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Contributor Podcast: Simplifying Distributed Systems: Dapr with Mark Fussell
Mark Fussell is the co-creator of Dapr, an open-source runtime for cloud native and serverless computing. The episode explores the difference between Dapr and a service mesh, how it benefits platform engineering teams, and Dapr's significance graduating from the CNCF.
Diagrid
Diagrid Team
May 16, 2025
Mark Fussell is the co-creator of Dapr, an open-source runtime for cloud native and serverless computing. In this episode of the Contributor Podcast, the conversation explores the difference between Dapr and a service mesh, how it benefits platform engineering teams, and Dapr's significance graduating from the CNCF.
Key topics discussed include:
- The distinction between Dapr and service mesh technologies
- Benefits of Dapr for platform engineering teams
- Mark Fussell's transition from Microsoft to Diagrid
- Dapr's CNCF graduation milestone


