Orkes and Agentic Workflow Management with Viren Baraiya

Modern software systems consist of numerous independent microservices that include frontends, backends, APIs, and AI models, presenting a constant challenge in terms of reliable coordination and scaling. A workflow orchestration platform helps by offering a structured framework for defining, executing, and monitoring intricate workflows with resilience and clarity.

Orkes is an enterprise-scale agentic orchestration platform that builds on the open-source Conductor project, initiated at Netflix. The platform coordinates AI agents, humans, and APIs, emphasizing scalability, compliance, and trust. It enhances the Conductor core by incorporating features such as security, governance, and long-running workflows.

Viren Baraiya, the Founder and CTO at Orkes, created Netflix Conductor. He joins the show with Gregor Vand to discuss his experience building Conductor at Netflix, the challenge of microservice orchestration, rule-based versus programmatic workflow orchestration, agentic orchestration, MCP integration, and more.

Full Disclosure: This episode is sponsored by Orkes.

Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist with prior experience as a CTO in cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and general software engineering companies. He is based in Singapore and is accessible via his profile at vand.hk or on LinkedIn.

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