Distributed Workflow Architecture (Camunda + Kafka + Alfresco)
Introduction Modern enterprise systems are moving from monolithic workflows to distributed, event-driven architectures . To build scalable and resilient systems, organizations combine: Camunda → workflow orchestration Apache Kafka → event backbone Alfresco → document management 👉 Together, they form a powerful distributed workflow system . đź–Ľ️ High-Level Architecture 🔄 Flow Overview: User uploads document (Alfresco) Event published to Kafka Camunda orchestrates workflow Microservices process tasks Results stored & notifications sent 🔑 Why Distributed Workflow Architecture? Traditional workflow systems: tightly coupled hard to scale difficult to maintain 👉 Distributed architecture solves this by: Decoupling services Enabling asynchronous communication Improving scalability 👉 Microservices + event streams help manage complex business processes efficiently 🧱 Core Components 1️⃣ Workflow Orchestration (Camunda) Camunda manages: BPMN workflows Business rules Human tasks ...