{"id":8253,"date":"2018-04-23T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=8253"},"modified":"2018-04-25T07:17:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:17:47","slug":"workflow-orchestration-streamlining-processes-for-greater-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/workflow-orchestration-streamlining-processes-for-greater-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Workflow Orchestration: Streamlining Processes for Greater Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orchestration is the optimization of processes that currently exist and which often involve human interactions that are often repetitive.\u00a0 Orchestration also includes the re-engineering or streamlining of processes which improve them by deleting, rearranging and reassigning tasks.\u00a0 Automation is a layer above orchestration that adds functionality that improves processing and often involves the introduction of software or hardware to complete the tasks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devcentral.f5.com\/users\/38\">Lori MacVittie<\/a>, technical evangelist at F5 Networks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/devops.com\/automation-versus-orchestration\/\">noted that<\/a> &#8220;the key here is to recognize the difference between automation and orchestration and how they relate to one another. 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