Orkes Monthly Highlights - July 2023
Published: 2023-07-31 12:11:56

Welcome to the July edition of Orkes Monthly Highlights.

Let’s dive deeper into exciting product & event updates from July 2023 and get a sneak peek of what we have in store for August 2023.

## What’s new in Orkes Conductor?

### Create Workflow Schedules from Completed Executions

With the latest Orkes Conductor version, you can instantly create a workflow schedule from completed executions. You only need to provide a name for the scheduler and choose the schedule timings; the rest are pre-filled! [Learn more](https://orkes.io/content/developer-guides/scheduling-workflows#scheduling-workflows-from-completed-executions).

![Creating Workflow Schedules from Completed Executions](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/lpqc31n1illqhm5jk5jc.png)

### Partial Workflow search using Wildcards

The latest Conductor version supports partial workflow search using wildcards. For example, if you're looking for workflow names containing the term "test," simply use the search term **test***, and it displays all the workflow definitions that include the word 'test' in their name.

![Partial workflow search using wildcards](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/nukwf0ameikua3xn2kvv.png)

### Expand & Collapse Sub Workflows in Workflow Diagram

We are constantly updating our workflow UI to make it even more intuitive and easier for you to use. With our latest update, you can now quickly expand and collapse sub-workflow inline within the workflow diagram. 

![Expand & collapse sub workflows from Conductor UI](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/n5g2uj9s5kqp2mhcsrbj.png)

### Drag & Drop support for Workflow Creation via UI

With the goal of making you even more productive when using the Orkes Conductor UI, we recently added the capability for you to easily rearrange your workflows by intuitively dragging and dropping components.

![Expand & collapse sub workflows from Conductor UI](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/b9efbgk8lf9qvy1ao62h.png)

## Community Article

We had an amazing article from one of our community members, [Albert Wong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/atwong/), on how they utilized Orkes Conductor to send Brevo emails from Common Room workflows. 

[Read Albert Wong's Blog!](https://atwong.medium.com/how-to-send-brevo-com-emails-from-commonroom-io-workflows-using-orkes-io-netflix-conductor-2ae3282ece71)

If you’ve utilized Orkes Conductor to solve your challenges, [share your experience](https://join.slack.com/t/orkes-conductor/shared_invite/zt-xyxqyseb-YZ3hwwAgHJH97bsrYRnSZg) to get featured!

## Upcoming Events

### Microservices & Distributed Applications Meetup - Singapore

**Aug 4, 2023: Singapore**

![Singapore Meetup Logos](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/o6roeurrsdg599hpj2zu.png)

In partnership with Microsoft & Kubernetes User Group Singapore, our next **_Microservices and Distributed Applications Meetup_** will be held in **Singapore**, on **August 4, 2023**, from **5:30 PM - 8:30 PM** Singapore time - this meetup will be held at the Microsoft office at 182 Cecil St #13 01. Join us for insightful sessions from industry experts, sharing insights on the challenges, best practices, and tools for building scalable and resilient applications. Below is the agenda, and we hope to see you there!

- Accelerate Your Microservices-Based Application Development by [Boney Sekh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/boneys/), CTO, Orkes - 6:15 - 6:50 PM.
- Building & Running Modern Distributed System on Azure by [Jay Lee](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cloudnativejay/), App Innovation Specialist, Microsoft - 6:50 - 7:20 PM
- Rethinking OMS and team structures with Conductor by [Rajat Goyal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajat-g/), Engineering Manager, Gojek  - 7:20 pm - 7:50 PM

[Register](https://forms.gle/c4ewDPWBXSSB46kV9)

### Orkes Conductor Developer Meetup Paris

**Aug 23, 2023: Paris**

The first in-person **_Orkes Conductor Developer Meetup in Europe_** will be in Paris at the **_Hotel Bedford, 17, rue de l’Arcade, Paris_**, on **_Aug 23, 2023_**, from **_4 PM - 7 PM_**. Embrace this golden opportunity to join a vibrant community of passionate developers, software architects, and tech owners! Through dedicated talks and conversations, this developer meetup will highlight how Conductor, the open-source project created at Netflix and maintained by Orkes, is used to solve the challenges of building scalable distributed applications using microservices. Secure your spot now and be a part of this exciting journey!

[Register](https://orkes.io/microservices-and-orkes-conductor-meetup-paris)

## July 2023 Events

### New York Meetup

**July 19, 2023: New York, US**

We hosted our first in-person Orkes Conductor Developer Meetup in New York on July 19, 2023. The meetup gathered passionate microservice enthusiasts eager to explore the challenges of building distributed applications using microservices and how Orkes Conductor proved to be a solution. Olivier Poupeney, Head of Developer Relations at Orkes, delivered an insightful session on building scalable distributed applications using Orkes Conductor. 

![Orkes Conductor Developer Meetup at New York](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/rforw8tg6jncdcxmtsjr.png)

### NY JavaSIG

**July 26, 2023: New York, US**

We wrapped up July with [NY JavaSIG](https://www.javasig.com/) (New York Java Special Interest Group), where Olivier Poupeney, our Head of DevRel, shared an insightful talk on how a fault-tolerant subscription system can be built using Java Spring Boot & Conductor.

![Orkes at NY Java SIG](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/8lzom5gpj9wgudbfmdg9.png)

NY JavaSIG is an amazing platform for Java enthusiasts to learn and foster connections with fellow community members. The session witnessed an active Q & A session from the community where participants actively engaged with Olivier, asking questions about the technical aspects of building fault-tolerant subscription systems.

In case you missed it, watch the recording now!

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## Latest Resources

Swing by and take a look at the latest resources from Orkes.

- [Orkes Conductor Dashboard - Metrics & Observability](https://orkes.io/content/developer-guides/metrics-and-observability)
- [Sending Signals to Workflows](https://orkes.io/content/developer-guides/pausing-for-external-signals)
- [Workflow Versions at Runtime](https://orkes.io/content/developer-guides/workflow-version-behavior-on-execution)

## Recent Blog Posts

- [Saga Pattern for Distributed Systems](https://orkes.io/blog/saga-pattern-in-distributed-systems/)
- [Top 8 Tools for Microservices Development in 2023](https://orkes.io/blog/top-tools-for-microservices-development-in-2023/)
- [How to Create Standup Bot Using Conductor-Slack Integration](https://orkes.io/blog/create-standup-bot-using-conductor-slack-integration/)