Episode 134: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-05-13 13:13:32


# Episode 134: 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:

* Sad news about [SAP HANA Academy YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/@saphanaacademy/about) - see description
* Another round of renaming: [SAP API Business Hub is now SAP Business Accelerator Hub](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/05/07/sap-api-business-hub-is-now-sap-business-accelerator-hub/) - now it is that generic that you do not know what to expect
* DSAG: [Perspektivwechsel im SAP-Aufsichtsrat](https://dsag.de/presse/perspektivwechsel-im-sap-aufsichtsrat/)
* FAZ: [SAP läutet die Nach-Plattner-Ära ein](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/sap-laeutet-die-aera-nach-hasso-plattner-ein-hauptversammlung-steht-an-18881260.html)

## 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:

* [Is serverless overpriced? What can we learn from the PrimeVideo team?](https://theburningmonk.com/2023/05/is-serverless-overpriced-what-can-we-learn-from-the-primevideo-team/) by Yan Cui
* [So many bad takes — What is there to learn from the Prime Video microservices to monolith story](https://adrianco.medium.com/so-many-bad-takes-what-is-there-to-learn-from-the-prime-video-microservices-to-monolith-story-4bd0970423d4) by Adrian Cockcroft

### 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 – May 2023](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/azure-container-apps-newsletter-may-2023/ba-p/3815681)
* [A perfect match: Dapr & Azure Container Apps - Sander Molenkamp - NDC London 2023](https://youtu.be/fz389EfukQY) by Sander Molenkamp
* [Architect and deploy production-scale Container Apps | Azure Container Apps Community Standup](https://www.youtube.com/live/6lN0JG7QwJU?feature=share)
* [Kommentar: Unterirdische Kubernetes-Qualität – Containerland ist abgebrannt](https://www.heise.de/meinung/Kommentar-Unterirdische-Kubernetes-Qualitaet-Containerland-ist-abgebrannt-8990184.html) by Martin Gerhard Loschwitz
* [How to get involved with the Dapr community](https://learn.microsoft.com/shows/open-at-microsoft/how-to-get-involved-with-the-dapr-community) with Frank Boucher, Mark Fussell, Aaron Crawfis

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [My thoughts on why you should use Terraform Provisioners as a final option](https://thomasthornton.cloud/2023/05/11/my-thoughts-on-why-you-should-use-terraform-provisioners-as-a-final-option/) by Thomas Thornton

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

* [GitHub code search is generally available](https://github.blog/2023-05-08-github-code-search-is-generally-available/) by Colin Merkel

#### GitHub security and Dependabot

* [Aiven is a GitHub secret scanning partner](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-05-10-aiven-is-a-github-secret-scanning-partner/)
* [Secret scanning’s push protection now generally available for GitHub Advanced Security](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-05-09-secret-scannings-push-protection-now-generally-available-for-github-advanced-security/)
* [Secret scanning’s push protection is available on public repositories, for free](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-05-09-secret-scannings-push-protection-is-available-on-public-repositories-for-free/)
* [More secure private attachments](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-05-09-more-secure-private-attachments/)
* [How to fix a ReDoS](https://github.blog/2023-05-09-how-to-fix-a-redos/) by Kevin Backhouse

#### GitHub Actions

* [Introducing Actions on the Repository view on GitHub Mobile](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-05-09-introducing-actions-on-the-repository-view-on-github-mobile/)

#### GitHub other topics

* [How we work: inclusive retrospectives for the GitHub Accessibility leadership team](https://github.blog/2023-05-08-how-we-work-inclusive-retrospectives-for-the-github-accessibility-leadership-team/) by Mia Arts

### Misc

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

* [Insights from the 2023 Open Confidential Computing Conference](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/insights-from-the-2023-open-confidential-computing-conference/) by Mark Russinovich
* [On the road to 2030: Our 2022 Environmental Sustainability Report](https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/05/10/2022-environmental-sustainability-report/) by Melanie Nakagawa
* [How to add Copilot to your Power Apps | GPT-based User Controls](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/how-to-add-copilot-to-your-power-apps-gpt-based-user-controls/ba-p/3817531) by Zachary Cavanell

No month without a new release of the Azure Developer CLI, so here we go:

* [Azure Developer CLI (azd) – May 2023 Release](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-developer-cli-azd-may-2023-release/) by Savannah Ostrowski
* azd Release Notes [beta.1](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/releases/tag/azure-dev-cli_0.9.0-beta.1) and [beta.2](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/releases/tag/azure-dev-cli_0.9.0-beta.2)

## 🐱‍👤 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 ABAP - Learning Series - Part 2: Companion Documentation](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-sdk-sap-abap-learning-series-part-2-companion-gopal-nair/) by Gopal Nair
* [Power Platform + SAP - Troubleshooting the On-premises Data Gateway setup](https://youtu.be/lsmIS-tzTmU) by Holger Bruchelt
* [SAP CDC Connector and SLT - Part 4 - Advanced Settings](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/running-sap-applications-on-the/sap-cdc-connector-and-slt-part-4-advanced-settings/ba-p/3812564) by Bartosz Jarkowski
* [SAP private linky swear with Azure – enabling SAP CAP with Azure services without OData APIs using SAP Private Link](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/04/24/sap-private-linky-swear-with-azure-enabling-sap-cap-with-azure-services-without-odata-apis-using-sap-private-link/) by Martin Pankraz
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #143 - The one with Neptune Software and M365 (Marin Fischer & Abesh Bhattacharjee)](https://youtu.be/ljjtQM66lX4)

## Learning and Events

Heads up for upcoming events:

* [GitHub Universe](https://githubuniverse.com/) - save the date

## 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:

* [StackOverflow ist tot, es lebe ChatGPT!? // deutsch](https://youtu.be/ZpUpDG5yTs8)
* [Retro-Gaming: Wird die Prinzessin in einer Stunde gerettet? // deutsch](https://www.youtube.com/live/2JBkRWrW05Y?feature=share) ... that was FUN!

## Developer Experience

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

* [How companies are boosting productivity with generative AI](https://github.blog/2023-05-09-how-companies-are-boosting-productivity-with-generative-ai/) by Chris Reddington
* [GitHub Copilot X CLI is your new GIT assistant](https://dev.to/this-is-learning/github-copilot-x-cli-is-your-new-git-assistant-1edn) by Leonardo Montini

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