Episode 122: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-02-18 12:42:40


# Episode 122: 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:

* [The role of SAP Cloud SDK in SAP Cloud Application Programming Model service integration](https://www.youtube.com/live/ulTfUkAJ8gA?feature=share) by DJ Adams
* [ChatGPT for SAP developments – threat or an opportunity?](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/02/15/chatgpt-for-sap-developments-threat-or-an-opportunity/) by Mateusz Skrzyniarz
* [SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime API Gateway future architecture based on Istio](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/02/10/sap-btp-kyma-runtime-api-gateway-future-architecture-based-on-istio/) by Magdalena Strek
* [SAP Build Apps Deployment On SAP BTP Kyma Runtime](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/01/17/sap-build-apps-deployment-on-sap-btp-kyma-runtime/) by Jay Adnure
* [ABAP Cloud FAQ](https://community.sap.com/topics/abap/abap-cloud-faq)

## 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:

* [Common Issues when scaling event-driven architectures](https://serverlessland.com/event-driven-architecture/visuals/common-issued-with-eda) by David Boyne
* [Building Modern Apps with Serverless & Feature Flags](https://youtu.be/W3JxlGxwREQ) by Jessica Cregg & Julian Wood at GOTO 2022
* [Configure Durable Functions with Azure Active Directory](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-configure-durable-functions-with-credentials)
* [Generally available: Azure Functions support for Python 3.10](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-azure-functions-support-for-python-310/)
* [How to setup Event Hub Trigger for Azure Function with User-Assigned Managed Identity](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/how-to-setup-event-hub-trigger-for-azure-function-with-user/ba-p/3740599) by James Yu

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Come Cloud with Kubernetes](https://www.youtube.com/live/1ErRU4aWnfw?feature=share)
* [Dapr v1.10 is now available](https://blog.dapr.io/posts/2023/02/16/dapr-v1.10-is-now-available/) with Dapr Workflows!
* [The Evolution of Cloud Computing: From Raw Infrastructure to the Serverless Application Cloud](https://www.diagrid.io/blog/evolution-of-cloud-computing) by Bilgin Ibryam

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [Terraform on Azure February 2023 Update](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-tools-blog/terraform-on-azure-february-2023-update/ba-p/3744779) by Steven Ma

#### GitHub in general (issues, discussions etc.)

* [GitHub Projects – February 9th update](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-09-github-projects-feburary-9th-update/)

#### GitHub security and Dependabot

* [Git security vulnerabilities announced](https://github.blog/2023-02-14-git-security-vulnerabilities-announced-3/) by Taylor Blau
* [Code scanning adds support for Kotlin 1.8.0 analysis (beta)](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-15-code-scanning-adds-support-for-kotlin-1-8-0-analysis-beta/)
* [ICYMI: CodeQL enhancements](https://github.blog/2023-02-16-icymi-codeql-enhancements/)

#### GitHub Actions

* [GitHub Actions - Azure Container Apps build/deploy](https://dev.to/bassonrichard/github-actions-azure-container-apps-builddeploy-2gh8) by Richard Basson
* [Deploying Azure Container Apps with GitHub Actions](https://www.youtube.com/live/vNUDy2CajOw?feature=share) by Will Velida
* [GitHub Actions – Removal of additional label option for GitHub-hosted larger runners](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-15-github-actions-removal-of-additional-label-option-for-github-hosted-larger-runners/)
* [How GitHub Actions can improve CI/CD and compares with Azure Pipelines](https://dev.to/pwd9000/how-github-actions-can-improve-cicd-and-compares-with-azure-pipelines-3bh)

#### GitHub other topcis

* [GitHub Copilot for Business is now available](https://github.blog/2023-02-14-github-copilot-for-business-is-now-available/) by Thomas Dohmke
* [GitHub Copilot now has a better AI model and new capabilities](https://github.blog/2023-02-14-github-copilot-now-has-a-better-ai-model-and-new-capabilities/) by Shuyin Zhao
* [2022 Transparency Report](https://github.blog/2023-02-15-2022-transparency-report/) by Kevin Xu
* [Yout amicus: fighting for developers’ right to innovate](https://github.blog/2023-02-13-yout-amicus-fighting-for-developers-right-to-innovate/) by Kevin Xu
* [More love for innersource collaboration and enterprise fork policies](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-16-more-love-for-innersource-collaboration-and-enterprise-fork-policies/)

### Misc

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

* [Microsoft Lifecycle Policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/) - that's really useful imho
* [OpenAI & Microsoft Power Platform](https://microsoft.github.io/Low-Code/blog/2023-day15/) - That's a good match

And of course some news around the Azure Developer CLI:

* [Azure Developer CLI Azure Developer CLI episode 0.6.0 - I am hooked](https://dev.to/lechnerc77/azure-developer-cli-azure-developer-cli-episode-060-i-am-hooked-4on0) by ... me
* azd community standup, February edition with [Developer workflows your way with service and command hooks, and more!](https://www.youtube.com/live/eN7P9DO0cHo?feature=share)

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* [Better Together: Dynamics 365 CRM & SAP — Part Two](https://switchedon.bowdark.com/better-together-dynamics-365-crm-sap-part-two-f9b807835713) by James Wood
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #131 - The one with Scenarios with SAP and Power Platform (Ronald Knienieder)](https://youtu.be/EAlVkf3FK-4)

## Learning and Events

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

* Check out the [Azure Developers](https://www.youtube.com/@AzureDevelopers) Channel on YouTube, worth it.
* New learning path: [Introduction to Azure OpenAI Service](https://learn.microsoft.com/training/modules/explore-azure-openai/)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [What's new in Azure Functions?](https://www.youtube.com/live/67aySC_g-qk?feature=share)

## 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:

* [Bloß keine Meetings!? // deutsch](https://youtu.be/i9YOsTPLpyo) ... so TRUE!

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* [Don't Call It A Platform - Down with The Platform, up with Developer Enablement](https://samnewman.io/blog/2023/02/08/dont-call-it-a-platform/) by Sam Newman
* [Remote container development with VS Code and Podman](https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2023/02/14/remote-container-development-vs-code-and-podman) by Evan Shortiss
* [Introducing Search By Target Framework on NuGet.org](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/nuget/introducing-search-by-target-framework-on-nuget-org/) by Jon Douglas and Advay Tandon

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