DNA Data Storage Alliance Announces Board Appointments
The DNA Data Storage Alliance, a SNIA Technology Affiliate, formed in 2020 by Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST) and Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) to create and promote an interoperable storage ecosystem based on DNA as a data storage medium, today announced the appointments of CATALOG Technologies and Quantum Corporation to the governing board of the Alliance.
- The DNA Data Storage Alliance, a SNIA Technology Affiliate, formed in 2020 by Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST) and Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) to create and promote an interoperable storage ecosystem based on DNA as a data storage medium, today announced the appointments of CATALOG Technologies and Quantum Corporation to the governing board of the Alliance.
- All three new board members bring to the Alliance extensive storage expertise and experience launching new technologies.
- “SNIA welcomes the expansion of the DNA Data Storage Alliance board with the addition of Quantum and CATALOG.
- “SNIA and the DNA Data Storage Alliance are already making great strides to make this goal a reality.”
“DNA data storage is primed to be a game-changer in data storage, providing the ability to efficiently store vast amounts of data for a long time,” said Don Doerner, technical director, Office of the CTO at Quantum Corporation.