Brocade is ready to release FCoE products but doesn't believe there is enough demand, he says. The primary benefit of FCoE is the consolidation of cables and adapters, but that can also be achieved simply by using blade servers, Stevens says.

"I don't think [FCoE] is going to be big in 2009. I think we could see some adoption in the back half of 2010," he says.

Brocade has publicly discussed its FCoE road map but is holding back on releasing a comprehensive product.

"It's imminent," Stevens says. "The product is in a condition that if the market demand was there, we could release the products next week if we chose to do that."