Cabling is the longest life cycle component of the entire network, outlived only by the building shell. A standards compliant cabling system can "future-proof" your network and guarantee continued application support. The evolution of networks continues at a rapid pace, enabling network-wide applications to be deployed to take advantage of networked computing resources in new and innovative ways. When properly deployed and managed, it can have a significant impact on efficiency, including peer-to-peer networks, clustering, and grid computing.