Kurt C. Peterson

Digital transformation continues to be a key focus for many organizations, and this usually means the automation of processes and data. At its core, automation is meant to simplify and streamline business operations. However, if not implemented correctly, it can introduce complexity, risk and fragmentation. The proliferation of automation tools, combined with the rapid growth of interconnected systems has created a tangled web of interdependencies that are becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

In today’s increasingly complex, interconnected and automated world, organizations are grappling with a growing sense of unease—a fear that “digital chaos” will overwhelm their business. Camunda’s newly released 2025 State of Process Orchestration and Automation Report highlights that 8 in 10 organizations are concerned about the impact of digital chaos as business process complexity increases. Processes are rarely a simple series of linear steps anymore.

Kurt C. Peterson, Publisher October is typically the beginning of fall in most places but temperatures across the board are not representative of fall weather. A freak storm in mid-September brought a foot or more of snow to the Rocky Mountains and below-zero temperatures to parts of the upper Midwest. That cool down, however, was an anomaly. The intense heat and dry weather that has plagued the West, Southwest and South brought record-breaking fire seasons in several states.