What is Workflow Manager
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Formerly Azure Workflow Server/Services (AWS)
– Same “code base” as Windows Azure Service Bus - Windows Workflow Foundation – .NET 4.5
- Scalable and reliable workflow engine
- REST based
- Multi-tenant capable – logical construct of “scopes” provides partitioning
SharePoint 2013 Workflow Manager in comparison with 2010
- Future of WF
- Decoupled from SharePoint, and supporting other consuming platforms
- Declarative only
- On Premises or Cloud
- Consistent with .NET Framework Workflow
- Much more capable
- App friendly
- Available in SharePoint Server only
Topologies
One or three servers (Service Bus and quorum implementation)