
Dapr: The Future of Microservices
Dapr: The Future of Microservices
In this episode of Cloud Native Compass, host David Flanagan is joined by Mark Fussell, co-founder and CEO of Diagrid, to discuss the intricacies of Dapr and its role in microservices and distributed systems. They delve into the actor model, the new Dapr Agents, and much more.
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- (00:00) - Introduction
- (00:09) - Guest Introduction
- (00:14) - Overview of Dapr and Microservices
- (00:42) - Exploring Microservices
- (01:12) - Challenges in Microservices
- (00:42) - Dapr's Solutions for Microservices
- (03:25) - The Role of Dapr in Simplifying Microservices
- (04:17) - Communication and Coordination in Microservices
- (06:00) - Service Invocation and Pub/Sub in Dapr
- (33:22) - Component Model in Dapr
- (22:38) - The Outbox Pattern and Actor Model
- (39:49) - Dapr Agents and LLM Integration
- (49:08) - Diagrid's Role with Dapr
- (52:00) - Conclusion and Sign-Off
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Creators and Guests

Host
David Flanagan
I teach people advanced Kubernetes & Cloud Native patterns and practices. I am the founder of the Rawkode Academy and KubeHuddle, and I co-organise Kubernetes London.

Host
Laura Santamaria
🌻💙💛Developer Advocate 🥑 I ❤️ DevOps. Recovering Earth/Atmo Sci educator, cloud aficionado. Curator #AMinuteOnTheMic; cohost The Hallway Track, ex-PulumiTV.