Choosing the Right Technology
As you've already learned, XML Web Services have a great deal of flexibility, but they aren't the right choice for every situation. While you could write all your applications using only XML Web Services, this would not be the best approach. For one, XML Web Services are not high performance components and would cause local applications to be too slow to be useful. Web Services don't provide the “stateful” programming environment that many developers require. They will provide information on demand, much like a Web site.
However, XML Web Services do make sense in a number of scenarios, some of which are documented here as examples.
Read-Only Access to Data
There are many cases in which users or applications require ...
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