UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 26, 2005
(July 26, 2005)

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)


Delaware (State or jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-7534 (Commission File Number)		84-0593263 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One StorageTek Drive, Louisville, Colorado 80028-4309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 673-5151

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Exhibit Index
Press Release - Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Script of Prepared Remarks - Chairman, President and CEO
Script of Prepared Remarks - Corporate Vice President, CFO

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”

On July 26, 2005, Storage Technology Corporation (“StorageTek”) announced its results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2005 in a Press Release, dated July 26, 2005, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

On July 26, 2005, StorageTek conducted its Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results Conference Call (the “Conference Call”) for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2005. A copy of the script of the prepared remarks of StorageTek’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick J. Martin, for the Conference Call is furnished as Exhibit 99.2. A copy of the script of the prepared remarks of StorageTek’s Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Robert S. Kocol, for the Conference Call is furnished as Exhibit 99.3.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in Item 7.01 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

	99.1		Press Release, dated July 26, 2005 relating to StorageTek’s results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2005.

	99.2		Script of prepared remarks of StorageTek’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick J. Martin, for the Conference Call.

	99.3		Script of prepared remarks of StorageTek’s Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Robert S. Kocol, for the Conference Call.

Certain statements, projections and forecasts contained herein and in the exhibits furnished herewith regarding StorageTek’s future performance and financial results, future products, and business plans constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” and “believes.” There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause StorageTek’s actual results to differ materially.

Some of these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, StorageTek’s ability to develop, manufacture and market new products and services successfully; the effect of product mix and distribution channel mix on our gross margins; our ability to execute our Information Lifecycle Management strategy; competitive pricing pressures; rapid technological changes in the markets in which we compete; our ability to attract and retain highly skilled employees; changes in our management; our ability to protect and develop intellectual property rights; our reliance on certain sole source suppliers; our ability to obtain quality parts and components in a timely manner; the closing of the proposed merger with Sun Microsystems, Inc., which remains subject to certain conditions, including clearance under the European Union merger control regulation and approval by StorageTek stockholders; general economic conditions in the United States and globally; and other risks described in StorageTek’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and which are available on the SEC’s website.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		Storage Technology Corporation
Date: July 26, 2005
		By: /s/ Thomas G. Arnold

		Vice President,
		Corporate Controller

Exhibit Index

	99.1		Press Release, dated July 26, 2005 relating to StorageTek’s results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2005.

	99.2		Script of prepared remarks of StorageTek’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick J. Martin, for the Conference Call.

	99.3		Script of prepared remarks of StorageTek’s Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Robert S. Kocol, for the Conference Call.

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