The Big Switch
Nicholas Carr · first published 2008 · ISBN 9780393345223
Carr draws a parallel between the shift from local power generation to electric utilities and the current shift to cloud computing. He argues that computing is becoming a centralized utility, controlled through massive server farms and distribution networks, with consequences for power, economics, and privacy.
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