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The Big Switch :Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google

4.28 ( 64 Ratings by Goodreads)
The Big Switch

The Big Switch :Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google

4.28 (64 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Published: 10 June, 2013
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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.”
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780393345223
ISBN10 039334522X
Number Of Pages 306
Item Weight 315 g
Product Dimensions 140 x 211 x 20 mm
Publisher / Reseller WW Norton & Co
Format paperback
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Media Reviews

"Future Shock for the Web-apps era…Compulsively readable—for nontechies, too—as it compellingly weaves together news stories, anecdotes, and data." -- Fast Company
"The best read so far about the significance of the shift to cloud computing." -- Financial Times
"Mr. Carr’s provocations are destined to influence CEOs and the boards and investors that support them as companies grapple with the constant change of the digital age." -- Wall Street Journal
"Exceedingly good." -- TechWorld
"The Big Switch is thought-provoking and an enjoyable read, and the history of American electricity that makes up the first half of the book is riveting stuff." -- New York Post
"Carr stimulates, provokes and entertains superbly." -- Information Age

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Author's Bio

Nicholas Carr is the author of The Shallows, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and five 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.

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