Episode 88: myNewsWrap – SAP and Microsoft
Tags: sap, azure, serverless, kubernetes
Published: 2022-06-11 07:28:23


# Episode 88: 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.

### Business Technology Platform Core - Kyma

Let's see what happened around Kyma:

* [Kyma OS - Release 2.3](https://kyma-project.io/blog/2022/6/8/release-notes-23)

### Misc

And here some links from the broader SAP ecosystem:

* [SAP BTP: How to call protected app across regions with SAML and OAuth: Intro](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/06/10/sap-btp-how-to-call-protected-app-across-regions-with-saml-and-oauth-1-intro/)
* [SAP BTP: How to call protected app across regions with SAML and OAuth: Tutorial](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/06/10/sap-btp-how-to-call-protected-app-across-regions-with-saml-and-oauth-2-tutorial/)
* e3-zine: [SAP’s Future Is Uncertain](https://e3zine.com/saps-future-is-uncertain/)

...and finally after a long dry spell a new episode of the SAP Coffee Corner Radio Podcast:

* [Episode 58 - State of SAP with Holger Müller](https://anchor.fm/sap-community-podcast/episodes/Episode-58---State-of-SAP-with-Holger-Mller-e1jpq1f)
  * [YouTube Edition: Coffee Corner Radio - The State of SAP Sommer 2022](https://youtu.be/lsv7JnTDGwU)

## 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:

* [New major release of Durable Functions for NodeJS](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/new-major-release-of-durable-functions-for-nodejs/ba-p/3451227?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5004195)

### Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

* [Generally available: Azure Container Apps support for custom domains and TLS certificates](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-azure-container-apps-support-for-custom-domains-and-tls-certificates/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* [Public preview: Mount Azure Files and ephemeral storage in Azure Container Apps](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-mount-azure-files-and-ephemeral-storage-in-azure-container-apps/?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5004195)
* AKS and Kubernetes 1.24:
  * [Urgent Upgrade Notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.24.md#no-really-you-must-read-this-before-you-upgrade)
  * [K8s 1.24 upstream changes to beta APIs](https://github.com/Azure/AKS/issues/2970)  
* [How To Secure Container Images For Kubernetes Deployments](https://dev.to/thenjdevopsguy/how-to-secure-container-images-for-kubernetes-deployments-4amp)
* [Rego Style Guide](https://github.com/StyraInc/rego-style-guide) - Open Policy Agent (OPA)
* [CNCF Graduated Project Update Focuses on Landscape Diversity and Maturity at KubeCon EU](https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/06/future-cloud-kubecon22/)

### GitHub & DevOps

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

* [Promote Flux Helm Releases with GitHub Actions](https://fluxcd.io/docs/use-cases/gh-actions-helm-promotion/)
* [You can now manually select a previous release when generating release notes](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-07-you-can-now-manually-select-a-previous-release-when-generating-release-notes/)
* [View commit history across file renames and moves](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-06-06-view-commit-history-across-file-renames-and-moves/)
* [Introducing Entitlements: GitHub’s open source Identity and Access Management solution](https://github.blog/2022-06-09-introducing-entitlements-githubs-open-source-identity-and-access-management-solution/)
* [GitHub brings supply chain security features to the Rust community](https://github.blog/2022-06-06-github-brings-supply-chain-security-features-to-the-rust-community/)
* [Dependabot Updates hit GA in GHES](https://github.blog/2022-06-09-dependabot-updates-hit-ga-in-ghes/)
  * [One developer’s journey bringing Dependabot to GitHub Enterprise Server](https://github.blog/2022-06-07-one-developers-journey-bringing-dependabot-to-github-enterprise-server/)
* [Sunsetting Atom](https://github.blog/2022-06-08-sunsetting-atom/)
* [Migrating from Azure DevOps with GitHub Enterprise Importer](https://docs.github.com/en/early-access/github/migrating-with-github-enterprise-importer/understanding-github-enterprise-importer/migrating-from-azure-devops-with-github-enterprise-importer)

### Misc

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

* [Efficient OAuth Authorisation Management in Azure API Management](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/efficient-oauth-authorisation-management-in-azure-api-management/ba-p/3469041?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5004195)

## 🐱‍👤 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:

* [Extend your Business Processes with the new SAP Private Link service](https://blogs.sap.com/2022/06/03/extend-your-business-processes-with-the-new-sap-private-link-service/)
* [SAP on Azure Podcast #96 - The one with leveraging Power Automate in our team (Martin Pankraz)](https://youtu.be/bFr7tGPL4WM)

## Learning and Events

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

* [INNOQ Blog - Ich, Du und Conway’s Law](https://www.innoq.com/de/articles/2022/06/ich-du-conways-law/)
* [Stücklisten von Open-Source-Lizenzen pflegen](https://www.dev-insider.de/stuecklisten-von-open-source-lizenzen-pflegen-a-c9105c1137c5230125c2ea03fb61d76f/)
* [GitHub All In: Our first student cohort and what’s next](https://github.blog/2022-06-02-github-all-in-our-first-student-cohort-and-whats-next/)
* [A beginner’s guide to CI/CD and automation on GitHub](https://github.blog/2022-06-03-a-beginners-guide-to-ci-cd-and-automation-on-github/)
* [Introducing GitHub Skills](https://github.blog/2022-06-06-introducing-github-skills/)
* [GitHub Universe 2022: Beyond Code](https://www.githubuniverse.com/) - Save the date

## 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:

* [Remote arbeiten? Elon Musk sagt "Nein!" // deutsch](https://youtu.be/c7AOVYd7VuQ)

## Productivity & Developer Experience

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

* [Excalidraw extension for VSCode](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=pomdtr.excalidraw-editor)
* [GitKraken Ambassador Interview | Jan De Dobbeleer of Oh My Posh](https://youtu.be/GTznyYzV_LU) - Why GitLens
* [oh-my-posh - Font installation](https://ohmyposh.dev/docs/installation/fonts#installation)
* [A Guide to Overengineering a Windows Terminal](https://dev.to/aviavinav/a-guide-to-overengineering-a-windows-terminal-3e3f)
* Call to Action: [Improve VSCode extension search](https://twitter.com/prshntvc/status/1534088409551101953?s=20&t=baIXCNB1GGkgVHqfQqhL0g)

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