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Cloud computing for libraries (The Tech Set series, #11), by Marshall Breeding, London, Facet Publishing, 2012, 121 pp" £34.95 (soft cover), ISBN 978-1-85604-847-7 (available from Inbooks)
Imagine never having to worry about installing software on your computer, managing new versions and updates, watching for security breaches and installing patches - or worse still, facing the ordeal of restoring an operating system and hoping your last back-up was reasonably up-to-date when the system crashed. Imagine a computer automatically connecting to a fast-performing web browser loaded with plug-ins that can handle all sorts of tasks and giving instant access to all your data and applications. With no need for libraries to own and service banks of servers, the technicians would be able to...