Imagine that for the next generation of applications to be supported on the internet, having just computing speed is not enough—there also needs to be affordable and reliable storage infrastructure. This is exactly why Mysten Labs is building both Sui and Walrus.

As a high-performance L1 public chain, Sui addresses transaction throughput and smart contract execution issues. However, data storage has always been a pain point. Traditional solutions are either expensive or require additional adaptation of third-party protocols. The emergence of Walrus changes this situation—it is developed by the same team as Sui, both based on the Move language, enabling seamless collaboration at the architectural level.

How exactly do they collaborate? Walrus employs two sets of technologies: Red-Stuff encoding and Quilt batch storage, providing high-availability data storage at a lower cost. Sui application developers no longer need to worry about adaptation issues; they can directly call Walrus's data through smart contracts. The benefits are very tangible: reduced development difficulty, significant cuts in operational costs, and improved application efficiency.

Looking at real-world applications makes this clear. AI agents can directly read training data and interaction memories from Walrus, enabling real-time decision-making and rapid iteration. NFT projects can efficiently manage metadata through the Quilt scheme, without worrying about storage bottlenecks. This native combination of "compute + storage" is building a new ecosystem for Web3 infrastructure. It’s not just a simple 1+1=2; it creates a true closed-loop effect.