Episode 138: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-06-10 07:22:47


# Episode 138: 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:

* [SAP BTP, Kyma runtime ORY Hydra OAuth2 Client migration](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/06/06/sap-btp-kyma-runtime-ory-hydra-oauth2-client-migration/) by Magdalena Strek
* [SAP BTP ABAP Environment on Microsoft Azure](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/06/06/sap-btp-abap-environment-on-microsoft-azure/) by Frank Jentsch
* well, well, well: [SAP verliert KI-Chefin – Feiyu Xu will lieber ein Start-up gründen](https://amp2-handelsblatt-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp2.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-tk/kuenstliche-intelligenz-sap-verliert-ki-chefin-feiyu-xu-will-lieber-ein-start-up-gruenden/29177404.html)

## Microsoft Universe

Now let's look at the Microsoft universe.

### Azure Functions/Serverless

* [Connect your Static Web Apps to Azure Databases using REST or GraphQL | Azure Friday](https://youtu.be/gCrBSSOezSQ)
* [The Durable Functions SDK for PowerShell is now in the PowerShell Gallery](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/the-durable-functions-sdk-for-powershell-is-now-in-the/ba-p/3831973?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by David Justo

### 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 Newsletter – June 2023](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/azure-container-apps-newsletter-june-2023/ba-p/3840337?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Anthony Chu
  * and the corresponding YouTube stream [Build 2023 recap and deep dive on jobs | Azure Container Apps Community Standup](https://www.youtube.com/live/91yPTbLECXM?feature=share)
* [Unleashing the Power of Microservices | William Liebenberg | User Group](https://youtu.be/NEzirkdO1ac)
* [6 -Dapr - Service invocation & Pub/sub](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6-dapr-service-invocation-pubsub-martino-bordin/) by Martino Bordin
* Changelog Interviews – Episode #543 [ANTHOLOGY — It's a Cloud Native world](https://changelog.com/podcast/543) - I think there is some Dapr in that episode
* [Platform Engineering on Kubernetes • Mauricio Salatino & Thomas Vitale • GOTO 2023](https://youtu.be/Wp8huqq_qgI)
* [Containerize and deploy your app with automated deployments for AKS | Azure Friday](https://youtu.be/PqhdX8-SZYw)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

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

* [Code search now requires login](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-06-07-code-search-now-requires-login/)
* [Security enhancements to required approvals on pull requests](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-06-07-code-search-now-requires-login/)

#### GitHub security and Dependabot

* [How developers use automation to innovate and secure software](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-developers-use-automation-innovate-secure-software-github-1c/)

#### GitHub Actions

* [Announcing the Stale Repos Action](https://github.blog/2023-06-05-announcing-the-stale-repos-action/) by Zack Koppert

#### GitHub other topics

* [Applying GitOps principles to your operations](https://github.blog/2023-06-02-applying-gitops-principles-to-your-operations/) by Chris Reddington
* [Maintainer Month 2023: How the community gathered to spread some maintainer love](https://github.blog/2023-06-08-maintainer-month-2023-how-the-community-gathered-to-spread-some-maintainer-love/) by Abby Cabunoc Mayes and Kara Sowles

### Misc

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

* [Unlock new insights with Azure OpenAI Service for government](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/unlock-new-insights-with-azure-openai-service-for-government/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Bill Chappell
* [Azure SDK for Go Fundamentals | Azure SDK Community Standup](https://www.youtube.com/live/wBa_guyv23E?feature=share)
* [Logic Apps Aviators Newsletter - June 2023](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/integrations-on-azure-blog/logic-apps-aviators-newsletter-june-2023/ba-p/3818306?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)

## 🐱‍👤 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 ... well, no news this week.

## Learning and Events

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

* [Cloud-Native & Sustainability: How and Why to Build Sustainable Workloads](https://www.slideshare.net/nmeisenzahl/cloudnative-sustainability-how-and-why-to-build-sustainable-workloads) by Nico Meisenzahl
* Free Microsoft Course: [Artificial Intelligence for Beginners - A Curriculum](https://github.com/microsoft/AI-For-Beginners)

## Golo's Corner

Vacation time

## Developer Experience

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

* [Developer experience: what is it and why should you care?](https://github.blog/2023-06-08-developer-experience-what-is-it-and-why-should-you-care/) by Gwen Davis
* [Announcing C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/announcing-csharp-dev-kit-for-visual-studio-code/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Tim Heuer
* [Announcing TypeScript 5.1](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-5-1/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Daniel Rosenwasser

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