Brocade Certified SAN Manager Certification Aligns with the SNIA Certified Storage Network Expert Program

Business Wire, March 28, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) today added Brocade as the latest participating vendor in the SNIA Certified Storage Network Expert (SCSN-E) certification program. Moving forward, storage network professionals who hold the Brocade Certified SAN Manager (BCSM) certification can apply this credential toward SCSN-E certification under the SNIA's Storage Networking Certification Program (SNCP).

The alignment of the BCSM certification with the SNIA's expert-level certification provides further opportunity for certified individuals to achieve acknowledgment for their skills and recognizes the growing demand for network professionals who have the skills to design, install, and support today's multi-vendor storage network environments.

"Brocade is pleased to be affiliated with the SNIA Certified Storage Network Expert program," said Brocade Certification Manager Joe Cannata. "We welcome the opportunity to work with industry leaders such as SNIA in raising the visibility and expanding the opportunities for Brocade Certified SAN Managers to enhance their skills through the SNIA Expert Track program."

Brocade will participate with six other vendors, including (in alphabetical order) -- Cisco, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi, Ltd., HP, and NetApp -- that consider their exams SNIA-compliant and work with the association toward the continued fulfillment of even more SCSN-E certifications.

"We are pleased to add Brocade to the list of SNIA partners who recognize or require SNIA certifications," said Rick Bauer, Technology & Education Director for the SNIA. "The addition of an industry-leading data center networking provider such as Brocade is a major step forward in establishing the SNIA as the leader in storage industry standards and vendor-neutral Storage Networking certifications."

The SNIA Storage Networking Certification Program (SNCP) provides a strong foundation of vendor-neutral, systems-level credentials that integrate with and complement individual vendor certifications. The structure of the SNCP has been enhanced to reflect the advancement and growth of storage networking technologies over the past few years, and to provide for expanded offerings in the future. Through enhancing the SNCP, the SNIA is establishing a uniform standard by which individual knowledge and skill sets can be judged.

For details please visit: http://www.snia.org/education/certification/, or email snia_certification@snia.org.

About the SNIA

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of some 400 member companies and 7,000 individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA's mission is to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting standards, technologies, and educational services to empower organizations in the management of information. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA web site at www.snia.org.

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