Brocade has identified software-defined networking as an area their business needs to expand into, and the company sees this happening through open source. Much like how Red Hat created a business around supporting a standardized platform for enterprise operations, Brocade hopes to do the same for the network. The company has recognized the value of open source in finding developers to work on their product and they hope it will further encourage competition in thei industry to force them to continually advance their products. The company wants to use open source as a way to provide more value to their customers while improving efficiency and reducing costs.
