Brocade gets recognition for Enterprise Networking

According to the latest news, Brocade has made an announcement that it has received industry recognition for its leadership in enterprise networking and contributions to Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) from two prominent industry organizations, Infonetics Research and Internet Telephony Magazine. Brocade has earned a high standing in the 2014 Infonetics Research Annual Enterprise Networking and Communication Vendor Scorecard, ranking second overall, and has been named a winner of the 2014 Internet Telephony NFV Pioneer Award presented by Internet Telephony Magazine.

 Providing praise for Brocade’s efforts in enterprise networking technologies, Infonetics Research ranked Brocade second in the 2014 Infonetics Research Annual Enterprise Networking and Communication Vendor Scorecard.

 This annual report profiles, analyzes, and ranks the seven largest vendors of enterprise networking and communication equipment. To qualify for this year’s scorecard, vendors must have earned more than $750 million in enterprise networking and communication equipment revenue in 2013.

 “Brocade remains a strong brand in the storage networking community and leverages long-standing and loyal customer relationships as it expands its data center portfolio. Brocade is not just a storage networking company anymore, and it is well positioned to gain market share in its key focus areas,” stated Matthias Machowinski, Directing Analyst for Enterprise Networks and Video at Infonetics Research.

Brocade earned a score of 3.3, placing in between Cisco (4.6) and HP (3.2). Infonetics Research highlights that strong financials and market momentum are Brocade’s largest strengths.