Overview
Serverless orchestration services (e.g., AWS Step Functions, Google Cloud Workflows, Azure Logic Apps) allow you to build complex applications by stitching together independent components. It manages the state, retries, and error handling of your workflows.
Key Concepts
- State Machine: A visual representation of the workflow steps and transitions.
- Error Handling: Built-in support for retrying failed steps or executing 'catch' blocks.
- Parallelism: Ability to run multiple steps in parallel.
- Long-running Tasks: Can manage workflows that last for minutes, hours, or even days.
Use Cases
- Order processing systems.
- Data processing pipelines.
- Automating complex IT processes.
- Coordinating microservices.