RunAs Radio Business Process Automation in 2026 with Ian Cooper
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Jan 28, 2026 
Ian Cooper, polyglot coding architect from London and founder of LDNug, describes how he turns paper workflows into repeatable, source-controlled automations. He talks about messaging with Kafka, orchestration tools like Temporal and GitHub Actions, telemetry for debugging, and platform patterns that let teams self-serve while hiding multi-cloud complexity.
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Keep Workflows In Source Control
- Keep workflow definitions, scripts and automation in source control (e.g., GitHub) for visibility and reproducibility.
- Treat workflows like code so teams can review, reuse, and track changes.
Orchestration Tools Come From Ops Roots
- Many orchestration tools originated from operational needs (e.g., VM provisioning) and generalised into workflow platforms.
- Use these matured orchestration engines for complex, long-running business processes.
Automate Recipes Behind A Simple Button
- Automate recipes (repeatable operational procedures) so you can swap implementations without changing user behavior.
- Expose a simple initiation (button) and hide the implementation details behind the workflow.