SES Day 2 started off with an interesting morning keynote by Nick Carr, the author of The Big Switch: Rewriting the Word, From Edison to Google. Nick’s morning session was focused more on computing, and how businesses have evolved with the rise of the personal computer system.

Much of Nick’s presentation revolved around drawing parallels between the electrification of industry to the modern day world of IT. Before modern electrical grid systems, businesses had to develop and manage their own sources of power. However, over the span of a few decades, massive AC grid systems were developed, and businesses had the option of plugging into a ready power source instead of having to create their own. According to Nick, this is what is happening in the world of IT. On this point, Nick points out that with the rise of Web 2.0, consumers are moving away from purchasing and installing software, and moving towards plugging into networks over the web. He also claims that more and more, businesses will be moving towards a web based cloud-computing format, rather than running multiple servers on-site.

Overall, Nick’s presentation was very interesting, and definitely thought provoking. Over the next few years, we’ll see if Carr’s predictions on cloud-computing and the power of networks continue their current trends.

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