A must read for everyone who wants to know how the Internet and the fundamentals of our digital world really works.
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In “Tubes – Behind the Scenes at the Internet” Andrew Blum takes the reader on a fascinating trip trough all the fundamental parts that are hidden for the ordinary user but essentially needed for running the backend infrastructure of the Internet. In this context Blum describes why and how data centers emerged, which are the core components, what is connected and what happens when something breaks.
A must read for everyone!
Book: “Tubes – Behind the Scenes at the Internet”
Author: Andrew Blum
Web: Amazon