ATA, SATA, SCSI and SAS

Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Acronym for
ATA, IDE	Advanced Technology Attachment, Integrated Drive Electronics
SATA	Serial ATA
SCSI	Small Computer System Interface
SAS	Serial Attached SCSI

Standard Committes

• incits: InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
  • t10: Technical Committee T10, SCSI Storage Interfaces
  • t13: Technical Committee T13, ATA Interfaces
  • committees

Industry Alliances

• SCSI Trade Alliance

Roadmaps

• SAS Roadmap
  

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