Cloud Web Services

Cloud web services are a way for businesses to communicate with each other and their client which allows them to share data. It is a standardised way of integrating web-based software online, or in the cloud, and is a means to share business logic, processes and data. The data can be shared without interfering with each other’s IT systems beyond the firewalls.

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