CPC H04L 41/0806 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0889 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
instantiating, in a network environment including one or more computing devices coupled to one another by a network, a plurality of elements;
receiving, in the network environment, a workflow defining a plurality of stages to be performed with respect to the plurality of elements such that each element of the plurality of elements is processed by the plurality of stages in an ordering defined by the plurality of stages;
selecting a first stage of the plurality of stages as a current stage;
(a) beginning processing the plurality of elements according to the current stage;
(b) while performing (a) evaluating a quantity of first elements of the plurality of elements that have been processed according to the current stage;
(c) when the quantity meets a threshold condition that is less than all of the plurality of elements, commencing performing (a), (b), and (c) for the first elements according to a stage of the plurality of stages immediately following the current stage in the workflow.
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