Episode 127: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2023-03-25 09:11:46


# Episode 127: 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. This weeks central topic the *DSAG Technology Days 2023*:

* Recordings of the keynotes: [YouTube Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLEMkMuuyIPAj0fgohBtg6ViV1htGs4Oz)
* Press Release:
  * German version: [Die Realität in der Strategie berücksichtigen](https://dsag.de/presse/die-realitaet-in-der-strategie-beruecksichtigen/)
  * English version: [Taking reality into account in strategy](https://dsag.de/presse/taking-reality-into-account-in-strategy/)

And the Grow with SAP Announcement:

* [GROW with SAP Brings Proven Cloud ERP Benefits to Midsize Customers](https://news.sap.com/2023/03/grow-with-sap-proven-cloud-erp-midsize-customers/)
* Response from DSAG: [Mit neuem Paket in die S/4HANA Public Cloud?](https://dsag.de/presse/mit-neuem-paket-in-die-s-4hana-public-cloud/)

## 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:

* [Database connections | Azure Static Web Apps Community Standup](https://www.youtube.com/live/9O4qZ6VHOIA?feature=share)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Public Preview - Backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/backupforakspublicpreview/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Dapr Community Call 79](https://youtu.be/bxpknTbH800)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

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

* [Block ambiguous branch and tag names](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-23-block-ambiguous-branch-and-tag-names/)
* [Dependency graph GraphQL API preview includes submitted dependencies](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-24-dependency-graph-graphql-api-preview-includes-submitted-dependencies/)
* [Roadmaps in Projects are now generally available](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-23-roadmaps-in-projects-are-now-generally-available/)

#### GitHub security and Dependabot

* [You can now use the “security extended” query suite in code scanning default setup with CodeQL](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-21-you-can-now-use-the-security-extended-query-suite-in-code-scanning-default-setup-with-codeql/)
* [Build a secure code mindset with the GitHub Secure Code Game](https://github.blog/2023-03-23-build-a-secure-code-mindset-with-the-github-secure-code-game/) by Joseph Katsioloudes
* [Incremental improvements to the security coverage enablement slide-out panel](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-24-incremental-improvements-to-the-security-coverage-enablement-slide-out-panel/)

#### GitHub other topics

* **Announcement of the week**: [GitHub Copilot X: The AI-powered developer experience](https://github.blog/2023-03-22-github-copilot-x-the-ai-powered-developer-experience/) by Thomas Dohmke
  * and already first previews where the vision is heading to: [Copilot for Pull Requests](https://githubnext.com/projects/copilot-for-pull-requests/) and [GitHub Copilot chat for Visual Studio 2022](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/github-copilot-chat-for-visual-studio-2022/?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5004195)

### Misc

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

* [Introducing GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI Service](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/introducing-gpt4-in-azure-openai-service/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Eric Boyd
* [.NET 8 is on the way! Discover its new Features🚀](https://dev.to/bytehide/net-8-is-on-the-way-discover-its-new-features-4oil)
* That looks interesting: [Microsoft Loop](https://loop.microsoft.com/learn)

## 🐱‍👤 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 Link service use cases for SAP Cloud Integration and SAP Build Work Zone, Standard Edition](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/08/22/sap-private-link-service-use-cases-for-sap-cloud-integration-and-sap-launchpad/) by Harutyun Ter-Minasyan
* Azure Cognitive Services are supported by SAP Private Link service, find more details [here](https://help.sap.com/docs/PRIVATE_LINK/42acd88cb4134ba2a7d3e0e62c9fe6cf/3c1a30b7fa704af0a14ff96cfb0a38a7.html)
* [SAP CDC Connector and SLT - Part 1 - Overview and architecture](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/running-sap-applications-on-the/sap-cdc-connector-and-slt-part-1-overview-and-architecture/ba-p/3775190?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195) by Bartosz Jarkowski
* [Power Platform + SAP - Setup and getting started](https://youtu.be/j1mFeLlroXE) by Holger Bruchelt
* [SAP on Azure Video Podcast #136 - The one with SAP Integrated Business Planning & Teams (Zoltan Farkas, Zoltan Miklos Biro)](https://youtu.be/G4k_SVkt8H0)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Building a RESTful API with Actix Web and Diesel for Persistent Data Storage](https://blog.ediri.io/building-a-restful-api-with-actix-web-and-diesel-for-persistent-data-storage) by Engin Diri - Attention Engin has a lot more blog posts around learning Rust on his site, so check out his blog on [https://blog.ediri.io/](https://blog.ediri.io/)
* [Chaos Engineering with Azure Chaos Studio pt. 1](https://www.youtube.com/live/mN3Luc3eYlc?feature=share) by Philip Welz

## 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:

* [GPT-4 und ChatGPT: Was kommt da auf uns zu?! // deutsch](https://youtu.be/anvHhiRKW_o) - Surprise at minute 11:10

## Developer Experience

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

* Ever wanted to have an INNOQ talk at a event of your company? Here is the the list of talks available: [INNOQ - Selected Talks](https://www.innoq.com/en/talks/portfolio/)

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