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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 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


