Episode 137: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-06-03 07:17:44


# Episode 137: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft

Welcome to this week's edition of myNewsWrap, news from the world of SAP, Microsoft and the world in between.

## SAP Universe - from the community

Let's us start with the SAP side of the house i. e. news around the Business Technology Platform and news from the broader SAP ecosystem:

* [ABAP Cloud – SAP S/4HANA extensibility – May 2023 update](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/05/26/abap-cloud-sap-s-4hana-extensibility-may-2023-update/) by Boris Gebhardt
* [Service Accounts easy with SAP BTP, Kyma runtime](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/06/01/service-accounts-easy-with-sap-btp-kyma-runtime) by Piotr Tesny
* [SAP BTP, Kyma runtime Istio based JWT handler – sneak peek](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/05/29/sap-btp-kyma-runtime-istio-based-jwt-handler-sneak-peek/) by Magdalena Strek
* [Removal of Loki-based application logs in SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/06/02/removal-of-loki-based-application-logs-in-sap-btp-kyma-runtime/) by Andreas Thaler
* [SaaS Self-Onboarding and One-Domain Concept in SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime using CAP](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/06/01/saas-self-onboarding-and-one-domain-concept-in-sap-btp-kyma-runtime-using-cap/) by Martin Frick

* Only available internally, but good to know what is coming: [SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime modularization framework now on Canary](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/05/30/sap-btp-kyma-runtime-modularization-framework-now-on-canary/)

## Microsoft Universe

Now let's look at the Microsoft universe.

### Azure Functions/Serverless

Here is what happened this week in the serverless space like Azure Functions and Static Web Apps:

* GitHub repo for [Azure Functions on Azure Container Apps (Private Preview)](https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-on-container-apps)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

From Serverless to Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes - what did this week provide us with?

* [Dapr Community Call - May 31st 2023 (#83)](https://youtu.be/PRWYX4lb2Sg)
* [Dapr - sketchnote](https://twitter.com/bibryam/status/1662023517863563265?s=20)
* [Dapr Workflows: How to Write Reliable, Fault-Tolerant Applications using Open Source technology](https://youtu.be/kpx4BEw-Vg8) by Marc Duiker
* [Dapr - Input Binding and Configuration](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-dapr-input-binding-configuration-martino-bordin/) by Martino Bordin

### GitHub & DevOps

What happened in the area of DevOps and esp. GitHub - let's see:

* [Terraform - Understanding the Lifecycle Block](https://dev.to/pwd9000/terraform-understanding-the-lifecycle-block-4f6e) by Marcel Lupo - also check out the other parts of the series!

#### GitHub other topics

It was a quiet week when it comes to GitHub announcements, so we go with some news from different topics:

* [Highlights from Git 2.41](https://github.blog/2023-06-01-highlights-from-git-2-41/) by Taylor Blau
* [Elevating open source contributors to open source maintainers](https://github.blog/2023-06-01-elevating-open-source-contributors-to-open-source-maintainers/) by Klint Finley

### Misc

Interested in some news from the broader Microsoft ecosystem? Then here are some links for you:

* Missed that last week, but `azd` is GA now: [Azure Developer CLI (azd) 1.0.0 release](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azd-ga-announcement/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Savannah Ostrowski
* Some azd fun: [Make your azd deployments a celebration](https://dev.to/lechnerc77/make-your-azd-deployments-a-celebration-512h) by Christian Lechner
* This will be a big think imho: [Confidential VMs on Azure](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-os-platform-blog/confidential-vms-on-azure/ba-p/3836282?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Caroline Perez-Vargas
* [Introducing Vector Search in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/introducing-vector-search-in-azure-cosmos-db-for-mongodb-vcore/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by James Codella and Gahl Levy
* [Private linking an Azure Container App Environment (May'23 update)](https://dev.to/kaiwalter/private-linking-an-azure-container-app-environment-may23-update-47f8) by Kai Walter

## 🐱‍👤 SAP and Microsoft - Combining both worlds

Now let's enter the *twilight zone* (no worries the ninja cat is with us) between SAP and Microsoft and see the magic happening when we combine both worlds:

* [AI SDK for SAP - Setting up Azure Open AI Resource and testing with Models demo program.](https://youtu.be/1SCP-wAn6zc) by Gopal Nair
* [Introducing Bowdark Fuse](https://switchedon.bowdark.com/introducing-bowdark-fuse-47226f2b0113) by James Wood
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #146 - The one with MaxDB HA on Windows Cluster (Steffen Müller)](https://youtu.be/2vwR9XKty6s)

## Learning and Events

We always want to learn, so here are some links to some interesting learning resources and upcoming events:

* [Why You Might Fail With Domain-driven Design (Wordwide Software Architecture Summit 23)](https://youtu.be/eKIMpCF-cqU) by Eberhard Wolff
* [Reflections on Amazon Prime Video’s Monolith Move](https://blog.container-solutions.com/reflections-on-amazon-prime-videos-monolith-move) by Ian Miell
* Something "different", but interesting: [Psychological Safety - was sagt der Psychologe dazu? mit Joseph Pelrine - OOP Special](https://www.youtube.com/live/gI44roShx84?feature=share)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [Microsoft Build Deutschland](https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=437490529) in Munich

## Golo's Corner

No Monday session due to public holiday and unfortunately no life stream due to technical issues.

## Developer Experience

Last but not least, some links that might make our developer live easier and reflect on our profession:

* Shameless self-plus: SwitchedOn - [Improving Cloud Developer Experience with Christian Lechner](https://switched-on-with-james-wood-and-paul-modderman.simplecast.com/episodes/improving-cloud-developer-experience-with-christian-lechner)
* [Create ready-to-code dev boxes using config as code – now in preview](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/create-ready-to-code-dev-boxes-using-config-as-code-now-in/ba-p/3835034?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Jordan Matthiesen
* [WinGet configuration Preview](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/winget-configuration-preview/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Demitrius Nelon

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