Mike Bushong

VP, Product Management, Software Networking, Brocade

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Michael Bushong is Brocade's Vice President of Product Management for Brocade's Software Networking business. In this role, he has responsibility for defining strategy and product direction for Brocade's software networking portfolio, covering Brocade's major virtual networking functions as well as its OpenDaylight-based controller. Michael joins Brocade having most recently served as head of marketing at datacenter switch startup Plexxi. Prior to Plexxi, Michael spent 12 years at Juniper Networks, most recently running product strategy, management, and marketing for Juniper's flagship operating system Junos. Notably, Michael spent several years leading Juniper's SDN and NFV efforts across both service provider and enterprise markets, placing him among the vendor firsts to aggressively pursue the technology. Additionally, Michael has been recognized for his blogging and social media contributions in the SDN space, having been listed as one of the industry's top bloggers and Twitter handles to follow.