Brocade Bookshelf

Brocade helps establish the technical standards that govern the functionality of data center fabrics and file management. As part of our commitment to increase expertise in these areas, Brocade is developing a series of technical resource books written specifically to empower IT professionals.

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Roger Bouchard
Roger Bouchard has been in the computer industry since 1978. He has taught IT security courses since 1994 and has been focused exclusively on the storage industry since 1996. Since Mr. Bouchard joined Brocade in 2000, he has obtained numerous certifications, including CISSP certification in 2005 and an M. Sc. in Information Assurance (MSIA) from Norwich University. While he was in the Services group, he developed processes for SAN Security Assessments and SAN Hardening engagements delivered across North America.

He is currently a Global Solutions Architect, and in this role has written several white papers on SAN security and is a frequent speaker at storage/SAN conferences.

Tom Clark
Tom Clark is a resident SAN evangelist for Brocade, and represents Brocade in industry associations, conducts seminars and tutorials at conferences and trade shows, promotes Brocade storage networking solutions, and acts as a customer liaison. A noted author and industry advocate of storage networking technology, he is a board member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and Chair of the SNIA Green Storage Initiative.

Prior to joining Brocade, Clark was Director of Solutions and Technologies for McDATA Corporation and the Director of Technical Marketing for Nishan Systems, the innovator of storage over IP technology. As a liaison between marketing, engineering, and customers, he has focused on customer education and defining features that ensure productive deployment of SANs.

Josh Judd
Josh Judd is a Principal Engineer in Brocade Technical Marketing. In addition to writing, he provides support for roadmap activities, writes new product requirements, and works directly with systems engineers, OEMs and end-users worldwide.

When he first came to work for Brocade, Josh was the company's senior IT technical resource, responsible for escalations and the architectural design of all network, server, and desktop infrastructure world wide. His previous experience, degree, and certifications are IT-related. He was the first "Senior SAN Architect" at Brocade, which means that he was one of the first full-time professional FC SAN designers in the world.