Cisco Crosswork Workflow Manager with Omar Sultan

This session introduces Cisco Crosswork Workflow Manager and its key elements.

In this presentation, Omar Sultan, Director of Product Management for Automation at Cisco, introduces Crosswork Workflow Manager. The goal of the product is to make automation tasks easier by providing a tool that allows users, even non-technical ones, to automate common tasks with a push-button approach. Sultan highlights the challenges of automation adoption and emphasizes the need for workflow solutions that can integrate with multiple tools and systems. He describes the design goals of the product, including reliability, extensibility, and programmability, and explains how the product leverages open-source technologies like Temporal and serverless for workflow management. The presentation also covers the roadmap for Crosswork Workflow Manager, which includes plans for additional adapters, a GUI design studio, change management features, and auto-scaling capabilities. The ultimate vision is to empower customers with autonomy by providing a customizable and user-driven workflow solution. A live demo showcases the capabilities of the product, demonstrating how it can orchestrate tasks across different platforms and provide visibility into the workflow execution. The presentation concludes by highlighting the availability of professional services from Cisco for those who prefer assistance in building and maintaining workflows.