Episode 107: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-10-22 08:17:57


# Episode 107: 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:

* [Multitenant SaaS applications on SAP BTP using CAP? Tried-and-True!](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/10/19/multitenant-saas-applications-on-sap-btp-using-cap-tried-and-true/)
* [API Contract: Enforcement of Compliance with a Style Guide](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/10/18/api-contract-enforcement-of-compliance-with-a-style-guide/)

## 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:

* [Create realtime dashboards to show serverless workflow progress](https://dev.to/ably/create-realtime-dashboards-to-show-serverless-workflow-progress-20ee)
* [Visualize Azure serverless workflow progress in realtime with pubsub](https://youtu.be/y9-a_ewgWCQ)
* Interesting read: [SAP on the tipping point](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thomasotter_sap-ugcPost-6987783120221569026-q9qy/) (LinkedIn Article as well as referenced blog post)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Azure Container Apps Volume Mounts using Azure Files](https://bitoftech.net/2022/10/16/azure-container-apps-volume-mounts-using-azure-files/)
* [7 Kubernetes Best Practices](https://itnext.io/7-kubernetes-best-practices-17f8634907b0)
* [Public preview: Azure Kubernetes Service hybrid deployment options](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-azure-kubernetes-service-hybrid-deployment-options/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Helm und Helmfile](https://www.innoq.com/de/articles/2022/10/helm-und-helmfile/)
* [Dapr Community Call 71](https://youtu.be/PQU0OCUK-s8)

### GitHub & DevOps

What happened in the area of DevOps and esp. GitHub which pushed things out like crazy this week (a pre-GitHub Universe thing?):

* [Defender for DevOps on AzureDevOps](https://dev.to/pwd9000/defender-for-devops-on-azuredevops-2578)
* [The new GitHub Issues – October 18th update](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-18-the-new-github-issues-october-18th-update/)
* [New Branch Protections: Last Pusher and Locked Branch](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-20-new-branch-protections-last-pusher-and-locked-branch/)
* [Introducing fine-grained personal access tokens](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-18-introducing-fine-grained-personal-access-tokens/)
* [Unboxing fork improvements and unwrapping fork docs](https://github.blog/2022-10-20-unboxing-fork-improvements-and-unwrapping-fork-docs/)
* [View GitHub code scanning findings directly in VS Code and GitHub Codespaces](https://github.blog/2022-10-11-view-github-code-scanning-findings-directly-in-vs-code-and-github-codespaces/)
* [Manage caches in your Actions workflows from Web Interface](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-20-manage-caches-in-your-actions-workflows-from-web-interface/)
* [GitHub Actions:OpenID Connect support enhanced to enable secure cloud deployments at scale](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-18-github-actionsopenid-connect-support-enhanced-to-enable-secure-cloud-deployments-at-scale/)
* [Improving navigation for GitHub Actions](https://github.blog/2022-10-20-improving-navigation-for-github-actions/) - highly appreciated improvement!
* [Dependabot alerts organizational-level REST API](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-18-dependabot-alerts-organizational-level-rest-api/)
* [Dependabot can now generate security and version updates for Yarn v2 and v3](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-20-dependabot-can-now-generate-security-and-version-updates-for-yarn-v2-and-v3/)
* [Incremental Dev Container Rebuild](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-20-incremental-dev-container-rebuild/)
* [Introducing the Codespaces Simple Browser](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-20-introducing-the-codespaces-simple-browser/)
* [GitHub app in Slack – Issue create and manage experience](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-19-github-app-in-slack-issue-create-and-manage-experience/)

### Misc

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

* [Your ultimate guide to Azure app innovation at Microsoft Ignite 2022](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/your-ultimate-guide-to-azure-app-innovation-at-microsoft-ignite/ba-p/3647504?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [New milestones at Ignite 2022 for Azure confidential computing](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-confidential-computing/new-milestones-at-ignite-2022-for-azure-confidential-computing/ba-p/3648777?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Go available on App Service](https://azure.github.io/AppService/2022/10/12/Go-on-AppService.html)

## 🐱‍👤 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 private linky swear with Azure – extending BTP apps with microservices in Azure Kubernetes Service via SAP Private Link](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/10/19/sap-private-linky-swear-with-azure-extending-btp-apps-with-microservices-in-azure-kubernetes-service-via-sap-private-link/) .. next stop hopefully Azure Container Apps
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #115 - The one with Working with Oracle and ANF (Kellyn Gorman & Geert van Teylingen) | SAP on Azure](https://youtu.be/NjmtYf50Da4)

## Learning and Events

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

* Developer Hub [JavaScript at Microsoft](https://developer.microsoft.com/javascript/) - Everything from Microsoft for JavaScript developers
* [5 tips for embedding security into your workflows](https://github.blog/2022-10-17-5-tips-for-embedding-security-into-your-workflows/)
* [Learning Kubernetes Operators with Percona Operator for MongoDB](https://percona.community/blog/2022/10/13/learning-kubernetes-operators-with-percona-operator-for-mongodb/)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* Mark the date [BTPcon](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sascha-seegebarth_btp-btpcon-sap-activity-6973573883501101057-y3jI/) is coming in 2023
* [DDD Europe 2023](https://2023.dddeurope.com/) - blind bird tickets are available

## 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:

* [Unsere YouTube-App für Euch! // deutsch](https://youtu.be/-pLT4phTSuI) - so cool. Here is the link <https://app.thenativeweb.io/>

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* Making meetups and workshops more interactive with [QuizzR](https://github.com/fortunkam/QuizzR)
* [Microsoft Ignite - in person Seattle review](https://gregorsuttie.com/2022/10/17/microsoft-ignite-in-person-seattle-review/) - the struggle with hybrid events

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