Cloud Native Compass - Dapr: The Future of Microservices
Dapr: The Future of Microservices
Creators & Guests
- David Flanagan - Host
- Laura Santamaria - Host
- Mark Fussell - Guest
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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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