AWS - Simple WorkFlow Service
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| AWS- Simple WorkFlow Service |
The following services fall under Application Services section −
Amazon CloudSearch
Amazon Simple Queue Services (SQS)
Amazon Simple Notification Services (SNS)
Amazon Simple Email Services (SES)
Amazon SWF
In this chapter, we will discuss Amazon SWF.
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) is a task based API that makes it easy to coordinate work across distributed application components. It provides a programming model and infrastructure for coordinating distributed components and maintaining their execution state in
a reliable way. Using Amazon SWF, we can focus on building the aspects of the application that differentiates it.
A workflow is a set of activities that carry out some objective, including logic that coordinates the activities to achieve the desired output.
Workflow history consists of complete and consistent record of each event that occurred since the workflow execution started. It is maintained by SWF.
How to Use SWF?
Step 1 − Sign in to AWS account and select SWF on the Services dashboard.
Step 2 − Click the Launch Sample Walkthrough button.