Brocade's R&D hub in Bangalore

The Bangalore based R&D center has the latest state-of-the-art infrastructure and according to Mike Klayko, Brocade, chief executive officer, the new centre at Bangalore will make a significant milestone in the global growth of Brocade.

"The Establishment of Brocade R&D center in Bangalore reflects our global footprint as we meet the challenges of the rapidly growing volumes of data", he said.

The company already has R&D centers in various parts of North America, and in Israel and China, according to a company release.

Outlining the reason for setting up a center in Bangalore, Zahid Hussain, Brocade Vice president of Engineering said, "In Bangalore we are able to find outstanding engineering talent with the right level of experience and expertise".

Through years India has lived upto its reputation of being a region of excellent opportunity and it represents tremendous growth for storage networking.

According to Gartner, an information and technology research firm, India witnessed the second-highest revenue growth in the Asia-pacific region with 22.5 per cent.

Brocade is not new to India and it enjoys relationships with the National Informatics Centre and with companies like Wipro and HCL.

S. Muralikrishnan, vice president, Wipro Technologies said, "Setting up an R&D Center will help Wipro work more closely with Brocade to develop next-generation storage products".

Similarly Sandeep Kishore, senior vice president, HCL wished Brocade greater success and viewed the setting up of the new center as a sign of increased commitment on the part of Brocade.