Bipin Amin - Extraordinary Networks - Interop Mumbai 2009

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Agenda • Market Trends Impacting Networking Today • Brocade’s Solution: Extraordinary Networks – Characteristics of an Extraordinary Network – Requirements for Extraordinary Partnerships – Leading with Extraordinary Innovation • The Brocade Advantage

The network is experiencing massive growth in data and traffic and will need to evolve

Data And Traffic Growth Impacting the network infrastructure Devices Volume People Persistence Rich Media Computation ??? An unprecedented ability to Exploding demand to store, consume manipulate, information manage, and source and distribute from anywhere data Applications Criticality Mobility Relevance End Points The Network Data Center

The Connected World 15 billion devices by 2015 Smarter everything… • Phones • Security • Streetlights • Bots • Power meters • Sensors • Home appliances • Kiosks • Games Higher data rates Cameras, medical devices, communications All connected, all generating data – Need to move, store, and access Source: IDC

Explosive Growth of the Digital Universe The world adds a Library of Congress every 15 minutes1 Data doubles every year1 We estimate a 62% CAGR through 2011 Sources: 1WSJ August 2009; IDC, Brocade

Market Trends Drive Strategy User growth and rising social media participation rates

Extraordinary Challenges IT has to do more with less Global Cost Shrinking GDP Growth Reduction Budgets

Brocade’s Extraordinary Networks New class of communications Data Center infrastructure that delivers: Class Reliability Highest quality and reliability High Intelligently Leading price / performance Performance Innovative Ecosystem- Energy and space efficiency Centric Evolutionary adoption philosophy Optimized Lifecycle Energy- Choice of leading delivery and Costs Efficient integration partners Operational Simplicity © 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Proprietary

Extraordinary Partnerships Partnerships are in Brocade’s DNA $1B+ invested in cooperative development & testing with partners Brocade is committed to open standards and solutions Brocade has diverse set of go-to-market partners worldwide © 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Proprietary

Extraordinary Innovations Fibre Channel Networking Ethernet Networking 1st SAN Routing 1st Gigabit Ethernet Switch 1st NPIV for Virtual Servers 1st 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch 1st 8 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1st Multi-Terabit MPLS Switch & Director and Internet Core Router 1st Blade Server Fibre 1st Two Billion Packet-per- Channel Switch Second Switch and Router Families 1st 10 Million SAN Switch 1st 15,000+ IP Networking Ports Installed Customers worldwide

Solutions Optimized for Three Segments Data Center Campus Networks Service Providers Key requirements and buying criteria vary by segment © 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Proprietary

The Brocade Advantage End-to-End Portfolio Allows us to participate in key growth areas relevant to the upgrade cycle Common Architectural Vision Articulate and drive to a common set of product characteristics across segments Leveraged Engineering Technology reuse across segments allows us to drive innovation and development efficiency Optimized Solutions Understand the unique requirements for each segment and optimize product developments Meeting Customer Requirements Enables rapid market share growth in new segments World-class Partner Ecosystem An open approach to networking enables customer choice and seamless integration with solution components © 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Company Proprietary

Brocade Today 3,900 Employees Worldwide 26 Years of Networking Experience Recognized Industry Thought Leader Financially Strong Networking Technology Innovators Unparalleled Partnership Model © 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 19 All Rights Reserved.

The Global 1000 Relies on Brocade Energy Electronics Chemical Banking Healthcare & Industrial Automotive Service Providers Pharmaceuticals & Farming & Telecom Brocade is used in over 90% of Global 1000 Data Centers © 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 21 All Rights Reserved.

Bipin Amin - Extraordinary Networks - Interop Mumbai 2009

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