Episode 98: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-08-20 08:11:42


# Episode 98: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft

Welcome to this week's edition of myNewsWrap, news from the world of SAP, Microsoft and the world in between. As it is summer vacation time, it is a bit more quiet, but still some interesting stuff to dig into.

## 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:

* [SAP BTP Serverless Runtime to SAP BTP Kyma Runtime Migration Examples](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/08/17/sap-btp-serverless-runtime-to-sap-btp-kyma-runtime-migration-examples/)
* [SAP Application Router docker image publicly available](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/08/19/sap-application-router-docker-image-publicly-available/)

### Misc

Well ... there was a blog post on importing OpenAPI-documented APIs remotely with CAP, but it was removed. I hope it will reappear.

## 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:

* [Using Managed Identities with Azure Functions and Service Bus](https://github.com/willvelida/azure-functions-service-bus-msi)
* [How to run the CLI for Microsoft 365 on an Azure Function](https://www.blimped.nl/how-to-run-the-cli-for-microsoft365-on-an-azure-function/)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [General availability: Dapr release 1.8 support in Azure Container Apps](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-dapr-release-18-support-in-azure-container-apps/)
* [Kubernetes 1.25 – What’s new?](https://sysdig.com/blog/kubernetes-1-25-whats-new/)
* [Generally available: Kubernetes 1.24 support](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-kubernetes-124-support/)
* [Generally available: AKS node pool user start/stop feature](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-aks-node-pool-user-startstop-feature/)
* Drink your own champagne - [Modernizing Microsoft 365 with a move to Windows containers on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://customers.microsoft.com/story/1536483517282553662-modernizing-microsoft-365-windows-containers-azure-kubernetes-service)
* [First Steps with Dapr](https://www.ofbizian.com/2022/08/first-steps-with-dapr.html)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [2022 Transparency Report: January to June](https://github.blog/2022-08-16-2022-transparency-report-january-to-june/)
* [Specify theme context for images in Markdown GA](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-15-specify-theme-context-for-images-in-markdown-ga/)
* [Dependabot alerts are ranked by most important priority at the organization level](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-15-dependabot-alerts-are-ranked-by-most-important-priority-at-the-organization-level/)
* [The next step for LGTM.com: GitHub code scanning!](https://github.blog/2022-08-15-the-next-step-for-lgtm-com-github-code-scanning/)
* [GitHub Discussions is now available on GitHub Enterprise Server](https://github.blog/2022-08-17-github-discussions-is-now-available-on-github-enterprise-server/)
* [GitHub Support Portal is now available in 7 new languages](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-17-github-support-portal-is-now-available-in-7-new-languages/)
* [Multi environment AZURE deployments with Terraform and GitHub (Part 2)](https://dev.to/pwd9000/multi-environment-azure-deployments-with-terraform-and-github-part-2-pdl)
* [Hosting Azure DevOps Pipelines agents on GitHub Codespaces](https://dev.to/pwd9000/hosting-azure-devops-pipelines-agents-on-github-codespaces-4jm2)

**Attention**: [Deprecation Notice: GraphQL for Packages](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-08-18-deprecation-notice-graphql-for-packages/) - but without a timeline

### Misc

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

* [CREATE SERVICE PRINCIPAL AND STORE SECRET IN KEY VAULT USING AZ DEVOPS](https://dev.to/arindam0310018/create-service-principal-and-store-secret-in-key-vault-2i37)
* [.NET 6 is now in Ubuntu 22.04](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-6-is-now-in-ubuntu-2204/)
* [Stellungnahme von Microsoft Deutschland zur Datenschutzkonformität von Microsoft 365 und Microsoft Teams](https://news.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/40/2022/08/Microsoft-Statement_Datenschutzkonformitaet-von-Microsoft-365-und-Microsoft-Teams.pdf)

## 🐱‍👤 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 #106 - The one with the SAP on Azure Landing Zone Accelerator (Pankaj Meshram)](https://youtu.be/RjihsFM511M)

## Learning and Events

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

* [CFE.DEV](https://cfe.dev/) - seems to ba a nice learning community
* [Awesome Cloud Native Trainings](https://github.com/joseadanof/awesome-cloudnative-trainings)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [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:

* Go - [Beautiful logger for http](https://github.com/MadAppGang/httplog)
* [Introducing the Markdown Language Server](https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2022/08/16/markdown-language-server)
* [Translating Typescript Errors with a VS Code Extension - Open Source Friday](https://youtu.be/0mc9E2gVp9o)
* [Announcing Microsoft Dev Box Preview](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/announcing-microsoft-dev-box-preview/)

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