Episode 89: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-06-18 07:02:08


# Episode 89: 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

This week no news from the SAP side of the house so let's immediately jump to the Microsoft universe.

## 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:

* [Automate Azure with Azure Functions and Go](https://www.thorsten-hans.com/automate-azure-with-azure-functions-and-go/)
* [Learn Live - Implement Azure Functions](https://youtu.be/AW4K8fpVlUo)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Accelerating Azure Container Apps with the Azure CLI and Compose Files](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/accelerating-azure-container-apps-with-the-azure-cli-and-compose/ba-p/3516636?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Kubernetes Annual Report 2021](https://www.cncf.io/reports/kubernetes-annual-report-2021/)
* [Publish your AKS Ingress Controller over Azure Private Link](https://blog.baeke.info/2022/06/13/publish-your-aks-ingress-controller-over-azure-private-link/)
* Security Scanning with [GitHub Action for Trivy](https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-action)
* [Dapr Community Call 62 - 06/14/2022](https://youtu.be/wLYYOJLt_KQ)
* [Dapr 1.8 and WASM Middleware](https://twitter.com/yaronschneider/status/1537128599479803904?s=20&t=-uDquXUHjyf7aPGGrqgKbQ) by Yaron Schneider

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [GitOps for the People - WeAreDevs 2022](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1f0Nq2vyvNhbKxSJ2BW8-bUvVoBFsdFSYFmYLWAkoM60/edit#slide=id.g127c8891c7e_0_148)
* [Bicep v0.7 is now available!](https://twitter.com/BicepLang/status/1536722939847925763?t=96emeeaTO_5cUvWdwpuEkw&s=19)
* [Updates to GitHub Feed (Public Beta)](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-14-updates-to-github-feed-public-beta/)
* [Block potentially destructive Git pushes](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-15-block-potentially-destructive-git-pushes/)
* [Secret scanning: Dry runs for custom patterns on edits](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-16-secret-scanning-dry-runs-for-custom-patterns-on-edits/)
* [GitHub Advanced Security enablement webhook](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-15-github-advanced-security-enablement-webhook/)
* [Configure dependency review for vulnerability severity and license type](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-15-configure-dependency-review-for-vulnerability-severity-and-license-type/)
* [GitHub now publishes malware advisories in the GitHub Advisory Database](https://github.blog/2022-06-15-github-now-publishes-malware-advisories-in-the-github-advisory-database/)
* [Dismiss or reopen a selection of Dependabot alerts](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-13-dismiss-or-reopen-a-selection-of-dependabot-alerts/)
* [Prebuilding codespaces is generally available](https://github.blog/2022-06-15-prebuilding-codespaces-is-generally-available/)
* [GitHub Actions: macOS 12 for GitHub-hosted runners is now generally available](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-13-github-actions-macos-12-for-github-hosted-runners-is-now-generally-available/)
* [Create a Docker based Self Hosted GitHub runner Windows container](https://dev.to/pwd9000/create-a-docker-based-self-hosted-github-runner-windows-container-3p7e)

### Misc

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

* [General availability: Azure SDK for Go](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-azure-sdk-for-go/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Azure Storage Account Redundancy explained in a diagram](https://cloudbuild.co.uk/azure-storage-replication-options-explained-in-a-diagram/)

## 🐱‍👤 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 Podcast #97 - The one with the Health & Inventory Check for SAP (Jitendra Singh & Ross Sponholtz)](https://youtu.be/Jwijxe-1UEQ)

## Learning and Events

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

* [Start your open source journey with Community Exchange](https://github.blog/2022-06-08-start-your-open-source-journey-with-community-exchange/)
* [How can the United States build its Open Source Software policy?](https://github.blog/2022-06-14-how-can-the-united-states-build-its-open-source-software-policy/)
* [Implementing a robust digital identity](https://github.blog/2022-06-10-implementing-a-robust-digital-identity/)
* [How Microsoft Teams uses AI and machine learning to improve calls and meetings](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/blog/2022/06/13/how-microsoft-teams-uses-ai-and-machine-learning-to-improve-calls-and-meetings/)
* [FastTrack for Azure | ISV and Startups | Azure Topic Sessions](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/fasttrack-for-azure/fasttrack-for-azure-isv-and-startups-azure-topic-sessions/ba-p/3435549?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)

And heads up for upcoming events:

* [ContainerDays 2022 ](https://www.containerdays.io/)
* [Azurefest.nl](https://www.azurefest.nl/)

## 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:

* [Asynchrone Programmierung in JavaScript in 80 Minuten // deutsch](https://youtu.be/muhtnZsSEeU)
* [Wortbruch?! GitHub stellt Atom ein // deutsch](https://youtu.be/BXPabtWAJK4)

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* [Decisions, decisions: Principles for making important choices in open source](https://github.com/readme/featured/oss-decision-making)
* [Compare GitHub to other DevOps solutions](https://resources.github.com/devops/tools/compare/)
* 😎 More fun than productivity [Introducing Achievements: recognizing the many stages of a developer’s coding journey](https://github.blog/2022-06-09-introducing-achievements-recognizing-the-many-stages-of-a-developers-coding-journey/)

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