Episode 142: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-07-08 08:33:10


# Episode 142: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft

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

First things first: 🚀 Congrats to all new and renewed MVPs!

## 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:

* [Connectivity Proxy in Kyma updated to version 2.9.2](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/07/03/connectivity-proxy-in-kyma-updated-to-version-2.9.2/) by Arkadiusz Galwas
* [Automating SAP BTP setup with the new Terraform provider for SAP BTP](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/07/03/automating-sap-btp-setup-with-the-new-terraform-provider-for-sap-btp/) by Mauricio Lauffer

## 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 bindings for OpenAI's GPT engine](https://github.com/cgillum/azure-functions-openai-extension#nuget-packages) by Chris Gillum

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* If interested in AKS you might want to follow[https://twitter.com/theakscommunity](https://twitter.com/theakscommunity) onm Twitter. There also seems to be a community call just around the corner
* [Open at Microsoft – Bridge to Kubernetes](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-infrastructure-blog/open-at-microsoft-bridge-to-kubernetes/ba-p/3853691?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)

#### All things Dapr

* [Dapr completes fuzzing audit](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/06/30/dapr-completes-fuzzing-audit/)
* [Practical Portability Principles](https://www.diagrid.io/blog/practical-portability-principles) by Bilgin Ibryam
* [10 - Dapr - Observability](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-dapr-observability-martino-bordin/) by Martino Bordin
* [Cloud Native Weekly - Ep 5 - DAPR DAPR DAPR DAPR!](https://www.youtube.com/live/Zcdsh6J5fAg?feature=share)
* [How DeFacto migrated to an event-driven architecture](https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/defacto/)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

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

* [Accessibility considerations behind code search and code view](https://github.blog/2023-07-06-accessibility-considerations-behind-code-search-and-code-view/) by milemons
* [Anonymous users have access to new code view and navigation](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-07-06-anonymous-users-have-access-to-new-code-view-and-navigation/)

#### GitHub security and Dependabot

* [Workato is now a GitHub secret scanning partner](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-07-05-workato-is-now-a-github-secret-scanning-partner/)
* [New and Updated ISO and CSA STAR Certifications Are Now Available](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-07-05-new-and-updated-iso-and-csa-star-certifications-are-now-available/)
* [New rate limit is coming for the audit log API endpoints](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-07-03-new-rate-limit-is-coming-for-the-audit-log-api-endpoints/)

#### GitHub Actions

* [Panel: Azure DevOps vs. GitHub Actions](https://youtu.be/Bo8bVFbVIIM)

#### GitHub other topics

* [Copilot June-2023 update](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-06-29-copilot-june-2023-update/)
* [GitHub Enterprise Server 3.9 is now generally available](https://github.blog/2023-06-29-github-enterprise-server-3-9-is-now-generally-available/)

### Misc

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

* [AI-based CLI interactive mode](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-tools-blog/ai-based-cli-interactive-mode/ba-p/3859539?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Windows 365 offers flexibility from the office or home to the frontline](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/blog/2023/04/06/windows-365-offers-flexibility-from-the-office-or-home-to-the-frontline)

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* [From zero to hero security coverage with Microsoft Sentinel for your critical SAP security signals – Part 4](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/07/06/from-zero-to-hero-security-coverage-with-microsoft-sentinel-for-your-critical-sap-security-signals-part-4/) by Martin Pankraz#
* [Leveraging the Power of Azure Open AI with Enterprise Data (SAP + Open AI )](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leveraging-power-azure-open-ai-enterprise-data-sap-manoj-wagh/) by Manoj Wagh
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #150 - The one with Azure DDoS Protection for SAP workloads (Evren Buyruk & Amir Dahan)](https://youtu.be/BEEXnCNrpZE)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Ökologisch nachhaltige Softwareentwicklung](https://www.youtube.com/live/4IWs4wnFJwE?feature=share) by Daniel Westheide - also check the links in the show notes!
* Software Architektur TV:
  * [Ask Us Anything - Live von der OOP](https://www.youtube.com/live/UwkisRi7g4c?feature=share) by Eberhard Wolff and Lisa Moritz
  * [Missverständnisse über Software-Architektur](https://www.youtube.com/live/d3C4-qx01cw?feature=share) by Eberhard Wolff
* [Opinion: Why monoliths are not always "bad" even in a cloud-native world](https://www.thestack.technology/monoliths-vs-microservices-both/) by Deepak Goel
* [Keeping up with big shifts in tech](https://github.blog/2023-07-06-keeping-up-with-big-shifts-in-tech/) by Mike Melanson

And heads up for upcoming events:

* If you don't do already, you should follow Gregor Suttie's [YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@GregorSuttie/streams). There are some cool live streams planned in the upcoming weeks.

## 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:

* [Machine-Learning für Softwareentwickler (von Paolo Perrotta) // deutsch](https://youtu.be/qcwNVWInIXc)
* [Programming Machine Learning (by Paolo Perrotta) // English](https://youtu.be/D_T3tuf1dco)

## Developer Experience

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

* [Windows Terminal 1.18 Preview Highlights](https://youtu.be/rfbImQ--pWY)
* [Ghost 👻 VS Code Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SavannahOstrowski.ghost-ai) by Savannah Ostrowski
* [Leading your platform migration with developer experience](https://github.blog/2023-07-03-leading-your-platform-migration-with-developer-experience/) by Samuel Abdelsayed

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