Episode 110: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-11-12 08:45:25


# Episode 109: 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:

* [SAP BTP Security: How to realize client-credentials flow with IAS (2): mTLS](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/11/07/sap-btp-security-how-to-realize-client-credentials-flow-with-ias-2-mtls/)

## 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:

* [Announcing the .NET 7 for Azure functions isolated worker process is generally available](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/announcing-the-net-7-for-azure-functions-isolated-worker-process/ba-p/3671398)
* [Durable Functions for NodeJS 2.1.0](https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-durable-js/releases/tag/2.1.0) - You can now signal Durable Entities from Node.js!
* [Generally available: Azure Static Web Apps now fully supports .NET 7](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/updates/generally-available-azure-static-web-apps-now-fully-supports-net-7/)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Serverless Metabase BI Saved Big Bucks](https://affordabledata.substack.com/p/serverless-metabase-bi-saved-big)
* [Azure Container Apps with .NET | .NET Conf 2022](https://youtu.be/Blhk-F_m0LU)
* [gRPC Communication In Azure Container Apps – Part 1](https://bitoftech.net/2022/11/07/grpc-communication-in-azure-container-apps/)
* [Invoking Dapr Services in Azure Container Apps using gRPC – Part 2](https://bitoftech.net/2022/11/09/invoking-dapr-services-in-azure-container-apps-using-grpc/)
* [Generally available: AKS support for Ubuntu 22.04](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-aks-support-for-ubuntu-2204/)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [Authoring and deploying Azure resources with Bicep | Azure Friday](https://youtu.be/VDCAJIGqHZU)
* [All Azure DevOps REST APIs now support PAT scopes](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/all-azure-devops-rest-apis-now-support-pat-scopes/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Risk and coverage views on the Security tab for organizations (public beta)](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-11-10-risk-and-coverage-views-on-the-security-tab-for-organizations-public-beta/)
* [Signing Container Images with GitHub Actions using Notary Series' Articles](https://dev.to/joshduffney/series/20265)
* Curious where this will go: [Sammelklage gegen Githubs Copilot eingereicht](https://www.golem.de/news/machine-learning-sammelklage-gegen-githubs-copilot-eingereicht-2211-169471.amp.html)

This week was GitHub Universe ... so here we go with the news:

* [Everything new from GitHub Universe 2022](https://github.blog/2022-11-09-everything-new-from-github-universe-2022/)
* [One, Integrated Platform. One Purpose.](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/one-integrated-platform-purpose-thomas-dohmke/)

Some technical highlights:

* [Hey, GitHub!](https://youtu.be/rwN7bYhF2_Q)
* [Start coding instantly with Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces) => 60 hours a month free!
* [Introducing GitHub Actions Importer](https://github.blog/2022-11-10-introducing-github-actions-importer/)
* [GitHub Enterprise Server 3.7 is now generally available](https://github.blog/2022-11-08-github-enterprise-server-3-7-is-now-generally-available/)

All things Open Source:

* [An open source economy–built by developers, for developers](https://github.blog/2022-11-09-an-open-source-economy-built-by-developers-for-developers/)
* [Bringing greater financial sustainability to open source communities](https://github.blog/2022-11-09-financial-sustainability-in-open-source/)
* [Why more companies are investing in open source program offices](https://github.blog/2022-11-09-why-companies-are-starting-ospos/)
* [Understanding the social impact of open source technologies](https://github.blog/2022-11-09-the-social-impact-of-open-source/)
* [The importance of improving supply chain security in open source](https://github.blog/2022-11-09-improving-open-source-supply-chain-security/)

### Misc

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

* [PowerShell 7.3 General Availability](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/powershell-7-3-general-availability/)
* [Arm64 Visual Studio is officially here!](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/arm64-visual-studio-is-officially-here/)

**The Azure Developer CLI**

* [Part 2 – Observability for your azd-compatible app](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/part-2-observability-for-your-azd-compatible-app/ba-p/3670040?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [OIDC Support is merged](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/blob/main/cli/installer/README.md#download-from-daily-builds) - get it from the daily builds

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* [Getting started with Eventing: How to setup SAP Event Mesh with Azure Event Grid](https://youtu.be/f-2MdcpntH0)
* [BEST OF BOTH WORLDS - Integration SAP und O365 mit dem 4process Graph Connector](https://youtu.be/7XVnF_doPqw) //deutsch
* [Migrate your SAP PI/PO flows to Cloud Native](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/11/09/migrate-your-sap-pi-po-flows-to-cloud-native/)
* [SAP on Azure Podcast #118 - The one with the New SAP Connector for Power Platform (Jon Gilman)](https://youtu.be/R5aFI5OKuGg)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Conway's Law? I'm Tired of It](https://speakerdeck.com/ewolff/conways-law-im-tired-of-it) - slides of talk by Eberhard Wolff at jaxcon
* [No Future-Proof Architectures](https://speakerdeck.com/ewolff/no-future-proof-architecture) - slides of talk by Eberhard Wolff at jaxcon
* [Get Certified: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/11/09/get-certified-certified-kubernetes-application-developer-ckad/)
* Study Worksheet for [AZ-305 (Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions)](https://twitter.com/TechTrainerTim/status/1589337267063033856?s=20&t=0jBdh-4FWfFJbwejv0D4ng) - Twitter Thread
  * [link to worksheet](https://t.co/RA4vHCBqPf)
* todo:cast Folge 49: [Workation und Remote Work ](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4tMgbOYlHVFkYPYkgwAgIv?si=51c9feceb1c24423&nd=1)

## 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:

* [Docker integriert WebAssembly (WASM)?! // deutsch](https://youtu.be/B2Z6jFk6BfM)

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* Switching from Twitter to Mastodon? Then this [Twitter Thread](https://twitter.com/garius/status/1588827775628369920?s=61&t=z9BJj3AB_CPUDjG6t8N8XA) might be useful
* [Developer Advocates need to be better event citizens](https://dev.to/floord/developer-advocates-need-to-be-better-event-citizens-42hh) - not only for developer advocates!
* [Some resources to help you level up your next presentation](https://twitter.com/urlichsanais/status/1589906995339227137?s=20&t=67LnOWOMFAkb3kFj6HLA_A)

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