Looking to simplify the development and management of business critical applications distributed across its public cloud and customers' private data centers, Amazon Web Services on Wednesday launched ...

Amazon Web Services on Wednesday introduced a new service that allows developers to build and move workflow-based applications across cloud-based systems, on-premise systems, or a combination of both.

Workflow engines are underused and underappreciated. Most companies configure or develop enterprise software so that it implicitly reflects their business processes and leave it at that — big mistake.