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

About the Presenter

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