy
• Recipe 4 DVD
• DVD 101: A Complete How-To Guide for DVD Production
• DVD: Breaking the Code
• CD Page: CD and DVD news and views
• CD-Recordable FAQ
• Digital Video on CD and DVD
• Apex DVD player forums
• Burn Proof: Buffer under run prevention while burning CDs
• DVD Cornucopia
• DVD Glossary
• DVD SIG
• DVD Listserver
• DVD Hardware and Software Information
• DVD Specifications
• DVD Report
• DVD Resources Directory
• DVD Demystified book
• DVD Authoring & Production book
• DVD+RW Compatibility Alliance (DCA)
• Optical U: CD-R/CD-RW Retailer Quizzes
• ECMA 274: DVD+RW
• "El Torito" CD-ROM Boot Specification
• Disk Rot: CD Decomposition Video
• TeraStor: Near-Field Recording
• Ioptics: OROM

Tape Storage

• Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Home Page
• DLTtape Home Page
• AIT Tape Home Page
• Tape Resource Center
• Sony AIT and Super AIT plans
• Tape Technology Overview (incomplete)

Reports and Research

• SMART: A Research Project on Disk Drive Failure Warnings
• Gordon Hughes: SMART and iDrive research
• Windows 2000 and NT I/O Performance Study of IDE and SCSI HDDs
• Seagate Disc Technology Base: FAQs, Tech. Papers, etc.
• SMART Technology Paper
• Solid State File-Caching for Performance and Scalability
• TRAAMS: Optical-Tape-Based Rapid Access Affordable Mass Storage
• DiskSim Disk Drive Simulator Project
• 10 GB on a Roll of Tape
• Storage Networking: Building a Better Foundation for Enterprise Data
• Storage Wars: The Future of the Storage Market
• UniTree HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management)
• UniTree HSM: An Independent Evaluation
• DISK/TREND reports, conferences and vendor links
• Freeman Associates: market research, consulting, reports
• Strategic Research: Market Research
• Mass Storage Report
• ISIS: Info. Storage and Interconnect Systems Project
• Center for Magnetic Recording Research (CMRR)

Training, Education and Symposiums

• FSI Consulting: Fibre Channel
• Infinity I/O: Fibre Channel and SAN
• I/O Authority: InfiniBand
• KnowledgeTek: SCSI, Fibre Channel, SAN, 1394, IDE, ATAPI, Serial ATA, PCMCIA, HDD (PRML, MR), Tape, CD-ROM, DVD
• Medusa Labs: Fibre Channel
• Solution Technology: Fibre Channel, SCSI, TCP/IP, InfiniBand, iSCSI

MPEG and VRML

• MPEG Home Page
• MPEG-4 Industry Forum
• Sigma Designs MPEG-4 DVD Decoder Chip
• MP3 (MPEG 1 Layer 3) Music Resource
• VRML Repository
• VRML Human Animation Group

FAQs, Glossaries and Miscellaneous Links

• Storage FAQ
• Storage Manufacturer Links
• DVD FAQ
• BIOS FAQ
• BIOS Bunker: InfoWorld article
• Brocade SAN Glossary
• IBM Hard Disk Glossary
• IBM Storage Interfaces: Brief Overviews
• PC Specs.: BIOS, Plug-and-Play, etc.
• TINA: Telecommunications Info. Networking Architecture
• TINA Consortium
• LANL e-Print Archive
• CoRR: Computing Research Repository
• Dunstan Thomas: Software Architecture and OOAD Consulting Services