Orkes Monthly Highlights - June 2023
Tags: newsletter, microservices, orchestrati, programming
Published: 2023-07-10 09:15:17

Welcome to the June edition of Orkes Monthly Highlights. 

Let's jump right into all the exciting product and event updates from Orkes in June 2023.

## What’s new in Orkes Conductor?

### JDBC Task

We are excited to announce the support of the JDBC tasks in Orkes Conductor. A JDBC task is a System task that executes SQL queries in databases like MySQL. It can be leveraged to store, retrieve or modify data in a database. [Learn more](https://orkes.io/content/reference-docs/system-tasks/jdbc). 

![JDBC task in Conductor](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ofpexhl3714udltdlb7r.png)

### Enabling Permissions for Domains through Applications / Groups

The latest Orkes Conductor version allows you to provide explicit permissions for domains through applications or groups. While creating an [application](https://orkes.io/content/access-control-and-security/applications)/[group](https://orkes.io/content/access-control-and-security/users-and-groups#creating-groups) and enabling permissions, you can choose the “Domain” sub-tab and include the domains with the required permission level. 

![Enabling permission for domains](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/exokpyjwh4duuett37pg.png)

## Upcoming Events

### Orkes/Conductor Developer Meetup - New York

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

Join us for our upcoming **_Conductor-Developer Meetup_**, which will be held in New York on **July 19, 2023**, from **4.30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT**. Join us as we gather passionate Conductor users and developers who are interested or already building distributed applications using microservices. Learn from experts on how Conductor can be used to build your scalable distributed applications. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity.

[Register now](https://forms.gle/ymP9YR2raCHEGnDw7)

### Microservices & Distributed Applications Meetup - Singapore

**Aug 4, 2023: Singapore**

Excited to share our next **_Microservices and Distributed Applications Meetup_**, which will be held in partnership with Microsoft at **182 Cecil St, #13-01, Singapore**, on **August 4, 2023**, from **5:30 PM - 8:00 PM** Singapore time. This exciting event features a line-up of talks by industry experts who will share their insights on the challenges, best practices, and tools for building scalable and resilient applications. Feel free to ping us on our [Slack community](https://app.slack.com/client/T02KG20GJ1Z/C02K1B5PM0X) channel to learn more about the meetup.

[Count me in](https://forms.gle/c4ewDPWBXSSB46kV9)

## June 2023 Events

### [Webinar] How Foxtel Accelerates Microservices and Workflow Orchestration

**June 27, 2023: Virtual**

One of the most exciting happenings for the month was the launch of our webinar series, where we featured how Foxtel, Australia’s leading prominent streaming media company, leveraged Orkes Conductor and Orkes Cloud to expedite the development and scaling of distributed applications. 

The line-up of speakers included [Thisara Alawala](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisaraudayantha/), Lead Architect, & [Abhijit Kottur](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhijit-kottur-8923201a/), Principal Java Developer at Foxtel, along with Viren Baraiya, CTO & Olivier Poupeney, Head of DevRel at Orkes.

The webinar provided industry professionals, technology enthusiasts, and avid learners an excellent opportunity to delve into cutting-edge advancements in distributed application development and scaling.

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### QCon New York

**June 13-15, 2023: New York, USA**

We were delighted to be part of the 9th annual [QCon New York](https://qconnewyork.com/) in June 2023. It was a fantastic opportunity to engage with customers, learn more about their needs and forge new partnerships. During his [talk at the event](https://qconnewyork.com/presentation/jun2023/creating-resilient-distributed-applications-thrive-face-chaos-monkeys), our CTO, Viren Baraiya, shed light on the immense potential of Orkes Conductor in building resilient applications. We would like to thank everyone who visited us at QCon New York, and we look forward to continuing the conversations!

![Orkes at QCon New York](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xrh1amut6or5eqjy2cvh.png)

### Developer Week Latin America

**June 21, 2023: Virtual**

We were part of Latin America’s largest developer and engineering conference, [Developer Week](https://www.developerweek.com/latin-america/), where our CTO, Viren Baraiya, was featured as a keynote speaker. In the keynote session, Viren shared insights on how our product Orkes Conductor can accelerate the speed of developing microservice-based applications. 

### Mumbai Meetup

**June 24, 2023: Mumbai, India**

Our second edition of the Meetup series took place in Mumbai, India, in collaboration with the Azure Developer Community. It was an excellent platform for all tech enthusiasts interested in microservices and distributed applications. The day was filled with networking opportunities and valuable learning experiences centered around microservices architecture and the transformative power of Orkes Conductor in application development.

We were fortunate to have [Ashish Tiwari](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAZgtJABLuSD9WTAnmp00c3YvVr7QwCSFfg), Senior Developer Advocate at [Elastic](https://www.linkedin.com/company/elastic-co/), [Manan Bhatt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAN2zkQBdW0YJZxPLN6goLWC0z_9sWKz01U), Founding Engineer at Orkes, and [Altaf Alam Ansari](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACkjg8UBQPupo6sCZYRugVHYSdyFUuDdJ1Y), Software Engineer at Orkes, as the speakers. Their expertise and insights made it a remarkable day for all attendees, fostering connections and meaningful engagement among the tech community in India.

![Microservices and Distributed Applications Meetup at Mumbai, India](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qj73q29vul782am9jbvv.png)

### Interface by APIDays

**June 28, 2023: Virtual**

We wrapped up June with the participation in [Interface by APIDays](https://www.apidays.global/interface/), where our Head of DevRel, [Olivier Poupeney](https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivierpoupeney/), shared insights on creating resilient distributed applications using Orkes Conductor. APIDays Interface was a platform to learn from the best about Business Models, Security & Identity Management, Digital Transformation, Microservices Architecture, and more.

## Orkes in Spotlight

Listen to the latest episode of the Contributor Podcast featuring our CEO, Jeu George, as he shares invaluable insights on the journey from co-creating Netflix Conductor to being the CEO of Orkes.

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Click the link below to get the complete episode.

[Listen now](https://www.contributor.fyi/conductor)

## Latest Resources

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

- [Incoming Conductor Webhook using cURL](https://orkes.io/content/templates/examples/custom-conductor-webhook-using-curl)
- [Workflow Versions at Runtime](https://orkes.io/content/developer-guides/workflow-version-behavior-on-execution)
- [Incoming Webhook using Postman](https://orkes.io/content/templates/examples/incoming-webhook-using-postman)
- [Task and Workflow Event Streaming with Orkes Conductor & Azure Event Hub](https://orkes.io/content/developer-guides/task-and-workflow-event-streaming-with-orkes-conductor-and-azure-event-hub)

## Recent Blog Posts

- [Building a Robust Subscription System with Java Spring Boot and Conductor](https://orkes.io/blog/subscription-system-with-java-spring-boot-and-conductor/)
- [Orkes at Microsoft Build & Gartner Summit 2023 - A Recap 
](https://orkes.io/blog/microsoft-build-and-gartner-summit-recap/)