Brocade was selected by IT professionals as the company that contributed most to innovation in NFV applications over the previous 5 years. Brocade pioneered NFV through accomplishments like launching the first virtual router, acquiring companies to expand its NFV portfolio, and achieving over 100 million hours of production run time with NFV technologies. This recognition demonstrates Brocade's leadership in product development and market leadership in the NFV space compared to other major innovators in SDN and NFV.