Storage Networking World (SNW) is a conference for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW was held twice each year. Common locations include Orlando, Florida, [1] Grapevine, Texas, [2] [3] Phoenix, Arizona [4] and San Diego, California. [5] [6] The event is oriented towards manufacturers and consumers of enterprise storage equipment and software, and is often the site of product launches [7] and announcements. [8] These events started in the fall of 1999, [9] and the last event was held in the fall of 2013. [10] The event dates and locations are listed below:
Year | Season | Dates | Location |
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1999 | Fall | Oct 19-21 | Renaissance Madison, Seattle, Washington |
2000 | Spring | April 17-19 | Marriott Desert, Palm Desert, California |
2000 | Fall | Oct 30-Nov 1 | Renaissance Orlando Resort and Conference Center, Orlando, Florida |
2001 | Spring | April 9-11 | Marriott Desert, Palm Desert, California |
2001 | Fall | Oct 22-24 | Renaissance Orlando Resort and Conference Center, Orlando, Florida |
2002 | Spring | April 3-5 | Marriott Desert, Palm Desert, California |
2002 | Fall | Oct 27-30 | Renaissance Orlando Resort and Conference Center, Orlando, Florida |
2003 | Spring | April 14-17 | JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix, Arizona |
2003 | Fall | Oct 27-30 | Renaissance Orlando Resort and Conference Center, Orlando, Florida |
2004 | Spring | April 5-8 | JW Mariott Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix, Arizona |
2004 | Fall | Oct 25-28 | Renaissance Orlando Resort and Conference Center, Orlando, Florida |
2005 | Spring | April 12-15 | JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix, Arizona |
2005 | Fall | Oct 24-27 | JW Mariott Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Florida |
2006 | Spring | April 3-6 | Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California |
2006 | Fall | Oct 31-Nov 3 | JW Mariott Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Florida |
2007 | Spring | April 16-19 | Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California |
2007 | Fall | Oct 15-18 | Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas, Texas |
2008 | Spring | April 7-10 | Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida |
2008 | Fall | Oct 13-16 | Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas, Texas |
2009 | Spring | April 6-9 | Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida |
2009 | Fall | Oct 12-15 | JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix, Arizona |
2010 | Spring | April 12-15 | Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida |
2010 | Fall | Oct 11-13 | Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas, Texas |
2011 | Spring | April 4-7 | Hyatt Regency Silicon Valley Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California |
2011 | Fall | Oct 10-13 | JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida |
2012 | Spring | April 2-5 | Omni Hotel, Dallas, Texas |
2012 | Fall | Oct 16-19 | Hyatt Regency Silicon Valley Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California |
2013 | Spring | April 2-5 | Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Florida |
2013 | Fall | Oct 14-17 | Long Beach Convention Center, California |
The corresponding conference in Europe is called SNW Europe and commonly occurs in Frankfurt, Germany. Additional conferences were held in China, Japan, and Australia.
Year | Dates | Location |
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2001 | Sept 9-12th | Seville, Spain |
2003 | June 4th | Cannes, France |
2004 | Sept 7-8th | Frankfurt, Germany |
2005 | Sept 6-7th | Frankfurt, Germany |
2006 | Sept 5-6th | Frankfurt, Germany |
2007 | Oct 30th | Frankfurt, Germany |
2008 | Oct 27th | Frankfurt, Germany |
2009 | Oct 27th | Frankfurt, Germany |
2010 | Oct 26-27th | Frankfurt, Germany |
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