It testifies to the power of cloud computing-the serving-up of software and information from big, distant data centers rather than from a computer's own hard drive.

它证明了云计算的强悍——可以从远距离的庞大数据中心而不是从电脑自身的硬盘驱动器准备好软件和信息。

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In his latest book, tech pundit Nicholas Carr put a name on a trend that's transforming information technology: As the world becomes more networked, he points out, computing power is undergoing "the Big Switch, " moving off of desktops and into massive data centers, where it's cheaper and more efficient.

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