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The Big Switch Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google
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8220Magisterial8230Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and todays computing world.8221 SalonHailed as 8220the most influential book so far on the cloud computing movement8221 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 8220World Wide Computer.8221
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