Many users need to access their authorized data and applications quickly and reliably, without interruptions. Lower total cost of ownership . The  data center solution must be affordable in terms of the up-front cost and the total cost of ownership, which takes into account the cost of software upgrades, maintenance, and administration as well as the initial purchase price. Business applications, service, and integration . Vendors of data center solutions need to provide leading-edge software and service, and the solutions must integrate with legacy systems and resources in heterogeneous environments.
Network computing is a strategic tool that has changed the way companies do business.
By applying networking to storage challenges, Sun is redefining storage for the  network age. The total volume of data in today's corporations is  quadrupling every three years. Data access has  become mission-critical, and the increasing dependency on enterprise data has made network downtime completely unacceptable in a growing number of applications. While data is becoming more useful and valuable, networks are becoming more complex. As networks grow, expand their reach, and become interconnected with heterogeneous systems, compatibility issues can threaten data accessibility.