orchestration
the act of making many different parts work together well
The careful planning and coordination of many people, actions, or parts so that they work together to produce a desired result.
the way music is written or arranged for different instruments
The art or act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra or for specific instruments or voices; also the resulting choice and combination of parts.
automatic control of several software systems so they work together
In computing, the automated coordination, configuration, deployment, and management of multiple services, applications, or infrastructure components.
- Base: orchestration
- Plural: orchestration, orchestrations
cloud orchestration
1Coordinating cloud resources automatically
automatic management of cloud computing resources
- Cloud orchestration can create test environments in minutes.
- The company improved reliability by standardizing cloud orchestration across regions.
- Cloud orchestration manages servers automatically.
container orchestration
1Managing containerized applications automatically
automatic management of software containers
- Kubernetes has become a standard tool for container orchestration.
- Container orchestration lets the team scale services without managing each container by hand.
- We use container orchestration for the app.
data orchestration
1Coordinating data pipelines
automatic coordination of how data moves and is prepared across systems
- The analytics team uses data orchestration to load and clean reports overnight.
- Data orchestration helps ensure that each pipeline runs after the required source data arrives.
- Data orchestration moves data between systems.
orchestration layer
1Software coordination layer
the part of a software system that coordinates other parts
- The orchestration layer sends each request to the right service.
- Adding an orchestration layer made the architecture easier to change without rewriting every component.
- The orchestration layer connects the services.
service orchestration
1Coordinating multiple software services
making several software services work together in the right order
- The checkout system uses service orchestration to call payment, inventory, and shipping services.
- In service orchestration, one component controls the order in which services run.
- Service orchestration connects several APIs.
workflow orchestration
1Automating multi-step work processes
making the steps in a work process happen in the right order automatically
- The company uses workflow orchestration to route invoices for approval.
- Good workflow orchestration can send reminders, update records, and start the next task automatically.
- Workflow orchestration helps the team finish tasks faster.