Episode 97: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-08-13 09:03:29


# Episode 97: 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:

* Several [news](https://help.sap.com/whats-new/cf0cb2cb149647329b5d02aa96303f56?Environment=Kyma&locale=en-US&Valid_as_Of=2022-08-18%253A2022-08-19#top) for the managed Kyma offering

### Misc

And here some links from the broader SAP ecosystem:

* [At 50, SAP finds itself at another crossroads](https://www.techtarget.com/searchsap/feature/At-50-SAP-finds-itself-at-another-crossroads)

## 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:

* [Building .NET Serverless applications with isolated model in Azure Functions and Visual Studio 2022](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/building-net-serverless-applications-with-isolated-model-in/ba-p/3598425)
* You are interested in Azure Static Web Apps, then these folks might be worth following on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nthonyChu/status/1555709775748296704?t=uwivKCWiGDtm2uyDvUe6Pw&s=19)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [How to Deploy Azure Container Apps with Terraform](https://www.thorsten-hans.com/deploy-azure-container-apps-with-terraform/)
* [Can I create an Azure Container Apps in Terraform? Yes, you can!](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/fasttrack-for-azure/can-i-create-an-azure-container-apps-in-terraform-yes-you-can/ba-p/3570694)
* [How to remove a stuck namespace](https://blog.ediri.io/how-to-remove-a-stuck-namespace)
* [Dapr Community Call 66](https://youtu.be/U8PEJ3Lnykg)
* [KEDA 2.8.0](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/releases/tag/v2.8.0) is out 🎉

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [Define resources with Bicep, ARM templates, and Terraform AzAPI provider](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/templates/)
* [Secret scanning: Organization admins can dry run custom patterns across all repositories](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-12-secret-scanning-organization-admins-can-dry-run-custom-patterns-across-all-repositories/)
* [All GitHub Enterprise users now have access to the security overview](https://github.blog/2022-08-08-all-github-enterprise-users-now-have-access-to-the-security-overview/)
* [Dependabot now alerts for vulnerable GitHub Actions](https://github.blog/2022-08-09-dependabot-now-alerts-for-vulnerable-github-actions/)
* [New request for comments on improving npm security with Sigstore is now open](https://github.blog/2022-08-08-new-request-for-comments-on-improving-npm-security-with-sigstore-is-now-open/)
* [Introduction to GitHub Codespaces - Building your first Dev Container](https://dev.to/pwd9000/introduction-to-github-codespaces-building-your-first-dev-container-69l)
* [Integrating Azure DevOps with GitHub - Hybrid Model](https://dev.to/pwd9000/integrating-azure-devops-with-github-hybrid-model-3pkg)
* [GitHub Pages now uses Actions by default](https://github.blog/2022-08-10-github-pages-now-uses-actions-by-default/)
* [Wikis now support math and Mermaid diagrams](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-09-wikis-now-support-math-and-mermaid-diagrams/)
* [GitHub Visualizer](https://github.com/ably-labs/github-commit-visualizer)
* **Attention**: [GitHub Actions: The Ubuntu 18.04 Actions runner image is being deprecated and will be removed by 12/1/22](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-09-github-actions-the-ubuntu-18-04-actions-runner-image-is-being-deprecated-and-will-be-removed-by-12-1-22/)

### Misc

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

* [Generally available: Audit log for continuous mode with Azure Cosmos DB](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-audit-log-for-continuous-mode-with-azure-cosmos-db/)
* [Relationship Between Logic Apps & Power Automate](https://youtu.be/3OixNSZkcuo)
* [What is Microsoft Entra ?](https://youtu.be/0CkotHHHJmA)
* [Exploring .NET WebAssembly with WASI and Wasmtime](https://dev.to/azure/exploring-net-webassembly-with-wasi-and-wasmtime-41l5)
* [Cloud pubsub services compared: Azure Web PubSub vs Ably](https://ably.com/blog/cloud-pubsub-services-compared-azure-web-pubsub-ably)

## 🐱‍👤 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 on Azure #104 - The one with SAP Business Processes in Microsoft Teams (Uma Anbazhagan)](https://youtu.be/9E-VpFhV0fM)
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #105 - The one with SAP on Oracle on Azure (Cameron Gardiner)](https://youtu.be/pribTz-IpQc)
* [Von Telefon zu Unified Communications: SAP setzt weltweit auf mobiles Arbeiten mit Microsoft Teams](https://customers.microsoft.com/story/1521174590342703965-sap-teams-de)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Designing APIs with Swagger and OpenAPI: A Conversation with Josh Ponelat and Lukas Rosenstock](https://youtu.be/KHegEB_exrg)
* Software Architektur TV - [Ask Me Anything](https://youtu.be/6D_OgQ9A6CU)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [Serverless Days: Student Edition](https://student.serverlessdays.io/)

## 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:

* [Sticky Scroll in  GitHub Codespaces and VSCode](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/github_sticky-scroll-activity-6963843360960761856-VD-A?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web)
* [Breaking apart the (maintainer) monolith](https://github.com/readme/guides/maintainer-monolith)
* [Marketing for maintainers: Promote your project to users and contributors](https://github.blog/2022-07-28-marketing-for-maintainers-how-to-promote-your-project-to-both-users-and-contributors/)

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