I’ve seen them a lot, but two of the more canonical use cases are (complex) ETL and Continuous Delivery processes. In both these cases, before these types of s

I’ve seen them a lot, but two of the more canonical use cases are (complex) ETL and Continuous Delivery processes. In both these cases, before these types of systems existed, it were useful a dozens of ad-hoc scripts that handled it. Monitoring, testing, instrumentation and visibility were usually after-thoughts and often not worth the trouble. Workflow Orchestration Engines solve these problems. Each of these workflow engines have a slightly different angle, slightly better at different use cases, and as usual it can be quite important to select the right tool for the job. But if you have found one, it can be a real boost to the quality of your processes.