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Interop : The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Interop : The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems about?
In Interop , technology experts John Palfrey and Urs Gasser explore the immense importance of interoperability -- the standardization and integration of technology -- and show how this simple principle will hold the key to our success in the coming decades and beyond. The practice of standardization has been facilitating innovation and economic growth for centuries. The standardization of the railroad gauge revolutionized the flow of commodities, the standardization of money revolutionized debt markets and simplified trade, and the standardization of credit networks has allowed for the purchase of goods using money deposited in a bank half a world away. These advancements did not eradicate the different systems they affected; instead, each system has been transformed so that it can interoperate with systems all over the world, while still preserving local diversity. As Palfrey and Gasser show, interoperability is a critical aspect of any successful system -- and now it is more important than ever. Today we are confronted with challenges that affect us on a global scale: the financial crisis, the quest for sustainable energy, and the need to reform health care systems and improve
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John Palfrey and Urs Gasser
- Publisher
- Basic Civitas Books
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780465021970
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Engineering, Technology, Business