Exhibit 10.148

IBM Corporation/Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated.

Amendment #5 to

Goods Agreement

8/3/2009

This Amendment No. 5 (Amendment) amends the terms and
conditions of Goods Agreement # (Buyer #4999RO0015) and Supplier # ROC-P-68) (GA) between International Business Machines Corporation (Buyer) and Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated (Supplier). Unless
otherwise noted, this Amendment is effective upon signature of both parties. Transactions performed under this Amendment will be conducted in accordance with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the GA, and any applicable
Work Authorizations (WAs). Any capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment will have the meaning set forth in the GA. In the event of a conflict in the terms of this Amendment and that of the BA or SOW, the order of precedence
will be: (i) this Amendment, (ii) the GA.

The parties agree to amend the GA as follows:



|1. | Amend Section 8.1 Microcode License by adding at the end of Section 8.1(ii) the following:
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and as part of a standalone diagnostic, update utility or CIM/CDM Provider distributed by Buyer.

This Amendment and the GA as amended, are the sole and exclusive statement of the of the agreement between the parties with regard to the subject matter of
this Amendment, and they supercede and replace any other agreement or understanding, whether written or oral, with regard to the subject matter. Any signed copy of this Amendment made by reliable means (e.g., photocopy or facsimile) shall be
considered an original.

The Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be signed by their respective duly authorized representatives.



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|AGREED AND ACCEPTED TO: |  | AGREED AND ACCEPTED TO:



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|------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- |  | --------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------
|INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |  | BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED     
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|By:                                         |  | /s/ Bryn E. Smith                                 |  |             |  | By:                         |  | /s/ Charles Leeming                                     |  |            
|                                            |  | Supplier Signature                                |  | Date 8/3/08 |  |                             |  | Buyer Signature                                         |  | Date 8/3/09
|                                            |  | Bryn E. Smith                                     |  |             |  |                             |  | Charles Leeming                                         |  |            
|                                            |  | Printed Name                                      |  |             |  |                             |  | Printed Name                                            |  |            
|                                            |  |                                                   |  |             |  |                             |  | VP, OEM Sales                                           |  |            
|                                            |  | Title & Organization                              |  |             |  |                             |  | Title & Organization                                    |  |            
|                                            |  | Buyer Address: 3039 Cornwallis Road RTP, NC 27709 |  |             |  |                             |  | Buyer Address: 1745 Technology Drive San Jose, CA
96110 |  |            
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|                                            |  |                                                   |  |             |  | BROCADE                    
|                                            |  |                                                   |  |             |  | R. Borders /rrb            
|                                            |  |                                                   |  |             |  | Legal Approved on: 6/3/2009