Keeping track of state and orchestrating the components of a distributed application is complex. AWS Step Functions makes the job simpler, faster, and more intuitive. In this session, learn how to leverage AWS Step Functions to design and run workflows for your serverless, containerized, and instance-based architectures. We explore practical applications of orchestration spanning different industries and workloads. For each, we walk through the architecture, lessons learned, and business outcomes. Expect to leave this session with a practical understanding of how to use orchestration to express your application's business logic more productively while improving its resilience.