Diagrid Blog

Diagrid Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance

At Diagrid, we value operational excellence. As part of our ongoing commitment, we are excited to announce Diagrid's SOC 2 Type II compliance as of August 30th, 2024. This milestone highlights our dedication to maintaining the highest standards in security on an ongoing basis.

Dapr and Service Meshes - Better Together

Overlapping features often raise questions about when you should choose Dapr or a Service Mesh when trying to make your distributed system architecture more robust. In this post we dive deeper into the two technologies, comparing strengths to achieve your microservices goals.

Dapr 1.14 Release Highlights

This post highlights some of the major new features and improvements of Dapr v1.14, the Distributed Application Runtime, that provides APIs for communication, state, and workflow.

GopherCon 2024 Recap With Diagrid's Digital Twins

Sam and Cassie Coyle - identical twins and both talented software engineers, at Diagrid, attended and contributed to GopherCon 2024. In this blog we’ll share their highlights from the conference, along with some of what they got up to.

Unleashing Innovation: AWS Hackathon Sparks Creative Solutions with Diagrid Catalyst

In June, we hosted the first Diagrid Catalyst hackathon. Participants were tasked with developing a microservice-based application using at least two of the five Dapr APIs hosted by Catalyst. Learn about the winning sumissions in this blog.

Understanding Dapr Pub/Sub Subscription Types: Declarative, Programmatic & Streaming

Dapr 1.14 introduces a new method for delivering asynchronous messages to pub/sub subscribers, expanding possibilities for event-driven apps. This post covers all three subscription types across various languages, comparing their pros and cons using a public sample app. Follow along with Conductor Free!

Automating Dapr Best Practices for Developers with Diagrid Conductor Advisor

Diagrid was founded by the creators of the Dapr project, and has an engineering team working full-time on developing Dapr. This extensive involvement provides the team with deep insights into the best practices for effectively developing and operating & we have encapsulated and codified this knowledge as part of Conductor’s Advisor feature and made it free for everyone.

Comparing Kubernetes and Dapr: Key Differences and Complementary Strengths

Kubernetes is popular among operations teams, but how much does it really help developers build distributed applications?

Mastering the Dapr Inner Development Loop - Part 3: Deploy to Kubernetes

One of the key principles of 12-factor apps and cloud-native development is dev/prod parity, which emphasizes keeping development, staging, and production environments as similar as possible. In this post we'll walk through the process of deploying Dapr apps to Kubernetes, with a focus on identifying any discrepancies along the way.

Mastering the Dapr Inner Development Loop - Part 2: Run & Validate Apps Locally

There is nothing more satisfying than seeing your development work come together. In part 2 of this blog we'll explore how to run a Dapr app locally to validate functionality.

Streamline Dapr Component Configuration with Diagrid Conductor

The Component Builder provides an intuitive, step-by-step interface for configuring Dapr components. By following the guided steps, you can configure your component and have the Component Builder generate the required YAML file.

Mastering the Dapr Inner Development Loop - Part 1: Code & Unit Test

Building and testing distributed applications is hard. Open source Dapr helps by providing a set of APIs that codify distributed systems best practice for all languages. In this article, we will explore the common stages and tools used in Dapr development during the inner development loop using a sample distributed application.

Open Source Culture at Diagrid

Imagine working at a company where everyone is an open-source contributor, where your daily work shapes the future of cloud-native applications, and where you can see the tangible impact of your contributions in the wider developer community. Welcome to Diagrid, a company that puts open source first. In this blog you'll hear about the key tenets that make this reality.

Diagrid Conductor Now Available Through AWS Marketplace

Diagrid Conductor - now available in the AWS Marketplace - enables AWS customers to automate open source Dapr on Kubernetes for distributed applications.

Dapr & Conductor Driving Success in the Automotive Software Industry

Automotive Software Provider Accelerates Time To Market using Dapr and Diagrid Conductor

.NET Aspire & Dapr: What Are They, & How Do They Complement Each Other For Distributed Apps?

This article covers both .NET Aspire and Dapr, the problems they solve, their differences, and why .NET developers should use them together when building distributed applications that can run on any cloud.

Build a browser-based multiplayer Tetris game using serverless Dapr APIs

Example of a distributed app powered by open source Dapr APIs

Dapr for Spring Boot

With Spring I/O happening this week in Barcelona, Spain, I wanted to share some news and direction about how the Dapr project can be used with Spring Boot to build better, more resilient, and leaner cloud-native applications.

Diagrid @ Microsoft Build - Connect with developers globally

The Diagrid team will be at Microsoft Build (May 21-23) in Seattle, Washington. Meet with us onsite at #FP34 in The Hub and virtually in the Featured Partners Showcase.

Comparing Dapr Developer Tools for Efficient Development

Discover the top Dapr developer tools like the Dapr CLI, VS Code Extension, Conductor Free, and others, comparing their strengths and weaknesses to help you choose the right one for your projects.

Innovate and Win: It's the Diagrid Catalyst AWS Hackathon!

The Diagrid Catalyst AWS Hackathon—a virtual event where you can unleash your creativity using the powerful Diagrid Catalyst platform. Get ready to collaborate, compete, and win cash prizes!

