Microsoft Events features Mark Russinovich discussing core Azure innovations in cloud native computing, containers, security, and multi-cloud solutions as presented at Ignite 2025.

Cloud Native Innovations with Mark Russinovich: Ignite 2025 Breakout

Mark Russinovich, Azure CTO, delivers an advanced session at Microsoft Ignite 2025 focused on cutting-edge cloud native topics and Azure platform advancements that support developers and architects in building secure, scalable, and portable cloud applications.

Key Chapters and Topics

• Three Categories of Innovation: Containers, Security, and Incubations
• Azure Container Instances (ACI) & Serverless Containers:
  • Deep dive into ACI and serverless container infrastructure on Azure
  • Benefits for cloud native and multi-cloud development
• eBPF Host Routing:
  • Technical explanation of eBPF routing on Azure hosts for improved efficiency and performance
• Distributed Cache Performance Demo:
  • Showcase of cache architecture and benchmarking improvements for distributed cloud workloads
• Confidential Container Groups & Hardware-Based Security:
  • Introduction to new confidential computing container groups
  • Utilizing hardware-based security for isolation and data protection
• Azure Incubations Team Projects:
  • Origin stories of CADA, Dapper, and incubation innovation at Azure
• RADIUS for Multi-Environment Portability:
  • Details on RADIUS project enabling deployment flexibility across cloud and edge environments
• DRASI for Event-Driven Architectures:
  • Overview of DRASI's continuous query and reaction architecture for responsive applications

Security Innovations

• Confidential Containers leverage trusted hardware to strengthen isolation of sensitive workloads.
• Azure advances in host networking with eBPF and security capabilities help enforce policies and accelerate performance.

Multi-Cloud and Portability

• The RADIUS project targets seamless portability in multi-cloud and hybrid scenarios, supporting flexible deployments and abstractions across diverse environments.

Developer and Architect Takeaways

• Serverless containers and distributed caches simplify scalability for cloud native workloads
• Confidential container groups and hardware-based security open new possibilities for data protection
• New distributed, event-driven models like DRASI empower real-time reactions in application architectures
• Azure Incubations Team initiates disruptive projects and drives cloud native innovation for developers

Links and References

• Microsoft Ignite On-Demand Sessions

About the Presenter

Mark Russinovich, CTO and Technical Fellow for Azure, leads innovation efforts across Microsoft's cloud platform.