Episode 128: 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:

• Updating machine types on Kyma runtime enabled
• SAP Build Apps On SAP BTP Kyma Runtime by Jay Adnure
• First Customer & Partner Roundtable for SAP BTP ABAP Environment by Iwona Hahn

Coming from the Business Rules Space (aka BRFplus) this blog post makes me sad: SAP Build Process Automation – Business Rules fail by Phil Cooley

and some DSAG Technologietage 2023 aftermath:

• Das E-3 Maganzin: Tech-Tage-Diskurs
• IT Online Magazin: Am SAP ECC Wartungsende wird nicht gerüttelt
• RZ10: Keine Zerstörung der SAP | DSAG-Technologietage 2023 – Recap
• More on a broader scope, but as always great to listen to: Coffee Corner Radio: Episode 63 - State of SAP with Holger Mülle… by Martin Fischer and Holger Mueller
• Not directly connected, but another discussed topic Will GROW with SAP mark the turning point in S/4HANA public cloud adoption? by Jon Reed

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:

• Now this is the way: Azure Functions: Version 4 of the Node.js programming model is in preview by Lily Ma
  • and for Durable Functions users be aware of this: Durable Functions for NodeJS 3.0.0-alpha.4
• Very good overview on the new storage providers for Durable functions: Unlocking the Potential of Azure Functions | Azure Functions Community Standup - however the moderation was really disturbing the session, so I recommend to focus on the slides.

Containers, Azure Container Apps and Kubernetes

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

• Kubernetes Meetup: Container Apps by Geert Baeke
• Azure Policy for Azure Container Apps? Yes, please by Paolo Salvatori
• Step-by-Step Guide: Setting Up WASI Node Pools for AKS and Running WASM Spin Applications all with Pulumi by Engin Diri
• Cloud-native projects usage stats in 2022 based on CNCF Survey data by Dmitry Shurupov
• As a segway to DevOps section: Provisioning and Consuming Multi-Cloud Infrastructure with Crossplane and Dapr by Mauricio Salatino

GitHub & DevOps

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

• Introducing Service Principal and Managed Identity support on Azure DevOps by Angel Wong Dapr on AKS: building distributed applications with ease by Marc Duiker
• Announcing our new Subscription Vending IaC Modules for Bicep & Terraform by Matt White

GitHub security and Dependabot

• Introducing self-service SBOMs by Eric Tooley and Courtney Claessens
• We updated our RSA SSH host key by Mike Hanley

GitHub Actions

• Announcing the GitHub Actions extension for VS Code by Christopher Schleiden

Misc

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

• Welcome to the new era of Microsoft Teams
• Introducing Microsoft Security Copilot: Empowering defenders at the speed of AI by Vasu Jakkal

🐱‍👤 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 Video Podcast #137 - The one with Using SAP CDC via SLT (Manish Shah)
• Power Platform + SAP - Connectivity Options by Holger Bruchelt

Learning and Events

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

• SoftwareArchitekTOUR-Podcast Episode 92: Tipps für die Softwarearchitektur – Was hilft in der Praxis?
• GitOps: Azure Cloud Native presents Roberth Strand by Roberth Strand

And heads up for upcoming events:

• Azure Developers - .NET Day 2023

Golo's Corner

As a regular guest and due to the high-quality content here an overview what Golo Roden provided us this week:

• GitHub Copilot X: Zu gut, um wahr zu sein?! // deutsch
• 22.222+ Abonnenten!!! Ask me Anything (AMA) mit Golo Roden // deutsch ...nearly 4 hours!

Developer Experience

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

• Not brand new, but worth reading: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/51-rules-how-survive-big-company-jeremy-connell-waite/ by Jeremy Connell-Waite
• GitHub Copilot for CLI makes Terminal scripting and Git as easy as asking a question by Christian Heilmann

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