From Buy to Build - The Case for Building a Digital Automation Platform

Explore the shift from buying to building digital automation platforms in this 35-minute talk by Sandy Kemsley, BPM Industry Analyst and Architect at Kemsley Design Ltd. Learn why organizations are moving away from legacy infrastructure and monolithic applications towards building their own platforms to support rapid in-house software development. Discover the components of a fully-capable digital automation platform, including BPMS as a core element, and understand the benefits of a microservices architecture for scalability. Gain insights into industry trends, typical use cases, expected benefits, and potential pitfalls of this approach. Examine business automation architecture patterns, from monoliths to microservices, and understand the key elements needed in a business automation platform. Evaluate the pros and cons of monolithic BPMS versus multi-vendor microservices approaches, and learn how to develop the digital automation platform that best suits your organization's needs.

Intro
Businesses need agility (to innovate)
Businesses need scalability (to survive)
Monolithic architecture is the enemy of agility and scalability
Business automation architecture patterns: from monolith to microservices
Microservices definition, in short
What's in a business automation platform?
Monolithic BPMS as a BAP
Who wants you to use a monolithic BAP?
Multi-vendor microservices BAP
Getting to the BAP that you need