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The big switch : rewiring the world, from Edison to Google

A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by electric utilities not only changed how businesses operated but also brought the modern world into existence. Today a similar revolution is under way. Companies are dismantling their private computer systems and tapping into rich services delivered over the Internet. This time it's computing that's turning into a utility. The shift is already remaking the computer industry, bringing new competitors like Google to the fore and threatening traditional stalwarts like Microsoft and Dell. But the effects will reach much further. Cheap computing will ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity did. Here, business journalist Carr weaves together history, economics, and technology to explain why computing is changing--and what it means for all of us.--From publisher description.

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  • "Just as companies stopped generating their own power and plugged into the newly built electric grid some hundred years ago, today it's computing that's turning into a utility. The effects of this transition will ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity did. The Big Switch provides a panoramic view of the new world being conjured from the circuits of the "World Wide Computer." --from publisher description."
  • "A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by electric utilities not only changed how businesses operated but also brought the modern world into existence. Today a similar revolution is under way. Companies are dismantling their private computer systems and tapping into rich services delivered over the Internet. This time it's computing that's turning into a utility. The shift is already remaking the computer industry, bringing new competitors like Google to the fore and threatening traditional stalwarts like Microsoft and Dell. But the effects will reach much further. Cheap computing will ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity did. Here, business journalist Carr weaves together history, economics, and technology to explain why computing is changing--and what it means for all of us.--From publisher description."
  • "A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped out by electric utilities not only changed how businesses operated but also brought the modern world into existence. Today a similar revolution is under way. Companies are dismantling their private computer systems and tapping into rich services delivered over the Internet. This time it's computing that's turning into a utility. The shift is already remaking the computer industry, bringing new competitors like Google to the fore and threatening traditional stalwarts like Microsoft and Dell. But the effects will reach much further. Cheap computing will ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity did. Here, business journalist Carr weaves together history, economics, and technology to explain why computing is changing--and what it means for all of us.--From publisher description."@en
  • "Just as companies stopped generating their own power and plugged into the newly built electric grid some hundred years ago, today it's computing that's turning into a utility. The effects of this transition will ultimately change society as profoundly as cheap electricity did. The Big Switch provides a panoramic view of the new world being conjured from the circuits of the "World Wide Computer."--Publisher description."@en
  • "Offers predictions about the shift from private computer systems to Internet-based networks for computer-based businesses, and how the change will impact economics, culture, and society."
  • "Circa 100 anni fa le imprese smisero di produrre la propria energia e cominciarono a rifornirsi dalla nuova rete elettrica. Questo cambiamento diede vita al mondo moderno. Oggi si sta verificando una rivoluzione simile. Le imprese smantellano o stanno per smantellare i propri sistemi informatici privati e si rivolgono a servizi disponibili su Internet che li sostituiscono. La svolta sta già ridisegnando l'industria informatica, portando avanti nuovi soggetti come Google e minacciando le imprese tradizionali come Microsoft e Dell. Ma gli effetti andranno molto più in là. In questo libro, Carr - da alcuni definito catastrofista - mette insieme storia, economia e tecnologia per spiegare perché il computer sta cambiando, diventando unico e globale (ciò che lui chiama il "World Wide Computer" - WWC) e che cosa ciò significa per tutti noi, per la nostra sicurezza, la nostra privacy e, in ultima analisi, la nostra libertà."

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  • "El Gran interruptor : el mundo en red, de Edison a Google"
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  • "Il lato oscuro della Rete : libertà, sicurezza, privacy"@it
  • "Il lato oscuro della rete : libertà, sicurezza, privacy"
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