SNIA Cloud Data Management Interface now an open source standard

CDMI provides end users with the ability to control the destiny of their data and ensure hassle-free data access, data protection and data migration form one cloud service to another. Version 2.0 will be a major revision to the CDMI specification. The first release of CDMI 2.0 specification is expected in the second half of 2019.

"As CDMI moves toward its next major release, we are actively soliciting input and contributions from the broader community," said David Slik, Co-Chair of the SNIA Cloud Storage TWG. "There are currently more than 20 products that meet the CDMI specification.  By opening the specification repository, we hope to speed the development of this and other standards."

Open sourcing CDMI 2.0 specification reflects SNIA's continued commitment to open communities. SNIA embraces open source software and standards in a variety of ways, working collaboratively with open source communities to address evolving requirements and to further democratize standards development.

"CDMI is an internationally recognized ISO standard, ISO/IEC 17826:2016, and continues to be implemented and deployed by developers worldwide," added Alex McDonald, Chair of SNIA Cloud Storage Technologies Initiative. "I'm delighted to support SNIA's new approach to standards specification development. Now, more developers and users can bring their experience to bear and further refine CDMI, which will benefit everyone who uses cloud storage."