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The Top Ten Byte and Switch SAN Stories: Page 8 of 14

When it comes to layoffs, storage networking has not been hit as hard as the optical networking industry, but it was far from immune from the downsizing disease. And for those who did get pinked, the experience was every bit as unpleasant as it was for their optical counterparts.

No. 4: Blustering Brocade

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.’s (Nasdaq: BRCD) 2001 efforts to continue expanding its dominance of high-end data centers proved to be a bigger test for the company than it had bargained for.

Its 2-Gbit/s Silkworm 12000 switch has gotten off to a bumpy start: