Episode 99: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-08-27 07:15:50


# Episode 99: 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.

### Business Technology Platform Core - Kyma

Let's see what happened around Kyma:

* New OS Version of Kyma is out: [Release Notes of 2.6](https://kyma-project.io/blog/2022/8/25/release-notes-26/)
  
  * **Attention**: there are breaking changes in there i. e. [Istio sidecar injection](https://kyma-project.io/blog/2022/8/25/release-notes-26#service-mesh) and [Function CRDs](https://kyma-project.io/blog/2022/8/25/release-notes-26#serverless)

* [Kyma 2.0 migrator tool is no longer hosted as part of Kyma runtime](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/08/26/kyma-2.0-migrator-tool-is-no-longer-hosted-as-part-of-kyma-runtime/)

### Misc

And here some links from the broader SAP ecosystem:

* [SAP BTP ABAP Environment – Release 2208](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/08/23/sap-btp-abap-environment-release-2208/)

## 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:

* [Getting notified of service incidents in Microsoft Teams](https://www.blimped.nl/getting-notified-of-service-incidents-in-microsoft-teams/) - Part 2 of the series
* [Real-time air quality monitoring and alerting – Part 3 – Bringing it all together!](https://blog.siliconvalve.com/2022/08/23/real-time-air-quality-monitoring-and-alerting-part-3-bringing-it-all-together/) - cool scenario (other parts of the series are linked in the blog post)
* [Durable Functions v2.8.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-durable-extension/releases/tag/v2.8.0) - with preview support for suspending and resuming orchestrators 🎉

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Comparing Container Apps with other Azure container options](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/container-apps/compare-options) - useful I would say
* Kubernetes 1.25 is out
  * [Kubernetes v1.25: Combiner](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/08/23/kubernetes-v1-25-release/)
  * [Kubernetes Podcast - Kubernetes 1.25, with Cici Huang](https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/187-kubernetes-1.25/)
* [Dapr Community Call 67](https://youtu.be/8Aj1WUzVvGs) - Cool workflow stuff!
* [ASP.NET Custom Metrics with OpenTelemetry Collector & Prometheus/Grafana](https://partlycloudy.blog/2022/08/22/asp-net-custom-metrics-with-opentelemetry-collector-prometheus-grafana/)
* [Is it time to migrate from Lens to OpenLens to manage your Kubernetes clusters?](https://blog.devgenius.io/is-it-time-to-migrate-from-lens-to-openlens-75496e5758d8)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [BICEP SCENARIOS](https://gregorsuttie.com/2022/08/19/bicep-scenarios/)
* [Generate Bicep templates from existing Azure resources with VS Code](https://zimmergren.net/generate-bicep-templates-from-existing-azure-resources-vscode/)
* [GitHub Desktop 3.0.6 Community Contributions](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-24-github-desktop-3-0-6-community-contributions/)
* [GitHub Actions: Improvements to reusable workflows](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-22-github-actions-improvements-to-reusable-workflows-2/)
* [Dependabot alerts: optional dismissal comment](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-22-dependabot-alerts-optional-dismissal-comment-2/)
* [Secret scanning: Admins can now provide a link to display when a push is blocked](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-24-secret-scanning-admins-can-now-provide-a-link-to-display-when-a-push-is-blocked/)
* [Check whether an IP is permitted within IP allow list](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-24-check-whether-an-ip-is-permitted-within-ip-allow-list/)
* [help.github.com will soon take you to GitHub Support](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-22-help-github-com-will-soon-take-you-to-github-support/)
* [How to step up your GitHub game with "Saved Replies"](https://blog.ediri.io/how-to-step-up-your-github-game-with-saved-replies)

### Misc

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

* [Azure SignalR Local Emulator](https://github.com/Azure/azure-signalr/blob/dev/docs/emulator.md) - what!
* [Cloud pubsub services compared: Azure Web PubSub vs Ably](https://youtu.be/sPgHwm3-yiM)
* [The History of Microsoft Azure](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/the-history-of-microsoft-azure/ba-p/3574204) - nice read

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* [SAP Private Link service use cases for SAP Cloud Integration and SAP Launchpad](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/08/22/sap-private-link-service-use-cases-for-sap-cloud-integration-and-sap-launchpad/)
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #107 - The one with SAP on Oracle in Azure (Sambit Mishra)](https://youtu.be/Dkf0pJICpJI)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Learn to build microservices: from code to K8s deployment in 60 minutes](https://youtu.be/unRRnOfxa0s)
* [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://twitter.com/aurelievache/status/1561639942148788224) - beautiful
* Replay of the serverless Days: Student edition - kudos to all students who participated:
  * [Day 1](https://youtu.be/ktTPSC4uEqw)
  * [Day 2](https://youtu.be/h1v2xfaEWc8)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* Open now: [Festive Tech Calendar - CfP](https://sessionize.com/festive-tech-calendar-2022/)

## Golo's Corner

Summer Break (well deserved!) ⛱

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* [Kubernetes CLI (kubectl) tips you didn't know about](https://learncloudnative.com/blog/2022-05-10-kubectl-tips)
* [Platforms: Reduce complexity with standardization but make room for exceptions](https://www.getambassador.io/kubernetes-expert-interviews/reduce-complexity/)
* [My insights about measuring DORA DevOps Metrics, and how you can learn from my mistakes](https://samlearnsazure.blog/2022/08/23/my-insights-about-measuring-dora-devops-metrics-and-how-you-can-learn-from-my-mistakes/)
* [Shi Heng Yi - Warum wir Komfortzonen verlassen müssen - NWX22](https://youtu.be/3RVdzlETOAY)

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