N1 Grid Architecture Realized: Strategic Flexibility 
by Ed Turner, Paul Strong, Jason Carolan, and Scott Radeztsky
May, 2004
Any architectural solution must first solve the basic IT problems of cost and complexity. Then, it must strive to develop the business and IT linkage to its fullest extent. That is the central theme of the Sun N1 Grid architectural solution, and it is articulated in the concept of strategic flexibility.