Overview of Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture, and Cloud Computing
The first part of this book begins with a story that illustrates how a service-oriented architecture using Web services with cloud computing might be used for planning and taking a business trip in the not-too-distant future. The chapter following the story outlines a high-level explanation of the technology and related standards involved in this trip. That leads to the introduction of Web services and service-oriented architectures in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 ends this part with an overview of cloud computing.