Episode 101: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-09-10 07:49:12


# Episode 101: 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

No news here this week.

### Misc

And here some links from the broader SAP ecosystem:

* [Devtoberfest from SAP](https://developers.sap.com/devtoberfest.html) is starting again

## 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:

* [Serverless Domain Driven Design](https://leejamesgilmore.medium.com/serverless-domain-driven-design-6da44e151cfa)
* [Use Static Web Apps API and API Management Authorizations to integrate third party services](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/use-static-web-apps-api-and-api-management-authorizations-to/ba-p/3603755)
* [Generally available: Enterprise-grade edge for Azure Static Web Apps](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-enterprisegrade-edge-for-azure-static-web-apps/)
* [How to get into Tech and Serverless with Linda Nichols](https://youtu.be/Srb9mQXLcXc)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Bye bye Azure Functions, Hello Azure Container Apps: Introduction](https://endjin.com/blog/2022/09/bye-bye-azure-functions-hello-azure-container-apps-part-1-introduction.html)
* [Distroless docker images explained!](https://www.tiktok.com/@chainguard_dev/video/7139889133815631150?_r=1&_t=8VTv0zU7KQA&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7139889133815631150)
* A deep dive into Helm sub-charts/Chart dependencies by Anaïs Urlichs - eagerly awaited :-):
  * [Video:](https://youtu.be/1Jpt5pIleZY)
  * [Blog Post](https://anaisurl.com/a-deep-dive-into-helm-sub-charts/)
* Interesting: [Introducing Ambient Mesh](https://istio.io/latest/blog/2022/introducing-ambient-mesh/)
* [Dapr Community Call 68](https://youtu.be/eK463jugo0c)
* Cool series around Azure Container Apps, here two with Dapr (all Links are in the table of contents in the blog posts)
  * [Azure Container Apps State Store With Dapr State Management API – Part 5](https://bitoftech.net/2022/08/29/azure-container-apps-state-store-with-dapr-state-management-api/)
  * [Azure Container Apps Async Communication with Dapr Pub/Sub API – Part 6](https://bitoftech.net/2022/09/02/azure-container-apps-async-communication-with-dapr-pub-sub-api-part-6/)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [GitHub Availability Report: August 2022](https://github.blog/2022-09-07-github-availability-report-august-2022/)
* [Better suggested pull request description from commit message](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-07-better-suggested-pull-request-description-from-commit-message/)
* [GitHub Actions: Use the GITHUB_TOKEN with workflow_dispatch and repository_dispatch](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-09-08-github-actions-use-github_token-with-workflow_dispatch-and-repository_dispatch/)
* [Sign your Git commits with 1Password](https://blog.1password.com/git-commit-signing/)
* [Using OpenID Connect to access Azure from GitHub](https://jamescook.dev/openid-connect-github-to-azure)
* [Research: quantifying GitHub Copilot’s impact on developer productivity and happiness](https://github.blog/2022-09-07-research-quantifying-github-copilots-impact-on-developer-productivity-and-happiness/)
* [GitHub Copilot now available for teachers](https://github.blog/2022-09-08-github-copilot-now-available-for-teachers/)
* [Contributing to open source at GitHub](https://github.blog/2022-09-06-contributing-to-open-source-at-github/)

### Misc

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

* [Generally available: Kusto Emulator](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-data-explorer-blog/generally-available-kusto-emulator/ba-p/3616093)
* [General availability: Azure Cosmos DB integrated cache](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-azure-cosmos-db-integrated-cache/)

## 🐱‍👤 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 Video Podcast #109 - The one with Power Platform & SAP BTP (Holger Bruchelt)](https://youtu.be/rUJFo09aPrI) - a perfect combination of SAP and Microsoft demoed in this video!

## Learning and Events

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

* [Devs don’t want to do ops](https://www.infoworld.com/article/3669477/devs-don-t-want-to-do-ops.html)
* [todo:cast Folge 45 - No Code/Low Code](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HBlWq6ombc8oomk5g19U6?si=f16456f3de7345ca&nd=1)

And heads up for upcoming events - it's going to be a busy autumn:

* [INNOQ Technology Night: Data Mesh und Domain-driven Design](https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/innoq-technology-night-hamburg/events/288073525/)
* [Microsoft Ignite](https://ignite.microsoft.com/) - registration is open!
* [GitHub Universe is coming!](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/github-universe-coming-github/) ... and it is hybrid!

## Golo's Corner

Summer Break (well deserved!) ⛱ ... we miss you

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* [Vulnerability Management for Go](https://go.dev/blog/vuln)

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