The Big Switch

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Carr is the author of The Shallows , a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and four other acclaimed books. A former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review , he writes for the Atlantic , the New York Times , and the Wall Street Journal . He lives in Oregon. Klappentext Hailed as "the most influential book so far on the cloud computing movement" (Christian Science Monitor), The Big Switch makes a simple and profound statement: Computing is turning into a utility, and the effects of this transition will ultimately change society as completely as the advent of cheap electricity did. In a new chapter for this edition that brings the story up-to-date, Nicholas Carr revisits the dramatic new world being conjured from the circuits of the "World Wide Computer." Zusammenfassung “Magisterial…Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and today’s computing world.” —Salon

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Carr
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.07.2013
• EAN: 9780393345223
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34522-3
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Technikgeschichte, Computer s.a. Einzelmarke, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Impact of science and technology on society, Ethical & social aspects of IT, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects