Episode 164: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: azure, github, sap, serverless
Published: 2024-01-13 09:45:11


# Episode 164: myNewsWrap – Microsoft, GitHub and SAP

Welcome to this week's edition of myNewsWrap, news from the world of Microsoft, GitHub, SAP ... and the world in between. The focus of my newsletter is the *application development* and all things around that can improve our lives as developers.

Let's dive into the news and explore what came up this week that can help us to build better solutions for our customers.

## Microsoft Universe

First we take a look at the Microsoft universe and what crossed my path there.

### Serverless - Functions, SWA and Azure Container Apps

Apps need to run somewhere and a very convenient way to run them is *serverless*. What came up this week in this space ... unfortunately nothing, but the year has just started 😉

### Dapr

Having containers is nice but everything (well ... nearly everything 😉) gets better with [Dapr](https://dapr.io/) as an outstanding tool for app development in the container-based area. Here we go what might be worth a look:

* [Dapr Community Call - Jan 10th (#96)](https://youtu.be/4gT0Y6QxinU?si=3Ez8FajSyRktsST7)

### Developer Platform

This section collects all news touching the topic of a *developer platform*. Fuzzy term but here you find news on topics that make the life of developers easier beyond pure development be it *Infrastructure as Code*, *GitHub* and more like the [Azure Developer CLI](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev).  

#### Infrastructure as Code

* [OpenTofu is going GA](https://opentofu.org/blog/opentofu-is-going-ga) by Kuba Martin
* [Reusability with export and import in Azure Bicep](https://johnlokerse.dev/2024/01/08/reusability-with-export-and-import-in-azure-bicep/) by John Lokerse
* [Displaying Terraform Plans in GitHub PRs with GitHub Actions](https://thomasthornton.cloud/2024/01/11/displaying-terraform-plans-in-github-prs-with-github-actions/) by Thomas Thornton

#### GitHub

GitHub comes with a blast of new features and enhancements every week. Here are my top 5 news from GitHub that you should check out:

* [5 ways to make your DevSecOps strategy developer-friendly](https://github.blog/2024-01-05-5-ways-to-make-your-devsecops-strategy-developer-friendly/) by Nick Liffen
* [Frenemies to friends: Developers and security tools](https://github.blog/2024-01-08-frenemies-to-friends-developers-and-security-tools/) by Shelby Gluck
* [GitHub Certifications are generally available](https://github.blog/2024-01-08-github-certifications-are-generally-available/) by Kedasha Kerr .. and the price came down to 99$!
* [GitHub Copilot Chat now generally available for organizations and individuals](https://github.blog/changelog/2024-01-11-github-copilot-chat-now-generally-available-for-organizations-and-individuals/)
* Attention: [Code scanning: deprecation of CodeQL Action v2](https://github.blog/changelog/2024-01-12-code-scanning-deprecation-of-codeql-action-v2/)

> Want to see all news around GitHub? I recommend to have a look at GitHub's [blog site](https://github.blog/) as well as at its [change log](https://github.blog/changelog/) to get the complete overview.

#### Azure Developer CLI

Close to my heart as essence of how to make the developer life easier is the [Azure Developer CLI](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev). What's up in this area?

* New release of Radius: [v0.29.0](https://github.com/radius-project/radius/releases/tag/v0.29.0)
* [Azure OpenAI Proxy Service](https://microsoft.github.io/azure-openai-service-proxy/)
* [Infra in Azure for Developers - The What](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/infra-in-azure-for-developers-the-what/ba-p/4026102)
* [Tools and Tips for Unparalleled Cost Transparency on AKS](https://youtu.be/p15XAKy14WQ?si=XOWdp4FX0OzQUV7W)

### The best of the "rest"

No matter how the structure of this newsletter is crafted, there is always something that does not perfectly fit. This section is dedicated to topics that I think are worth reading but did not fit into the structure from above:

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## 🐱‍👤 SAP and Microsoft - Combining both worlds

Combining Microsoft with SAP can lead to incredible new applications. Let's enter the *twilight zone* (no worries the ninja cat is with us) between SAP and Microsoft and see what's up here:

* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #174 - The one with Extending SAP Digital Manufacturing with Azure (Martin Raepple, Bastian Ulke)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1lvtg5tm44)
* [Azure Integration Services — SAP Integration Options](https://switchedon.bowdark.com/azure-integration-services-integration-options-d3e2d41cf69e) by Jboggess

> And of course a channel that you should subscribe to if you are working with SAP and Microsoft is the [SAP on Azure](https://www.youtube.com/@SAPonAzure) hosted by [Holger Bruchelt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-bruchelt/) and friends.

## Learning

One important (and imho best part) of the job of a developer is the *continuous learning*. Here are some interesting learning resources that go beyond vendor-specific technology:

* [What is Innersource?](https://youtu.be/-VXFeSz_s8M?si=DuFBZdCuKgSQaG3g)
* [Platform Engineering Isn't DevOps](https://youtu.be/yDMN4YZ3xbU?si=F7lG_1jwbG0QKlda) by Ned Bellavance
* [Infra in Azure for Developers - The What](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/infra-in-azure-for-developers-the-what/ba-p/4026102) by Andreas Helland
* [Cloud-Native & Sustainability: Eine Übersicht und erste Schritte](https://whiteduck.de/cloud-native-sustainability-eine-uebersicht-und-erste-schritte/)

### Golo's Corner

This week hopefully enjoying his vacation over the years! New content will come next week

### Events

And last but not least heads up for these upcoming events:

* Radius - [Community Meeting](https://github.com/radius-project/community?tab=readme-ov-file#community-meetings) on Jan 25th, 2024 9:00am Pacific Time (PST)

**And with this enjoy your weekend and have a successful next week!**