One of the key benefits of cloud computing is a more efficient utilization of resources.   In a virtual environment - compute, network and storage resources are shared across multiple applications.   Cloud computing shares resources not just between applications, but between organizations further increasing operational efficiencies.

Cloud computing allows organizations to easily align resources with demand, or more importantly costs with revenues.   As organizations adopt cloud computing and move to better align costs with revenues, they are starting to look for these same types of financial efficiencies in all their IT purchase behaviors.   They are now looking for IT acquisition models that are as efficient as the cloud itself.

Brocade provides such a model with Brocade Network Subscription.   See www.NoNetworkCapEx.com for details on this innovative, cloud-optimized network acquisition model.