This document discusses creating mobile applications that connect to a SQL Server database through a web service API. It outlines the workflow of a web application with SQL Server, explaining how to create an API interface for mobile apps to access the same database. The key points are that an API allows sharing data and business logic changes across platforms, while JSON is commonly used for API-app communication. It recommends learning web services, JSON, and HTTP libraries before building mobile apps that connect to backend services and databases.