Brocade Communication Systems Inc

Editors' Picks

• Brocade partners gain additional IT financing option

  Brocade has rolled out its new Brocade Subscription Plus option, which enables monthly payment for a multivendor solution under a single contract.15 May 2013

• Brocade partner head McGrath on wins, losses, competitors' mistakes

  Regan McGrath discusses what went right (and wrong) for Brocade in 2012 and how it plans to capitalize on its competitors' mistakes.30 Apr 2013

• Cisco FC director and switch moves to 16 Gbps, new chassis

  Cisco rolls out its next generation Fibre Channel director and switch, with new chassis and 16 Gbps connectivity; yes, it also supports FCoE.24 Apr 2013

• Vendors vary in approaches to open source cloud management

  When choosing between open source cloud management vendors, IT administrators need to know how they differ in their support of open source strategies.29 Mar 2013

• Brocade upgrades FC SAN software, switch; looks to 32-gig FC

  Brocade is still a fan of FC SAN technology. Today it launched new management software and a 16-gig, 96-port switch, and pledged to support 32-gig.25 Mar 2013

• Where do network fabric and SDN technologies intersect?

  Networks can use a network fabric and SDN technologies together, and vendors' SDN architectures integrate them in a variety different ways.11 Mar 2013

• Why you need a hybrid network while migrating to SDN

  While migrating to software-defined networking, hybrid SDN and traditional networks must support both physical and virtual switching environments.11 Mar 2013

• Vendor marketing collateral trend: More focused, easier-to-digest material

  Vendors and VARs agree that vendors have upgraded their marketing material and delivery methods. But there's still room for improvement.03 Dec 2012

• Storage Radio: Dell financial report says sales drop; Brocade CEO out

  In our latest Storage Radio podcast, SearchStorage.com editors discuss the Dell financial report and what it might mean for the company's future.24 Aug 2012

• Brocade boss bails on a high

  Longstanding Brocade CEO Michael Klayko has decided to call it a day after the networking and storage firm posted across the board rises in sales and operating and net profit.17 Aug 2012

• Brocade: Some OpenFlow switches can't operate at line-rate speeds

  While unveiling its WAN-focused software-defined networking strategy, Brocade revealed that competitors are selling OpenFlow switches that can't operate at line-rate speeds.23 May 2012

• Danish Debriefing courts Brocade, IBM resellers for UK launch

  StorageISV Debriefing is targeting partners of both Brocade and IBM with the UK launch of its cloud-based storage resourcemanagement (SRM) and monitoring tool Wizards Storage Portal. First conceive...26 Apr 2012

• Brocade pushes VARs into campus networks

  Brocade is setting out to push its reseller community into the increasingly competitive campus LAN market with the unveiling of a new channel programme to help VARs capitalise on the opportunity an...06 Mar 2012

• Brocade improves cloud scalability, scripting functionality for ADCs

  By adding Perl-based OpenScript to its application delivery controller, ServerIron ADX, Brocade offers service providers greater cloud scalability and customization options.09 Feb 2012

• Brocade ramps up partner enablement activity

  Brocade is planning a major ramp up of its partner enablement and education activity in the UK market as it targets more businessaround datacentre networking, virtualisation and mobility. Speaking ...01 Feb 2012

• Brocade acquisition rumours return: Who's buying?

  The For Sale sign appears to have gone up again at Brocade. But Brocade acquisition rumours have kicked around for years now. Is this time any different?12 Jan 2012

• Brocade slides to $4m net loss in fourth quarter

  Storage and networking vendor Brocade has slipped to a $4m (£2.6m) GAAP netloss in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2011, down from $22m year-on-year and $2m in the third quarter, after booki...22 Nov 2011

• Brocade’s network hardware price model: Pay-as-you-go

  With Brocade Network Subscription, Brocade offers a pay-as-you-go network hardware price structure that allows customers to pay only for what they need.01 Sep 2011

• Brocade to launch pay-as-you-go network

  Brocade is to launch a subscription-based network proposition designed to entice new customers by aligning network capacity with fluctuating business demands in cloud-based IT environments. The Net...31 Aug 2011

• Channel Chat: Brocade discusses channel partner programs

  Barbara Spicek, VP of global channels at Brocade, discusses advances in Brocade’s channel partner programs like cloud enablement, partner specializations and IPv6 ready solutions.12 Aug 2011