Episode 144: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-07-22 07:14:41


# Episode 144: 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:

* Well, well, well: [„Bis heute nicht klar kommuniziert“: SAP verliert Anschluss an Salesforce – und verunsichert Kunden](https://amp2-handelsblatt-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp2.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-tk/softwarehersteller-sap-verliert-anschluss-an-salesforce/29264050.html) by Christof Kerkmann

## 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:

* [Azure Functions Community Standup - New Azure Functions extensions for SQL and Data Explorer](https://www.youtube.com/live/N3EO_S_MilE?feature=share)
* [Durable Functions v2.10.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-durable-extension/releases/tag/v2.10.0) introducing table-based partition manager

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Azure Container Apps, Bicep, bring your own certificates and custom domains](https://johnnyreilly.com/azure-container-apps-bicep-bring-your-own-certificates-custom-domains) by John Reilly
* [Update: Azure Kubernetes Services Tools extension in VS Code | Azure Friday](https://youtu.be/71lfnHZ0IOg)

#### All things Dapr

* [Dapr v1.11 Release Highlights](https://youtu.be/RvcdpYWR8fY)
* [Dapr: Create Applications Faster with Standardized APIs](https://thenewstack.io/dapr-create-applications-faster-with-standardized-apis/) by Marc Duiker
* [Aure Greg chats to Marc Duiker about Dapr intro, some demo's in C#.](https://www.youtube.com/live/82qRiLAihXU?feature=share) with Gregor Suttie and Marc Duiker
* [The Emergence of Active APIs](https://www.diagrid.io/blog/the-emergence-of-active-apis) by Bilgin Ibryam
* [https://solace.com/blog/dapr-pubsub-event-broker/](https://solace.com/blog/dapr-pubsub-event-broker/) by Thomas Kunnumpurath
* [Sinking events from Event Hub to CosmosDB with Dapr](https://xaviergeerinck.com/2023/07/13/sink-events-from-event-hub-to-cosmosdb-with-dapr/) by Xavier Geerinck
* Call to Action: [Share your experiences with #Dapr APIs and help shape the future of #CloudNative application development](https://22146261.hs-sites.com/state-of-dapr-2023-survey)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

#### GitHub in general (issues, discussions etc.)

* [GitHub Issues & Projects – July 20th update](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-07-20-github-issues-projects-july-20th-update/)
* [Metrics for issues, pull requests, and discussions](https://github.blog/2023-07-19-metrics-for-issues-pull-requests-and-discussions/) by Zack Koppert
* [Improved Issue creation experience for GitHub Mobile](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-07-13-improved-issue-creation-experience-for-github-mobile/)
* [GitHub CLI project command is now generally available!](https://github.blog/2023-07-11-github-cli-project-command-is-now-generally-available/) by Ariel Deitcher

#### GitHub security and Dependabot

* [Security alert: social engineering campaign targets technology industry employees](https://github.blog/2023-07-18-security-alert-social-engineering-campaign-targets-technology-industry-employees/) by Alexis Wales
* [CodeQL zero to hero part 2: getting started with CodeQL](https://github.blog/2023-06-15-codeql-zero-to-hero-part-2-getting-started-with-codeql/) by Sylwia Budzynska

#### GitHub other topics

* [GitHub Copilot Chat beta now available for every organization](https://github.blog/2023-07-20-github-copilot-chat-beta-now-available-for-every-organization/) by Mario Rodriguez
* [A developer's guide to prompt engineering and LLMs](https://github.blog/2023-07-17-prompt-engineering-guide-generative-ai-llms/) by Albert Ziegler and John Berryman
* [The EU A.I. Act can get democratic control of artificial intelligence–but only if open-source developers get a seat at the table](https://fortune.com/2023/07/17/eu-ai-act-democratic-control-artificial-intelligence-open-source-developers-tech-politics-shelley-mckinley/) by Shelley McKinley (GitHub’s chief legal officer)

### Misc

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

* New azd release, new [Azd Community Standup - Getting your application running on Azure has never been easier!](https://www.youtube.com/live/BbzTdPgRk7E?feature=share)
* The next logical step imho: [Microsoft officially enters process mining, automation ring with Process Automate Process Mining](https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/insights/microsoft-officially-enters-process-mining-automation-ring-process-automate)
* [Creating new opportunity across our partner ecosystem in this AI era](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/creating-new-opportunity-across-our-partner-ecosystem-satya-nadella/)
* [Furthering our AI ambitions – Announcing Bing Chat Enterprise and Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing](https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/07/18/furthering-our-ai-ambitions-announcing-bing-chat-enterprise-and-microsoft-365-copilot-pricing/)

And of course: [Microsoft Inspire](https://news.microsoft.com/inspire-2023/) - this landing page leads you to all you need to know around Inspire 2023

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* [Up-level your SAP OData APIs with Azure API Management](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/07/21/up-level-your-sap-odata-apis-with-azure-api-management/) by Martin Pankraz
* [Unveiling Microsoft Sentinel's Impact: Investigating a SAP Breach](https://youtu.be/O7wIRSQsJ3I)
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #152 - The one with Steampunk on Azure (Frank Jentsch & Martin Pankraz)](https://youtu.be/K09pZEupsiM)

## Learning and Events

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

* Always nteresting to learn how the big players operate: [How Uber Optimized Cassandra Operations At Scale](https://www.uber.com/en-DE/blog/how-uber-optimized-cassandra-operations-at-scale/) by Jaydeepkumar Chovatia, Gopal Mor and Runtian Liu
* [State of the API: Microservices Gone Macro and Zombie APIs](https://thenewstack.io/state-of-the-api-microservices-gone-macro-and-zombie-apis/) by loraine Lawson

## Golo's Corner

As a regular guest and due to the high-quality content here an overview what [Golo Roden](https://twitter.com/goloroden) provided us this week:

* [JavaScript: Das ist neu in EcmaScript 2023 (ES2023) // deutsch](https://youtu.be/SYiNtefVRLY)
* [JavaScript: What's New in EcmaScript 2023 (ES2023) // English](https://youtu.be/hh1XL-UvKlc)

## Developer Experience

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

* [Brain, Bytes, Back, Buns - The Programmer's Priorities](https://www.hanselman.com/blog/brain-bytes-back-buns-the-programmers-priorities) by Scott Hanselman
* [Survey reveals AI’s impact on the developer experience](https://github.blog/2023-06-13-survey-reveals-ais-impact-on-the-developer-experience/) by Inbal Shani
* [aliae - Cross shell and platform alias management.](https://www.aliae.dev/) by Jan De Dobbeleer
* The limited fun of every OSS developer: [Public Issue Tracker Behaviors](https://github.com/bradfitz/issue-tracker-behaviors)

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