Diagrid at Qcon London - The International Software Development Conference

Meet the Diagrid team at QCon London, the international software development conference organized by InfoQ. In addition to our booth, Diagrid's Bilgin Ibryam is chairing the Cloud-Native Engineering track, and Joni Collinge will be speaking about his experience building a SaaS product from scratch using cloud-native patterns.

Announcing Diagrid Conductor Free - For Developers

Today at KubeCon Europe we’re announcing the availability of Diagrid Conductor Free - the easiest way for Dapr developers to visualize, troubleshoot, and optimize their Dapr applications running on Kubernetes. As the name implies, it’s free to use, and developers can sign up and start using the service today.

Diagrid & Dapr at KubeCon Europe 2024

Diagrid will be in Paris at AppDeveloper Con on March 19, co-located with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe on March 20-22.

Dapr 1.13 Release Highlights

This post highlights some of the major new features and improvements of Dapr v1.13, the Distributed Application Runtime, that provides APIs for communication, state, and workflow.

Dapr Day 2024: All The Videos

Feb 2024: Hundreds of developers from the Dapr community came together for the first Dapr Day: a virtual event where they shared ideas, real-world stories, and advice. Missed the event live? Now you can catch up with all the session videos.

Dapr+Diagrid Conductor: Powering the teams that build and run the Sharper Image Commerce Cloud

The Sharper Image Commerce Cloud is composed of over 70+ microservices running in production on Kubernetes, processing in excess of 80,000+ orders per day at peak periods such as Black Friday. Dapr with Diagrid Conductor has significantly reduced the complexity of developing and managing microservices, leading to increased developer productivity and efficiency.

Diagrid Conductor on the Azure Marketplace

Diagrid Conductor is now available in the Azure Marketplace. Read on to understand more about how to manage Dapr in production on Microsoft's cloud, and how to get a free trial with your own Dapr clusters.

Dapr For Java Developers

In this short article, we will look into how the Dapr project can help Java developers not only to implement best practices and distributed patterns out of the box but also to reduce the application’s dependencies and the amount of knowledge required by developers to code their applications.

Unlocking Dapr: Five Reasons to Try Conductor Enterprise

As Dapr's organizational adoption has grown, teams using Kubernetes face the challenge of automating its governance. This post dives into the five most common operational challenges of Dapr in production and how Conductor - now available as a self-service trial - automates them away, saving time and money.

Build a distributed pizza store in .NET with serverless Dapr APIs

Build a distributed pizza store in with serverless Dapr APIs. The distributed system is buit with two Dapr services (.NET), two serverless functions (JavaScript), a front-end (Vue), a key value state store, a pub/sub message broker, and Diagrid Catalyst as the serverless API layer to connect everything.

Build multiplayer Tetris in the browser using Python and Go

What does it take to go from a simple Catalyst API sample to a multi-service, multi-language Catalyst application? In this deep dive webinar, the Diagrid team uses a multiplayer Tetris application to show you how to take advantage of the various Dapr-compatible Catalyst APIs to build event-driven applications.

Dapr Deployment Models

Dapr is best-known for running as a microservices sidecar in Kubernetes environments, but the powerful APIs it offers extend far beyond this single deployment model. In this exploration, we'll delve into the various deployment models of Dapr, examining their primary drivers, advantages, and limitations.

Transforming CRUD to Event-Driven: Using the Outbox Pattern to Combine Retool, Neon, and Google Functions

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to leverage the power of serverless cloud-native services and Diagrid Catalyst to transform a conventional CRUD architecture, complete with a frontend application and a database, into an event-driven system using the outbox pattern.

The Bifurcation of Application Networking

In my recent KubeCon presentation the focus was on the shift of features like circuit breakers, connectors, filters, event-driven interactions, and workflows. These features are increasingly moving away from the application stack. Here is a summary of the key trends and takeaways from the presentation.

REPLAY: Catalyst Deep Dive, Including Outbox Pattern Demo

Join Alice Gibbons and Bilgin Ibryam for a deeper dive into the capabilities of Diagrid Catalyst and a demo building the outbox pattern using Catalyst's APIs.

Dapr Makes Kubernetes Accessible to Developers - Video

Diagrid CEO talks and demos Dapr with TheNewStack founder Alex Williams in this video interview.

No Workflow is an Island

Dapr’s unified APIs and patterns, including workflow, span language barriers and frameworks, freeing developers from challenges of fragmented technologies.

REPLAY: Introduction to Diagrid Catalyst

Join us for a hands-on session to learn about using Diagrid Catalyst to build distributed apps with unified APIs for messaging, data and workflow. In this session, Diagrid product manager Kendall Roden provides an end-to-end overview of how to get started with Catalyst and seamlessly integrate it into your development workflow.

Announcing Diagrid Catalyst

Unified APIs for messaging, data, and workflows

Choreography or Orchestration? That's the Wrong Question

In microservices, developers often blend choreography and orchestration to meet diverse business needs. This article shows how Dapr provides the flexibility to integrate both, eliminating the need to trade off.

