In this week's newsletter:

See what you can expect in Dapr v1.14 🔍

We recently hosted a deep dive into the most anticipated features in the newest version of Dapr. Check out the Dapr 1.14 celebration recording to see demos from the developers behind streaming subscriptions, actor multi-tenancy, and more! 

While we are on the topic of major upcoming events, Dapr Day is planned for October 16th to celebrate Dapr's 5th birthday! The call for papers is open for a few more days 📃 Don't miss out! 

Coffee & Conductor Challenge: Win swag with Conductor Free  ☕

Starting August 12th, the we are running a four-week, in-product challenge for Conductor Free users. 

To participate, log in to the Conductor console each week, where you'll be greeted with a challenge prompt that can be completed in under 15 minutes.  Then submit proof of completion to have a chance to win Diagrid and Dapr swag! 

Hear from the Catalyst + AWS Hackathon winners 🏆

If you didn't participate in the Catalyst Hackathon, check out our recently released blog post highlighting the winning submissions.  Want to see the working solutions in real-time? Join us for next week's Catalyst webinar.

New Content

• Automating Dapr Best Practices for Developers with Conductor Advisories: See how the Advisor capabilities in Conductor Free ensure your development clusters are secure, performant, and reliable.
• Unleashing Innovation: AWS Hackathon Sparks Creative Solutions with Diagrid Catalyst: Check out the winning hackathon projects, built using AWS services with the Catalyst-hosted Dapr APIs in just over four weeks.
• Understanding Dapr Pub/Sub Subscription Types: Read up on the new streaming subscriptions feature introduced in Dapr v1.14 and learn how it compares to the declarative and programmatic subscription models available in Dapr today.
• Dapr 1.14 Celebration: Catch the Dapr 1.14 release celebration recording jam-packed with demos of everything you can do with the latest and greatest from Dapr.

Upcoming Dates

• August 12 | Dapr Day CFP Closes - If you run Dapr in production, use Dapr for local dev, or have a Dapr client case study, you have until August 12 to submit a presentation for the Dapr Day celebration!
• August 12 - September 6 | Virtual challenge - Participate in the Coffee & Conductor Challenge each week by logging into your Conductor Free account. A challenge will be waiting for you and there is swag to be won! >> See contest details
• August 15 | Webinar - Join us to see amazing Catalyst demos from our AWS Hackathon winners during Unleashing Innovation with Diagrid Catalyst
• August 28-30 | Copenhagen, Denmark - Meet developer advocate Marc Duiker at Copenhagen Developers Festival