1. A method of executing queries in a complex event processing (CEP) environment on a computer system that includes at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving a stream of continuous event data; identifying a query to be run on the received stream, the query including at least one adaptable parameter; executing, using the computer system, the identified query; displaying results of the identified query in a user interface; receiving, via the user interface, input indicative of a change to the at least one adaptable parameter; and modifying, using the computer system, the at least one adaptable parameter of the identified query based on the received input, the at least one adaptable parameter being dynamically modified during the execution runtime of the identified query without having to redeploy the identified query and as the stream of continuous event data is being received.