Brocade first appointed Lloyd Carney as its new CEO in January this year after his previous employer, Xsigo, was bought by Oracle.
In the five years since the fibre channel SAN heavyweight first crashed into the world of networking with its acquisition of Foundry Networks, Brocade has successfully transitioned into a network-centric business and built a successful channel, but still garners a substantial tranche of its sales from its traditional OEM business, serving the likes of Dell, EMC, HP and IBM.