WASHINGTON – If storage and compute power can be purchased on a usage-based pricing model, like a utility, then why can't networking follow the same path? Moreover, why shouldn't that network run on an open architecture that fosters competition among multiple service providers?That's Brocade's pitch to the federal government – a market that the networking vendor is targeting aggressively in its bid to gain share from its larger rival Cisco Systems.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 25 crazy and scary things the TSA has found on travelersFor weeks, Brocade has blanketed subway stations in the nation's capital with its Network Facts ad campaign, touting the cost savings and efficiency gains to be won with a pay-per-use networking environment built on open protocols to support a multi-vendor environment.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here