Camunda Monthly: Low-Code, Camunda Platform 8.2, and more | April 2023

Hi there!

Low-code can be a double-edged sword but that doesn’t mean it has to be. Here at Camunda, we are process orchestrators. We know real-world automations can be difficult and we believe pro-code flexibility is vital to reducing that complexity. We have also witnessed, firsthand, how low-code can be applied in a way that makes life easier for software developers without compromising on flexibility and scalability while enabling less technical personas to also create powerful automation solutions. Our CEO, Jakob Freund, recently shared our commitment to developer-friendliness and our vision for embracing low-code. Read more on our blog.

If you’d like to learn more or connect with us on this, we invite you to join us at Camunda Community Summit. There is less than 1?? month to go and in-person tickets are going fast.

Get yours today if you want to join us in Berlin or save your virtual seat for May 10-11, 2023.

Step-by-Step Guide

Considering or already using OpenShift as your Kubernetes installation? We’ve greatly improved how Camunda Platform 8 runs on OpenShift. Check out this blog, Running Camunda 8 on OpenShift, where Bernd walks through what’s new and demos an installation.

New Feature

Our new process testing functionality, now called Play Mode, in Camunda Platform 8 allows your team to actually run processes without affecting production systems–as often as needed and at no additional cost.

See how in this blog post, Test as You Go: Rapid Process Development and Continuous Improvement.

Product Release

Camunda Platform 8.2 is officially here and we recently hosted a live look at the newest features. Catch up on everything you might have missed in this on-demand replay.

NEWS FROM OUR DEVS: PRODUCT UPDATES

Camunda Platform 8.2

Camunda Platform 8.2 adds a suite of features that improves the user experience across the process development lifecycle to help you further scale your automation success. These include:?

• Official support for Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
• More regions and development clusters for Camunda Platform 8 SaaS.
• Tailored views inside Web Modeler for both design and deployment.
• Inbound Webhook Connectors for triggering BPMN processes in Camunda from external systems.
• Outbound RPA Connectors for easier integration of processes that use UiPath, Automation Anywhere, or Microsoft Power Automate Desktop Flow.
• New Forms components, flexible layouts, and preview mode for building production-ready forms.

Camunda Desktop Modeler 5.10

Our latest release makes it even easier to collaborate on and design mission-critical processes in real time.

The newest features include:?

• FEEL templating for text components and flexible layouts in Forms
• A new visual grid for BPMN and DMN diagrams

• Extended BPMN support in Camunda Platform 8 and Camunda 7

Camunda Automation Platform 7.19

This release marks the first Camunda Platform 7 distribution with full Jakarta EE 10 support; we will upgrade further distributions offering Jakarta 10 support, such as Spring Boot 3, with upcoming releases. We also added support for Wildfly 27. A full list of supported environments is available here.

YOU’RE INVITED

• April 26: Webinar: Your Automation Roadmap (EN) [virtual]
• May10-11: Camunda Community Summit 2023 (EN) [hybrid]
• May 16: Webinar: Voices in Tech: Recession-proofing Your Business Processes (EN) [virtual]
• September 27-28: CamundaCon 2023 (EN) [hybrid] | CFP closes May 18 | Early Bird pricing ends July 16?

NEWS FROM OUR COMMUNITY

We recently created two new repos and would love to see your contributions:?

• Camunda Modeler Template Generator
• Camunda 8 Platform for Kubernetes with Istio with kustomize and kpt

Special Shout-outs:

• Camunda Champion Sky Liu who added the Zeebe Clickhouse Exporter community extension to filter events, perform transformations, query data, and more.?
• Florian Runschke and Matthias Schulte for their Zeebe connector for OpenAI.?

Mark Your Calendars

• May 2: Hamburg ???? | Surviving the hyperautomation low code bubble. (DE) [in-person]
• May 4: Rio De Janeiro ???? | The Force of BPM. (PT/EN) [virtual]
• May 23: Rhein-Main ???? | Understanding & Building Camunda 8 Connectors (EN) [in-person]

GETTING READY FOR #CAMUNDASUMMIT

We could not be more excited to celebrate our community with you in just a few short weeks! To get the party started a little early, here are a few sneak peeks at what some of our speakers are working on and why they're excited about our Community Summit!

• Stephan Pelikan, Java Lead Developer, Phactum | Session: Gain More Freedom When Migrating From Camunda Platform 7 to 8 on May 11
• Christina Ausley, Technical Writer, Camunda | Workshop: Let's Doc About It: Why Great Documentation Matters and How You Can Create It on May 10
• Philipp Hehnle, Green BPM Consultant, invite | Session: The Camunda 8 Connector for Carbon Aware Processes on May 11
• Mia Moore, Senior Technical Community Manager, Camunda | Workshop: How to Contribute to Camunda – With or Without Code! on May 10
• David Zang, Process Automation Consultant, viadee | Session: Gamifying Process Ops: The Virtual Reality Cockpit on May 11.

KEEP IN TOUCH

Our community makes us who we are. We encourage you to ask questions and share feedback. Reach out to us at [email protected].

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