Episode 120: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-02-05 09:50:10


# Episode 120: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft

Welcome to this week's edition of myNewsWrap, news from the world of SAP, Microsoft and the world in between.

First things first: Happy Birthday Microsoft azure - generally available since 01.02.2010. 🥳

## 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:

* [Custom HTTP responses and debugging python functions in Kyma](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/01/30/custom-http-responses-and-debugging-python-functions-in-kyma/) by Antonio Maradiaga
* [Power of serverless with SAP BTP, Kyma runtime. Base image override.](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/01/29/power-of-serverless-with-sap-btp-kyma-runtime.-base-image-override./) by Piotr Tesny
* [SAP BTP, Kyma Runtime: Use a custom domain on an API Rule through Istio Gateway](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/01/31/sap-btp-kyma-runtime-use-a-custom-domain-on-an-api-rule-through-istio-gateway/) by Eurico Pinto
* [Building an End-To-End Machine Learning Solution for Product Inspection Centered On SAP Kyma](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/01/31/building-an-end-to-end-machine-learning-solution-for-product-inspection-centered-on-sap-kyma) by Declan Lee

And some points around the recent announcements by SAP (German only):

* [Mehr Verlässlichkeit statt weiterer Risiken](https://dsag.de/presse/dsag-zur-geplanten-staerkung-des-sap-erp-geschaefts/)
* [DSAG stellt SAP die Vertrauensfrage](https://it-onlinemagazin.de/dsag-stellt-sap-die-vertrauensfrage/)

## 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:

* [Overview of Durable Functions in the .NET isolated worker](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/durable/durable-functions-dotnet-isolated-overview) - Isolated Worker support in Durable Functions is now GA!

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Azure Kubernetes Service Free tier and Standard tier](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/azure-kubernetes-service-free-tier-and-standard-tier/ba-p/3731432) by Amanda Wang
* [Public Preview: Container insights support for AKS hybrid clusters](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-container-insights-support-for-aks-hybrid-clusters/)
* [Results of the KEDA security engagement](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/02/02/results-of-the-keda-security-engagement/)
* [How To Automate The Hybrid World Part One Of Two](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/how-to-automate-the-hybrid-world-part-one-of-two/ba-p/3711753) by Jonas Ohmsen

### GitHub & DevOps

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

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

* [GitHub Availability Report: January 2023](https://github.blog/2023-02-01-github-availability-report-january-2023/)
* [GitHub Projects – January 26th update](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-01-26-github-projects-january-26th-update/)
* [Roadmap in Projects (public beta)](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-01-31-roadmap-in-projects-public-beta/)
* [Category Forms on GitHub Discussions](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-03-category-forms-on-github-discussions/)
* [API for reverting a pull request](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-01-27-api-for-reverting-a-pull-request/)

#### GitHub security and Dependabot

* [Action needed for GitHub Desktop and Atom users](https://github.blog/2023-01-30-action-needed-for-github-desktop-and-atom-users/) by Alexis Wales
* [Audit log streaming to AWS S3 integration with AWS CloudTrail Lake](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-01-31-audit-log-streaming-to-aws-s3-integration-with-aws-cloudtrail-lake/)

#### GitHub Actions

* [Enabling branch deployments through IssueOps with GitHub Actions](https://github.blog/2023-02-02-enabling-branch-deployments-through-issueops-with-github-actions/) by Grant Birkinbine
* [GitHub Actions: Job summary updates](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-01-31-github-actions-job-summary-updates/)

#### GitHub other topcis

* [Announcing the launch of the All In for Maintainers DEI Resource Hub](https://github.blog/2023-02-01-announcing-the-launch-of-the-all-in-for-maintainers-dei-resource-hub/) by Sarah Oyetubo
* [Setting the foundations for compliance](https://twitter.com/github/status/1620151114678018048?s=61&t=THOopdpInVYoNQo9HQ8uwg) by Mark Paulsen and Fintan Ryan
* [Europe’s chance to be a leader in the age of AI](https://github.blog/2023-02-03-europes-chance-to-be-a-leader-in-the-age-of-ai/) by Thomas Dohmke
* [Skilling for the future: How GitHub is advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within open source communities](https://github.blog/2023-01-31-skilling-for-the-future-how-github-is-advancing-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-within-open-source-communities/) by Demetris Cheatham

### Misc

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

* [Health modeling for mission-critical workloads on Azure | Azure Friday](https://youtu.be/9B4oC2J3nXw)
* [Implementing Microsoft Azure cost optimization internally at Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/implementing-microsoft-azure-cost-optimization-internally-at-microsoft/)
* [OpenAI Example Gallery](https://platform.openai.com/examples)

## 🐱‍👤 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 #129 - The one with Storage Options with SAP on Azure (Siddhartha Rabindran)](https://youtu.be/f6vln0_Xl0g)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Microsoft Azure Certifications](https://aka.ms/AzureCerts_poster) - Overview poster
* [Azure Cloud Native - New Year](https://azure.github.io/Cloud-Native/New-Year/)
* [Grit Podcast - CEO GitHub, Thomas Dohmke](https://youtu.be/cdbsg1iIoQ4)
* [Event driven architectures, domain-driven design and Conway's law](https://serverlessland.com/event-driven-architecture/visuals/eda-and-conways-law) by David Boyne

And heads up for upcoming events:

The Azure Developers Channel is starting strong into 2023

* [First ever Azure Container Apps live stream!](https://www.youtube.com/live/D4tNmIeoX0c?feature=share) - 07.02.2023
* [Introducing Azure SDK - February 2023](https://www.youtube.com/live/HizG8gMR9WI?feature=share) - 14.02.2023
* New azd release comming up - [Developer workflows your way with service and command hooks, and more!](https://www.youtube.com/live/eN7P9DO0cHo?feature=share) - 16.02.2023

## 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:

* [B-Flat statt C# – eine Alternative für .NET?! // deutsch](https://youtu.be/0shJmbY5ewU)

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* [Go 1.20 is released!](https://go.dev/blog/go1.20)
* [PowerToys 0.67](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.67.0) => worth a closer look
* [[Delivering new webinar experiences with Microsoft Teams](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/delivering-new-webinar-experiences-with-microsoft-teams/ba-p/3725145) by Amber Waisanen => look at the last section with the [Elgato Stream Deck Plugin for Teams](https://apps.elgato.com/plugins/com.microsoft.teams)

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