Episode 116: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-01-07 08:57:23


# Episode 116: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft 

Welcome to 2023 🎆 and 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:

* [ABAP Cloud](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/12/22/abap-cloud/)
* [Build machine learning apps quickly and easily with SAP BTP, Kyma and streamlit](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/12/21/build-machine-learning-apps-quickly-and-easily-with-sap-btp-kyma-and-streamlit/)
* New SAP Discovery Center Mission: [Extend SAP S/4HANA Business Processes on SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime](https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/missiondetail/3586/3629/)

## 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:

* [Deep linking with Azure Static Web Apps and Easy Auth](https://johnnyreilly.com/2022/12/04/azure-static-web-apps-easyauth-deeplink)
* [Azure Static Web Apps: build app externally](https://johnnyreilly.com/2022/12/18/azure-static-web-apps-build-app-externally)
* [Azure Static Web Apps: dynamic redirects with Azure Functions](https://johnnyreilly.com/2022/12/22/azure-static-web-apps-dynamic-redirects-azure-functions)

### 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: Conclusions](https://endjin.com/blog/2023/01/bye-bye-azure-functions-hello-azure-container-apps-part-6-conclusions) - there are five more parts, do not miss them.
* [Considerations for using Container Apps in a multitenant solution](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/architecture/guide/multitenant/service/container-apps) - Valuable!
* [Scaling in Azure Container Apps](https://dev.to/willvelida/scaling-in-azure-container-apps-2kj5)
* [Azure Container Apps Demos](https://aca.super.site/)
* [Public preview: New UX for the AKS DevX Extension for Visual Studio Code](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-new-ux-for-the-aks-devx-extension-for-visual-studio-code/)
* [How To Set Up a Dead Man’s Switch in Prometheus](https://blog.ediri.io/how-to-set-up-a-dead-mans-switch-in-prometheus)
* [Argo and Flux: grown-up GitOps for cloud native generation](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2022/12/27/argo-and-flux-grown-up-gitops-for-cloud-native-generation/)
* [Top Three Use Cases for Dapr and Kubernetes](https://www.diagrid.io/blog/k8s-dapr-top3)
* [Dapr and Knative Functions](https://salaboy.com/2022/12/24/dapr-and-knative-functions/)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [Intro to Bicep](https://github.com/gbaeke/intro-bicep)
* [How we use GitHub to be more productive, collaborative, and secure](https://github.blog/2022-12-20-how-we-use-github-to-be-more-productive-collaborative-and-secure/)
* [GitHub Issues – December 22nd update](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-12-22-github-issues-december-22nd-update/)
* [GitHub Issues – January 5th update](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-01-05-github-issues-january-5th-update/)
* [GitHub Availability Report: December 2022](https://github.blog/2023-01-04-github-availability-report-december-2022/)
* [Tencent Weixin now partners with GitHub to notify users if their credentials are exposed in a public repository](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-12-19-tencent-weixin-now-partners-with-github/)
* [Intro to GitHub CoPilot!](https://youtu.be/wAYd3u-X5Ks)

### Misc

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

* [Microsoft to roll out ‘data boundary’ for EU customers from Jan. 1](https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-roll-out-data-boundary-eu-customers-jan-1-2022-12-15/)

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* [Looking back at 2022 from a SAP and Microsoft perspective](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/12/29/looking-back-at-2022-from-a-sap-and-microsoft-perspective/)
* Switched On - [Quick Flip: Switched On Year End Wish List](https://switched-on-with-james-wood-and-paul-modderman.simplecast.com/episodes/quick-flip-switched-on-year-end-wish-list)
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #125 - The one with Securing SAP with Azure Services (Evren Buyruk)](https://youtu.be/f_CK_UV1mpA)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Microsoft Azure CLX: A personalized program to learn Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-azure-clx-a-personalized-program-to-learn-azure/)
* [Hachyderm's Kris Nova on running a Mastodon Server - Hanselminutes Podcast 872](https://youtu.be/nJSxRqJ2kgQ)
* [[Video] How has open source changed in the last 10 years?](https://github.blog/2022-12-19-video-how-has-open-source-changed-in-the-last-10-years/)
* [Dealing with eventual consistency - Dennis van der Stelt - NDC Oslo 2022](https://youtu.be/Wy-BmhB6ty4)
* [Help! I've created a serverless monolith! - Marc Duiker - NDC Oslo 2022](https://youtu.be/OVN-yLFbNs8)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [What's new in the Azure Developer CLI (azd) - January 2023 release](https://youtu.be/uhFXxHnhJts)
* Call for Papers: [Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2023](https://sessionize.com/azure-cosmos-db-conf-2023/)

## 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:

* [the native web GmbH - Shorts](https://www.youtube.com/@thenativeweb/shorts) - I really like that new (additional) format!

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* [Write Better Commits, Build Better Projects](https://github.blog/2022-06-30-write-better-commits-build-better-projects/)
* [What’s with all the ducks?](https://github.blog/2022-12-23-whats-with-all-the-ducks/)
* [How to optimize your code reviews](https://github.com/readme/guides/code-review-optimization)
* [How To Create A Fake REST API For Your Project With JSON Server](https://dev.to/tiaeastwood/how-to-create-a-fake-rest-api-for-your-project-with-json-server-214e)
* Interesting tool: [Hurl](https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl)
* In German: [Die Mastodon Anleitung - So gelingt der Einstieg!](https://www.metacheles.de/p/mastodon-anleitung-und-einstieg#details)

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