Dark Ages II: When the Digital Data Die - Couverture souple

Bergeron M.D. MD., Bryan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0130661074 ISBN 13 : 9780130661074

Editeur : Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

This book is an exploration of the ephemeral quality of data on the web, in ebooks, and in eMail and the lack of enduring standardization of CD's, tapes, memor sticks and other electronic media. It explores how as a technologic society in which knowledge is the medium of business and professional life. We are documenting the majority of our actions and creating intellectual property in what amounts to disappearing ink.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

BRYAN BERGERON has over 30 years' experience designing and working with computers and electronics and has been writing about leading-edge technology and envisioning the future for most of that time. He teaches at Harvard Medical School and MIT and serves as President of Archetype Technologies, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in advanced technologies.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

• Civilization at risk: Is our most important information about to vanish?
• Here today, gone tomorrow: Disappearing Web sites, unproven storage technologies, obsolete data formats
• Specific, realistic solutions for individuals, organizations, and society

Your data―and everyone's―is in danger. Discover why―and what to do about it!

Dark Ages II shows why our data is at far greater risk than we've ever imagined―and envisions a frightening future, where so much critical information is lost that civilization itself could collapse. Bryan Bergeron examines how we're storing our most precious data: on Web sites and email servers that could disappear tomorrow; on unproven magnetic and optical media; and in document formats that become obsolete virtually overnight. After projecting the potential impact of massive data loss, Bergeron offers step-by-step techniques you can use to solve the problem in your own home, organization, or enterprise.

• Why your disks aren't as reliable as you think
• Who owns your data―and what happens when they stop taking care of it?
• What's happening to civilization's "paper trail"?
• Why backups aren't nearly enough
• Why "pervasive computing" will only make the problems worse
• What you can do now to ensure the survival of your digital information―and everyone's

This book is a powerful wake-up call for everyone who depends on digital data, including business decision-makers, educators, librarians, researchers, public policy-makers―and you!

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130661074
• ISBN 13: 9780130661074
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible