TF-Storage
The storage task force (TF-Storage) is to provide a forum for exchanging and promoting ideas, experience and knowledge and fostering collaborations among National Research and Education Networks and academic and research institutions on the topic of data storage, data management, and cloud storage.
TF-Storage continues the discussion on opportunities and areas for collaboration on data storage services which began with two meetings in 2007 and with the first two-year mandate between 2008-2010.
Secretarial support for this task force is provided by TERENA with funding from the GN3 project.

a. to provide a forum for exchanging and promoting ideas, experience and knowledge related to data storage, data management, and cloud storage;
b. to identify, and promote the use of, common standards, techniques, (new) technology and procedures in the field of data storage that are relevant to the educational and research community;
c. to be a focal point for (the gathering of) storage expertise within the European educational and research environment;
d. to identify, coordinate and where possible collaborate on the development of storage services;
e. to liaise with TF-EMC2 on the topic of using the NREN AAI federations with non-web storage services;
f. to liaise with SNIA;
g. to liaise with other communities such as the grid environment, HPC, the cloud environment, Internet2, APAN on storage and cloud activities.
Task Force Chair: Maciej Brzezniak, PSNC
Task Force Secretary: Peter Szegedi, TERENA
Running period: February 2008 - March 2012
News & Features
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ASPIRE looks to the future of research networking
Posted on 30 May 2011 - 16:50 -
TF-Storage goes to clouds
Posted on 27 May 2011 - 16:50 -
New chair for TF-Storage
Posted on 8 February 2011 - 12:30 -
Participants agree way forward for new term of TF-Storage
Posted on 16 March 2010 - 12:00 -
Contribute to the future direction of TF-Storage at next meeting
Posted on 25 January 2010 - 10:24 -
First task force meeting on storage issues
Posted on 16 April 2008 - 14:15 -
TERENA launches new storage task force
Posted on 28 February 2008 - 16:26 -
Six areas for collaboration on storage
Posted on 18 December 2007 - 12:18 -
Collaboration in store on eLearning and eScience infrastructures
Posted on 6 July 2007 - 10:30