The sky is the limit: workflows that automate the provisioning of virtual meeting accounts, new activities that fetch secure credentials from vaults, or even automated workflows to streamline compliance reporting required by health regulations – these are just some of the ideas that are ripe for automation.
how to participate
When & where
how to participate
- Login to your GitHub account / If you don’t have an account click here
- Submit your entry here: https://github.com/Ayehu (for Activities: https://github.com/Ayehu/custom-activities; for Workflows: https://github.com/Ayehu/custom-workflows)
- Once submitted, send an e-mail to hackathon@ayehu.com, which includes a link to your Github submission, a description of the workflow/activity, and a video of the workflow in action
- There are two categories in this Hackathon - Activity Development and Workflow Design. Academy Certified Automation Developers can develop new integrations or connectors using the Activity Designer. Academy Certified IT Automation Engineers or Professionals can design new workflows. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries in each category.
When & where
October 6 – October 8, 2020
This Hackathon is a virtual event. You will develop your workflows and activities from your work or home office, during the event.
The event will run from October 6th to 8th – all development work must be completed and submitted during that time period.
You may use an NG instance licensed to you or your organization for this purpose, or one of the trial versions provided by Ayehu:
A 30-day trial version is available here
And a Cloud-hosted instance which requires no installation is available here.
5 Great reasons to participate!
- Get first hand experience building activities and workflows, and propel your professional career forward
- Learn more about the free resources Ayehu provides via its Academy and Git Hub Community
- Receive personal exposure as an automation leader and innovator
- Give back to the community and help us all get through the COVID-19 pandemic and its long term impact
- Have fun and win prizes! First place winner in the "Activity Development" category will receive a $1000 gift card, and the first place winner in the "Workflow Design" category will receive a $500 gift card. Second place winners in each category will receive a $250 gift card.
About the event
Even before the COVID-19 virus began to spread , enterprises were increasingly allowing employees to work form home. The pandemic has made this into a requirement, and it looks like work-from -home will be with us for the foreseeable future
As the world moves to a work-from-anywhere setting, the demands on IT operations are going to increase- more remote support request, more remote access needs – while at the same time fewer IT staff will be on site to support them. This challenge can be addressed with Automation – and this is your chance to be a part of the change!
During this hackathon, you will develop automated workflows or activities that will enable the future of work from home a reality – and the sky is the limit: workflows that automate the provisioning of virtual meeting accounts, new activities that fetch secure credentials from vaults, or even automated workflows to streamline compliance reporting required by health regulations – these are just some of the ideas that are ripe for automation
rules
- You must be registered to the Hackathon event
- You must be certified by the Ayehu Academy
- To participate in the Activity development category you must complete at least the following courses: DEV00, DEV01, DEV02
- To participate in the Workflow Design category, you must complete at least the following courses: ESS01-ESS06 & DEV00
- All workflows and/or activities must be developed and submitted during the event (October 6-8)
- All submissions must be your own original work
- All entries must be contributed to the respective Ayehu GitHub repository. https://github.com/Ayehu/custom-activities for activities, https://github.com/Ayehu/custom-workflows for workflows
- All submissions need to be accompanied by a detailed description and a video showing the workflow in action. To develop activities or workflows, you may use an Ayehu NG instance licensed to you or your organization, a trial version of Ayehu, or the hosted version of Ayehu on Azure
- Your submissions must be useful in the context of the "work from home" theme of the hackathon
- The full official rules can be found here
“Automated workflows make my staff more effective. It’s not about
replacing human workers, but freeing up staff to work on new projects,
instead of day to day routine work”