Episode 112: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-11-26 08:47:15


# Episode 112: 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 TechEd 2022 - low-code tools take center stage with the launch of SAP Build, but is it the right message?](https://diginomica-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/diginomica.com/sap-teched-2022-low-code-tools-take-center-stage-formal-launch-sap-build-it-right-message?amp)
* [Exploring the BTP Service Metadata project - Part 1](https://youtu.be/6gHzgUfV_SA)
* [SAP Private Link Service for AWS (Beta) is Available](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/11/22/sap-private-link-service-for-aws-beta-is-available/)

## 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:

* [Build your own Azure retirements email alerts service using Java, Azure Functions and Communication Services](https://blog.siliconvalve.com/2022/11/16/build-your-own-azure-retirements-email-alerts-service-using-java-azure-functions-and-communication-services/)
* [Changing end-user behavior at scale: New BrainStorm platform relies on Azure Functions](https://customers.microsoft.com/story/1569466925567935379-changing-end-user-behavior-brainstorm-platform-azure-functions)
* [Public preview: Azure SQL trigger for Azure Functions](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-azure-sql-trigger-for-azure-functions/)
* [Azure Durable Functions and Patterns - Part I](https://youtu.be/x9YG3BH_YaE)

**Attention** CVE fix with [Durable Functions v2.9.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-durable-extension/releases/tag/v2.9.0)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Kubernetes Removals, Deprecations, and Major Changes in 1.26](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/11/18/upcoming-changes-in-kubernetes-1-26/)
* [State of Kubernetes Secrets Management in 2022](https://www.doppler.com/blog/kubernetes-secrets-management-in-2022)
* [Best Practices for Kubernetes in 2023](https://myhistoryfeed.medium.com/best-practices-for-kubernetes-in-2023-bd0aaada1f72)
* [AKS Workload Identity Revisited](https://blog.baeke.info/2022/11/24/aks-workload-identity-revisited/)
* [The Flywheel Effect of Kubernetes APIs](https://thenewstack.io/the-flywheel-effect-of-kubernetes-apis) and how Dapr complements it

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [Upgrade of .NET agent for Azure Pipelines](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/upgrade-of-net-agent-for-azure-pipelines/)
* [Dependabot support for self-hosted Hex repositories](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-11-23-dependabot-support-for-self-hosted-hex-repositories/)
* [Dependabot security updates now supports GitHub Actions](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-11-23-dependabot-security-updates-now-supports-github-actions/)
* [Filter code scanning API results by alert severity](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-11-25-filter-code-scanning-api-results-by-alert-severity/)
* [Webhook enhancements for environment protection rules](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-11-22-webhook-enhancements-for-environment-protection-rules/)
* [Receiving webhooks with the GitHub CLI](https://docs.github.com/en/developers/webhooks-and-events/webhooks/receiving-webhooks-with-the-github-cli)
* [Updates to the two-factor authentication setup flow](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-11-21-updates-to-the-two-factor-authentication-setup-flow/)
* [OIDC for Azure AD Enterprise Managed Users is now GA](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-11-21-oidc-for-azure-ad-enterprise-managed-users-is-now-ga/)
* [Exciting New GitHub Features Powering Machine Learning](https://github.blog/2022-11-22-exciting-new-github-features-powering-machine-learning/)
* [GitHub’s code-writing tool Copilot helps keep developers ‘in the zone’](https://www.fastcompany.com/90811225/githubs-code-writing-tool-copilot-helps-keep-developers-in-the-zone)

### Misc

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

* [Creating an authorized Microservice - Secured Blob Exchange](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/creating-an-authorized-microservice-secured-blob-exchange/ba-p/3675214)
* [A Primer on Distributed Systems Observability](https://itnext.io/a-primer-on-distributed-systems-observability-a0c2a8e2146c)
* [Ideen verbinden, Energie freisetzen: Das Microsoft Reactor Popup startet in Berlin](https://news.microsoft.com/de-de/ideen-verbinden-energie-freisetzen-das-microsoft-reactor-popup-startet-in-berlin/)

... and a week without Azure Developer CLI is not a good week, right?:

* [Azure Developer CLI: GitHub to cloud in minutes - Universe 2022](https://youtu.be/9z3PiHSCcYs)

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* It's not just black and white: [POWER PLATFORM | SAP BTP AND POWER PLATFORM?](https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2022/11/21/power-platform-sap-btp-and-power-platform/)
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #120 - The one with Azure Backup for SAP (Kartik Pullabhotla)](https://youtu.be/qTVi4okFGXk)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Learn how to use the Terraform Helm Provider](https://youtu.be/HYIGljX7w74)
  * [GitHub repo](https://github.com/Cloud-Native-Security/trivy-terraform)
* New Learning Module: [Deploy and manage a stateful application by using Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Kubernetes Service](https://learn.microsoft.com/training/modules/aks-manage-application-state/)
* Something worth to look at: [Fiber](https://gofiber.io/) - An Express-inspired web framework written in Go.
* Interesting read: [Why Twitter Didn’t Go Down: From a Real Twitter SRE](https://matthewtejo.substack.com/p/why-twitter-didnt-go-down-from-a)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [Azure Developer Community Day 2022](https://azuredev.org/#) - December 13, Microsoft Germany, München

## 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:

* [Twitter vs Mastodon // deutsch](https://youtu.be/pANn5Won5TQ)
  * Worth to read Twitter Thread with the technical details: [Thread](https://twitter.com/goloroden/status/1594597981419962369?s=20&t=6BStwYQgrYZBhFK0givAPg)
* Live Stream time again [Monitoring in Go selbst gebaut?! // deutsch](https://youtu.be/xUPvAy2KUZc)

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* That is really nice: [Be ready for failure on stage: introducing the Speaker Buddy System](https://blog.marcduiker.nl/2022/11/24/speaker-buddy.html)
  * and the repo on [GitHub](https://github.com/marcduiker/speaker-buddy)
* [The Windows Subsystem for Linux in the Microsoft Store is now generally available on Windows 10 and 11](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-in-the-microsoft-store-is-now-generally-available-on-windows-10-and-11/)  
* Mastodon Users: [Verify via GitHub](https://twitter.com/martinwoodward/status/1595452833721192449?s=20&t=u5-iu_zEPbGBAvptBUI9hw)

and a bit of open source topics:

* [Making Open Source Work for Everyone with David Whitney](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHdvcC5jb20vZmVlZC5hc3B4P3Nob3c9ZG90bmV0cm9ja3MmZmlsZXR5cGU9bWFzdGVy/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNTE3NzA0ODg?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwj4tMuD4sn7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQEQ)
* Interesting to see [How companies are investing in open source](https://octoverse.github.com/2022/how-companies-invest-in-open-source)


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