Episode 125: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-03-11 13:14:21


# Episode 125: 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:

* [Surviving and Thriving with the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model: Deployment to SAP BTP, Kyma runtime](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/03/07/surviving-and-thriving-with-the-sap-cloud-application-programming-model-deployment-to-sap-btp-kyma-runtime/) by Maximilian Streifeneder
* [Using SQL to query your SAP BTP account](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/03/07/using-sql-to-query-your-sap-btp-account/) by Antonio Maradiaga

## 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:

* [Build your own Azure Functions Binding Extensions](https://blog.siliconvalve.com/2023/02/20/build-your-own-azure-functions-binding-extensions/) by Simon Waight

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Azure Functions on Azure Container Apps](https://github.com/horihiro/functions-on-azure-containerapp) on GitHub by Hirofumi Horikawa
* [Create event-driven applications with Cloudflare Queues and Dapr](https://www.diagrid.io/blog/dapr-cloudflare-queues) by Marc Duiker
* [Dapr Community Call 78](https://youtu.be/pPiEimRTwJ8)
* [KEDA 2.10.0](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/releases/tag/v2.10.0) including an experimental GH Actions scaler

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [Integrate Azure Load Testing into Azure DevOps](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/integrate-azure-load-testing-into-azure-devops/) by April Edwards
* [Write Your Bicep Files in Visual Studio](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/write-your-bicep-files-in-visual-studio/) by April Edwards

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

* [GitHub Issues & Projects – March 9th update](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-09-github-issues-projects-march-9th-update/)
* [Changes to the code search API](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-10-changes-to-the-code-search-api/)

#### GitHub security and Dependabot

* Heads up: [Raising the bar for software security: GitHub 2FA begins March 13](https://github.blog/2023-03-09-raising-the-bar-for-software-security-github-2fa-begins-march-13/)
* [Application security orchestration with GitHub Advanced Security](https://github.blog/2023-03-08-application-security-orchestration-with-github-advanced-security/) by Jose Palafox and Daniel Shanahan
* [Multi-repository variant analysis: a powerful new way to perform security research across GitHub](https://github.blog/2023-03-09-multi-repository-variant-analysis-a-powerful-new-way-to-perform-security-research-across-github/) by Walker Chabbott and James Fletcher

#### GitHub Actions

* [GitHub Actions – Required workflows improvements](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-10-github-actions-required-workflows-improvements/)

#### GitHub other topcis

* [File editing on GitHub Mobile keeps leveling up](https://github.blog/2023-03-07-file-editing-on-github-mobile-keeps-leveling-up/) by Alfredo Cerezo Luna
* [GitHub Enterprise Server 3.8 is now generally available](https://github.blog/2023-03-07-github-enterprise-server-3-8-is-now-generally-available/) by David Jarzebowski and Melody Mileski
* [How GitHub Docs’ new search works](https://github.blog/2023-03-09-how-github-docs-new-search-works/) by Peter Bengtsson
* [How GitHub accelerates development for embedded systems](https://github.blog/2023-03-09-how-github-accelerates-development-for-embedded-systems/)

### Misc

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

* [Azure Developer CLI (azd) – March 2023 Release](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-developer-cli-azd-march-2023-release/) by Savannah Ostrowski
  * Release on GitHub: [azure-dev-cli_0.7.0-beta.1](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/releases/tag/azure-dev-cli_0.7.0-beta.1)
  * including a new version of the VS Code Plugin: [azure-dev-vscode_0.4.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/releases/tag/azure-dev-vscode_0.4.0)

## 🐱‍👤 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 #134 - The one with SAP Business One (Moshe Nachman & Richard Duffy)](https://youtu.be/0sjKq8vpwCY)

## Learning and Events

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

* [OWASP API Security Project](https://owasp.org/www-project-api-security/announcements/2023/02/api-top10-2023rc.html)
* [What Are Cloud-Bound Applications?](https://www.infoq.com/articles/cloud-bound-applications/) by Bilgin Ibryam
* [“Don't wait for your next job to do your best work.” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shares how he paved his path](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dont-wait-your-next-job-do-best-work-microsoft-ceo-satya-roslansky/)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [Kubernetes on Azure | Azure Dev CLI Community Standup](https://www.youtube.com/live/lXuUpoQ9kpQ?feature=share)
* [Unlocking the Potential of Azure Functions | Azure Functions Community Standup](https://www.youtube.com/live/e6XMEBLDXOk?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:

* [Diese 5 Programmiersprachen solltest Du in 2023 unbedingt lernen! // deutsch](https://youtu.be/iQ92ZKg48Aw)

## Developer Experience

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

* [Azure’s approach to versioning and avoiding breaking changes](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-approach-to-versioning-and-avoiding-breaking-changes/) by Mike Kistler and Jeffrey Richter
* [How to automate your dev environment with dev containers and GitHub Codespaces](https://github.blog/2023-03-06-how-to-automate-your-dev-environment-with-dev-containers-and-github-codespaces/) by Kedasha Kerr

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