Event-Driven Automation
Automation triggered by real-time events rather than schedules. Responds immediately when something happens - a form submission, database change, or API call.
In-Depth Explanation
Event-driven automation responds to events as they happen, enabling real-time processing and immediate reactions. It's the foundation of responsive, modern automation.
Event-driven characteristics:
- Reactive: Responds to events, not time
- Real-time: Immediate or near-immediate processing
- Scalable: Handle varying event volumes
- Decoupled: Event producers don't know about consumers
Event types:
- User actions: Form submissions, button clicks
- Data changes: Record created, updated, deleted
- System events: File uploaded, payment received
- External: Webhook calls, email received
- Integration: API calls, message queue items
Event-driven patterns:
- Event notification: Something happened
- Event-carried state transfer: Event contains all needed data
- Event sourcing: Reconstruct state from event history
Architecture components:
- Event producers (sources)
- Event broker/bus
- Event consumers (handlers)
Business Context
Event-driven automation enables immediate customer responses, real-time data sync, and responsive operations - critical for competitive customer experience.
How Clever Ops Uses This
We architect event-driven solutions for Australian businesses, enabling real-time automation that responds instantly to business events.
Example Use Case
"When a customer submits a support form, automation immediately: creates ticket, enriches with customer data, routes to appropriate agent, and sends acknowledgment."