Today's computational requirements are increasing at a geometric rate that involves large quantities of data. However, the performance of the I/O subsystems and communication capabilities are not keeping pace.

The solution is Parallel File Systems, which are designed to provide CPUs with shares access to data in parallel. This enable high performance by allowing system architects to use various storage technologies and high-speed, low latency interconnects to obtain the desired performance, accommodating any and all demands of even the most intensive computing environments. Parallel file systems also scale well as an organization's storage needs grow.