Tech Set Volumes 11-20: Cloud Computing for Libraries (The Tech Set) - Softcover

Breeding, Marshall

 
9781856048477: Tech Set Volumes 11-20: Cloud Computing for Libraries (The Tech Set)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1856048470 ISBN 13: 9781856048477
Publisher: Facet Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Cloud computing helps libraries shift away from owning and operating local servers to Web-based services.
Part of the award-winning TECH SET series. this book equips you with the information and practical advice needed to evaluate the many opportunities to take advantage of cloud computing. Author Marshall Breeding walks you through applications that empower you to use technology without the constraints of a locally supported infrastructure, and provides more in-depth information and examples of how to plunge directly into suitable projects by taking advantage of free services offered by the top cloud services providers.
Examples include using cloud-based supplemental storage, Google's suite of apps, Amazon's S3 and EC2 services to power your library website, and DuraCloud to host an online library media collection.

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About the Author

Marshall Breeding is Director for Innovative Technologies and Research at Vanderbilt University Libraries and Executive Director at Vanderbilt Television News Archive, USA.

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Publisher
Facet Publishing
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1856048470
ISBN 13 
9781856048477
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
138