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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 2001 | Sept 9-12th | Seville, Spain | |
| 2003 | June 4 | 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 |