Guides Learn how to build with Inngest: Patterns Background jobsRun long-running tasks in the background out of the critical path of a request.Enqueueing future jobsSchedule or delay functions to run in the future.Parallelize stepsRun function steps in parallel to speed up execution.Fan-outUse events to trigger multiple functions at once.Batching eventsImprove efficiency with high-load systems by processing batches of events at once.Scheduled functionsRun functions periodically on a cron schedule.Invoking functions directlyCall one function from another across multiple apps.