Chapter 12. Moving Onward

I never think of the future—it comes soon enough.

—Albert Einstein (1879–1955)

It is time to look into the future of SOA using cloud computing. This is not one of those “predictions” chapters. In an FAQ format, we talk about the obvious trends as well as some last-minute advice that you may need as you push your SOA out into the clouds.

Keep in mind that cloud computing will be a quick-moving concept for the next several years. New issues will arise as we learn more, and new opportunities to do cloud computing better and to leverage new and emerging cloud computing resources will present themselves. It is important to keep close track of the cloud computing space as it evolves. Also make sure to monitor Web sites for ...

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