The pebble and the avalanche how taking things apart creates revolutions
Important revolutions of the past 30 years include the Internet, personal computers, the XML programming language, and the breakup of AT&T. What do they have in common? All are based on innovations that break technology apart. After breaking a technology apart, it still works -- phone calls coul...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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San Francisco, CA :
Berrett-Koehler
c2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627497506719 |
| Summary: | Important revolutions of the past 30 years include the Internet, personal computers, the XML programming language, and the breakup of AT&T. What do they have in common? All are based on innovations that break technology apart. After breaking a technology apart, it still works -- phone calls could still be made after the breakup of AT&T -- but it is composed of smaller and more flexible pieces that can be used to create new innovations. This process is called ""disaggregation,"" so named because the pieces of the technology that were formerly stuck together are pried apart but not destroyed. Us |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282299290 9786612299292 9781576759615 |
