Episode 104: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-10-01 08:19:33


# Episode 104: 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:

* Friends of Kyma - heads up: [From Observability to Telemetry – a strategy shift in SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/09/25/from-observability-to-telemetry-a-strategy-shift-in-sap-btp-kyma-runtime/)
* [SAP HANA Cloud to Support ARM-based AWS Graviton Processors](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/09/30/sap-hana-cloud-to-support-arm-based-aws-graviton-processors/)
* Interesting feedback: [Twitter thread on SAP BTP](https://twitter.com/vobu/status/1574741786589011969?s=20&t=IMYpPIR6QQay0jPF0lzlLg) - also read the replies!
* More interesting feedback on a different topic: [Verrutschter SAP-Fokus](https://e-3.de/verrutschter-sap-fokus/)

## 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:

* [Public preview: Java 17 Support in Azure Functions](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-java-17-support-in-azure-functions/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Announcing general availability for Azure Functions v4 .NET framework support in an isolated process](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/announcing-general-availability-for-azure-functions-v4-net/ba-p/3637605?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Journey to the cloud with Azure Container Apps](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/journey-to-the-cloud-with-azure-container-apps/ba-p/3622609?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Azure Container Apps Networking: A condensed view of concepts](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/fasttrack-for-azure/azure-container-apps-networking-a-condensed-view-of-concepts/ba-p/3634304?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Practical Azure Container Apps with Dapr](https://dev.to/tjoudeh/practical-azure-container-apps-with-dapr-2hf2)
* [Build and deploy containerized apps with Azure Kubernetes Service & Azure Cosmos DB](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/containerized-apps-aks-azure-cosmos-db/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Load external data into OPA - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly](https://www.permit.io/blog/load-external-data-into-opa)
* [Istio sails into the Cloud Native Computing Foundation](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2022/09/28/istio-sails-into-the-cloud-native-computing-foundation/)
* [What’s Stopping WebAssembly from Widespread Adoption?](https://thenewstack.io/whats-stopping-webassembly-from-widespread-adoption)
* Call to Action: [HTTP add-on is looking for contributors by end of November](https://keda.sh/blog/2022-09-27-http-add-on-is-on-hold/)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [The new GitHub Issues – September 27th update](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-27-the-new-github-issues-september-27th-update/)
* [More incremental improvements to community contributions](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-28-more-incremental-improvements-to-community-contributions/)
* [Enterprise fork policies for organizations](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-27-enterprise-fork-policies-for-organizations/)
* [GitHub Actions: Dynamic names for workflow runs](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-26-github-actions-dynamic-names-for-workflow-runs/)
* [GitHub Actions: Self-hosted runners now support Windows ARM hardware](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-28-github-actions-self-hosted-runners-now-support-windows-arm-hardware/)
* [GitHub Actions: Additional information available in github.event payload for scheduled workflow runs](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-27-github-actions-additional-information-available-in-github-event-payload-for-scheduled-workflow-runs/)
* [Implement SBOM with GitHub Actions](https://ceteongvanness.wordpress.com/2022/09/25/implement-sbom-with-github-action/)
* [Improvements to audit log search](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-26-improvements-to-audit-log-search/)
* [Best practices on rolling out code scanning at enterprise scale](https://github.blog/2022-09-28-best-practices-on-rolling-out-code-scanning-at-enterprise-scale/)
* [GitHub for Startups is generally available](https://github.blog/2022-09-22-github-for-startups-is-generally-available/)

A bit off-topic, but certainly worth sharing: [GitHub supports internet freedom and global availability in Iran](https://github.blog/2022-09-29-github-supports-internet-freedom-and-global-availability-in-iran/)

### Misc

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

* My current favorite .. azd: [Introducing the Azure Developer CLI (azd) | Azure Friday](https://youtu.be/VTk-FhJyo7s)

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* [Your SAP on Azure – Part 29 – The CDC Connector in Azure Data Factory](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/09/30/your-sap-on-azure-part-29-the-cdc-connector-in-azure-data-factory/)
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #112 - The one with SAP on DB2 (Peter Kalan)](https://youtu.be/aKs2wK_ZH5g)

## Learning and Events

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

* [10 Famous GitHub Repositories That Will Make You a Better Developer.](https://twitter.com/reactive_dude/status/1573711110989139968?s=20&t=61kzqUxZg6uTj5OhwJ2AjQ) - a Twitter thread
* [Event Storming - what it is and why you should use it with Domain-Driven Design](https://youtu.be/7LFxWgfJEeI)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [Azure Developer CLI - Community Call - Thursday October 6, 2022 @ 9:00am PT](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/discussions/758)

## Golo's Corner

Unfortunately Golo has issues with his voice 🤒(see [tweet](https://twitter.com/goloroden/status/1568943050029953025?s=20&t=LcU-_bEuUdtG-mjP6dWyHw)) - best wished and get well soon!

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* First things first: [NDC Keynote: Managing the Burnout Burndown - Anjuan Simmons](https://youtu.be/yl41A7UVrPE)
* [Building the future of the command line](https://github.com/readme/featured/future-of-the-command-line)
* [Hosting Online Tech Conference for the First Time in My Life](https://beatrixcendana.medium.com/hosting-online-tech-conference-for-the-first-time-in-my-life-e7f0511589a3)

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