The Big Switch Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google(作者: Nicholas Carr)

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

　　An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture.

　　A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and generators 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. In this lucid and compelling book, Nicholas Carr weaves together history, economics, and technology to explain why computing is changing ;   and what it  means for  all  of  us.

书中用了一个形象的比喻云计算和19世纪末发生的电力工业。之前都是各自发电，后来都用电厂的电。这个和现在的IT一样，现在都是每个公司自己买设备写软件，将来都连接到提供这些服务的厂商那里，什么都省了。 书中后面几章比较有价值。讲了云计算可能带来的问题。这些问题不只是云计算的问题，也是整个网络的问题，包括控制，人力资源......

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