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Dynamically Speaking: Where Dapr Meets Identity: Building Secure, Scalable Systems w/ Mark Fussell

The origin story of Dapr, how it fits into the cloud-native ecosystem, and why it matters for developers building modern, distributed applications.

Diagrid

Diagrid

Diagrid Team

July 9, 2025

In this episode of Dynamically Speaking, Mark Fussell, co-founder of Dapr and CEO of Diagrid, discusses the origin story of Dapr, how it fits into the cloud-native ecosystem, and why it matters for developers building modern, distributed applications.

Key topics covered include:

  • The evolution of Dapr and Fussell's transition from Microsoft to leading Diagrid
  • CNCF's role and open standards in fostering innovation
  • How Dapr connects with current IAM and security considerations