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Mosco, Vincent.
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Cloud computing -- Social aspects.
Big data -- Social aspects.
Privacy, Right of.
Computer industry -- Marketing.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
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Mosco, Vincent.
Cloud computing -- Social aspects.
Big data -- Social aspects.
Privacy, Right of.
Computer industry -- Marketing.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
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To the
cloud
:
big
data
in a
turbulent
world
/ Vincent Mosco.
by
Mosco, Vincent.
Paradigm Publishers, [2014]
Call #:
004.6782 M896t
Subjects
Cloud
computing -- Social aspects.
Big
data
-- Social aspects.
Privacy, Right of.
Computer industry -- Marketing.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
ISBN:
9781612056166 (pbk.)
1612056164 (pbk.)
9781612056159 (hc.)
1612056156 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Cloud
:
big
data
in a
turbulent
world
Description:
x, 273 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The
cloud
ate my homework -- From the computer utility to
cloud
computing -- Selling the
cloud
sublime -- Dark clouds --
Big
data
and
cloud
culture.
Summary:
Cloud
computing and
big
data
are significant forces in information technology today. This book explores where the
cloud
originated, what it means, and how important it is for business, government, and citizens. The intense competition among
cloud
companies like Amazon and Google, the spread of the
cloud
to government agencies like the controversial NSA, and the astounding growth of entire
cloud
cities in China. From advertising to trade shows, the
cloud
and
big
data
are furiously marketed to the
world
, even as dark clouds loom over environmental, privacy, and employment issues that arise from the
cloud
. Is the
cloud
the long-promised information utility that will solve many of the
world
's economic and social problems? Is it just marketing hype? An analysis of the potential and the problems of a technology that may very well disrupt the
world
. Vincent Mosco is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Queen's University.
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