With Temporal, we define our workflows in code ... and that code is version controlled.
Industry
Retail
Use Case
Order Management
Company Size
250-2000
SDK
Python
Temporal
Self-Hosted
NOTE: This is a summary of a talk that the Instacart team gave at Replay 2023.
Instacart, a leading online grocery delivery service, grappled with a challenge familiar to many growing businesses: the limitations of its existing systems. As their customer base and order volume surged, their legacy workflows struggled to keep pace. Instacart leveraged Temporal to achieve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity gains.
Instacart's initial workflow systems struggled with the sheer volume and complexity of their operations. Here's how these limitations impacted their business:
These limitations translated to potential inefficiencies and reliability issues, hindering their ability to deliver a seamless user experience. To stay ahead of the curve, they needed a workflow orchestration solution that offered:
Instacart identified Temporal as the solution to address their workflow challenges. Temporal excels at managing large volumes of complex workflows, providing features like retries and signals:
Instacart's adoption of Temporal yielded significant improvements:
The ability to manage millions of daily workflows daily and the focus on improving workflow reliability led to a successful implementation.
Instacart's experience with Temporal offers valuable insights for developers considering workflow orchestration:
This summary was pulled from a talk that the Instacart team provided at Replay 2023.
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