Diagrid & Dapr at KubeCon North America 2023

Diagrid is sponsoring two CNCF events during KubeCon + CloudNative North America 2023 in Chicago. On Monday, November 6th, we are sponsoring AppDeveloperCon, a new co-located CNCF event, and from Tuesday November 7th to Thursday November 9th, we are sponsoring the main KubeCon event.

Dapr v1.12 Release Highlights

This post highlights some of the major new features and improvements of Dapr, the Distributed Application Runtime, that provides APIs for communication, state, and workflows.

The State of Dapr 2023 Report

Fresh perspectives about distributed application development await you in the State of Dapr 2023 survey. This seventeen-page report delves into the what, how, and why of Dapr usage in the industry today. Gain insights into Dapr's return on investment, uncover the likes and dislikes of developers, and explore their future plans.

Cloud-Native Local Development with Testcontainers and Dapr

In this post, we will cover a set of challenges that cloud-native application developers face when building complex distributed applications and some tools that can alleviate their pain.

Diagrid Conductor revolutionizes product development at Ignition Group

Conductor improves Ignition Group’s developer productivity while increasing product reliability.

Dapr as the Ultimate Microservices Patterns Framework

Diagrid Conductor Achieves SOC 2 Type I Certification: Elevating Data Security and Compliance

Diagrid Conductor has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type I certification - with an unqualified opinion - offering 3rd party industry validation of enterprise security for customers' data.

An in-depth guide to Dapr workflow patterns in .NET

After covering Dapr workflow basics in the previous article, let’s take a look at the different application patterns that can be used with Dapr workflow and .NET. The patterns covered in this post are: chaining, fan-out/fan-in, monitor, and external system interaction.

WEBINAR: Dapr Service Invocation API: Deep Dive & v1.11 Updates

Join Kendall Roden and Sam Coyle on August 1st for a demo-heavy exploration of Dapr's Service Invocation building block including the latest external service invocation capabilities added in Dapr 1.11.

Diagrid Conductor is Life Insurance for ZEISS’ Microservice-based Order Fulfilment App

Diagrid Conductor reduces ZEISS’ cost and effort running Dapr applications on Kubernetes while also improving reliability and security.

The Emergence of Active APIs

As the cloud evolves, a new breed of APIs emerges, directing the control flow of applications, echoing the influence of Inversion of Control (IoC) of yesteryears. Welcome to the era of active APIs, where the cloud is calling the shots.

Practical Portability Principles

Explore application portability from multiple dimensions and discover the importance of standardizing on operational APIs for enhanced observability, and reducing integration coupling with event-driven architecture and abstraction layers like Dapr API.

Local Development of Cloud-Native Apps with Dapr and Testcontainers

In this video, Diagrid's Mauricio Salatino and AtomicJar's Oleg Šelajev examine how Dapr use a Cloud Native set of API-based interfaces that enable developers to build distributed applications quickly, using Testcontainers to wire up cloud dev & test environments.

Dapr v1.11 Release Highlights

The Dapr maintainers released a new version of Dapr, the distributed application runtime, this week. This post highlights the major new features and changes for the APIs and components in release 1.11.

Understanding the Dapr Workflow engine & authoring workflows in .NET

In this post, you'll learn about the latest Dapr building block API, Dapr Workflow. You’ll learn how the workflow engine works, and how to author a basic workflow using C#.

Running Dapr in Production with Confidence

If you’re running Dapr-enabled applications in production or planning to in the near future, this video shows how you can improve your experience, decrease down-time, reduce infrastructure costs and fix problems before they impact you.

Creating a Dapr pluggable component for Supabase

In this post, you'll learn how to use the Dapr pluggable component .NET SDK and the Supabase C# library to build a pluggable state store component that uses Supabase tables.

Diagrid Simplifies Dapr Management With Enhancements to Diagrid Conductor

Diagrid, provider of tools and services to build reliable and portable applications using Dapr, today announced updates to Diagrid Conductor, its fully managed service that simplifies Dapr in production.

Create event-driven applications with Cloudflare Queues and Dapr

In this post, you'll learn how to build a cloud to edge event-driven application with Dapr and Cloudflare Queues.

Dapr v1.10 Release Highlights

The Dapr maintainers released a new version of Dapr, the distributed application runtime, this week. This post highlights the major new features and changes in release 1.10, the first one in 2023.

The Evolution of Cloud Computing: From Raw Infrastructure to the Serverless Application Cloud

In this post, we are going to describe rough evolutionary stages characterized by major trends in the infrastructure and application architectures and responsibilities.

Top Three Use Cases for Dapr and Kubernetes

In this post, we'll explore how Dapr and Kubernetes complement each other.

Dapr as a 10x Platform

In this post, we'll explore why Dapr is a 10x runtime that emerged at the right time and what its drawbacks are.

Announcing our funding and the launch of Diagrid Conductor

Today we are excited to announce the availability of Diagrid Conductor, a fully managed Dapr on Kubernetes service along with our future plans to simplify and democratize Dapr’s APIs.

The Sidecar Pattern for Application Developers

Last week, a former colleague of mine from my Microsoft days posted the following tweet: Side Cars are more attractive for platform owners, developers prefer libraries.