As promised, here are the links and slide decks for the topics covered during the Adelaide Microsoft IT Pro Community User Group from 6th May 2025.
In addition, here is the recording, which includes Bob Bradley’s presentation: 20 Years of Microsoft Identity Management: https://youtu.be/gB99mMUNq1k
Speaker Bio: Bob Bradley
Bob is a seasoned Identity and Access Management (IAM) professional with over 20 years of experience in solution architecture and hands-on delivery. Currently serving as a Solution Architect at SoftwareIDM Inc., Bob specializes in designing and implementing robust IAM solutions that enhance security and streamline user access across complex IT environments.
His expertise encompasses a range of industries, where he has led projects focusing on identity lifecycle management, access governance, and compliance.
Bob’s deep technical knowledge and strategic approach make him a valuable contributor to discussions on modern IAM challenges and best practices.
What’s New? – Podcast!
ps://www.linkedin.com/company/oobcasts
https://www.youtube.com/@OOBCasts
https://open.spotify.com/show/6OIu5urlxDy26s3ia7ihLU
https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1789671447
https://linktr.ee/andrewoyoung
https://linktr.ee/shehanjp
https://linktr.ee/antoporter
What’s New? – On-Premises
•Exchange Server and Skype for Business Server Subscription Editions Generally Available July 2025
•Standalone Server Products (Ex/SP/SfB) – 10% increase
•Core CAL Suite & Enterprise CAL Suite – 15% & 20% 1st July
What’s New? – Microsoft Entra
•ICYMI: AzureAD and MSOnline PowerShell module retirement
•Entra Connect Sync should be upgraded to latest version now!
•Microsoft Entra Permissions Management (MEPM) retiring.
Partnered with Delinea to provide alternative solution:
Privilege Control for Cloud Entitlements (PCCE)
https://delinea.com/products/privilege-control-for-cloud-entitlements
•Advanced deployment guide for Conditional Access Policy templates
Helps creating the CA Policies mapped to the key security scenarios:
- Zero trust (recommended default)
- Remote work
- Protecting privileged roles
- Emerging threats
Why? Help the IT teams to rollout the essential policies with the proper standards
What’s New? – Microsoft Purview
•Data Security Investigations – Preview
•Data Lifecycle Management – GA
- Auto-provision Archive Mailbox
•Information Protection – GA:
- Dynamic Watermarking
- Apply inheritance between Teams meetings and artifacts
What’s New? – Microsoft Intune
Enhanced naming for Android enterprise devices – custom naming templates GA
Apple Intelligence controls for unmanaged devices
Access to improved Volume Purchase Program API
New Intune icon!
What’s New? – Microsoft Security
New Update – Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures
Previous release – December 2023
- Entra ID enhancements
- Copilot and AI
Microsoft Cybersecurity ReferenceArchitectures (MCRA) | Microsoft Learn
Security Ninja Training
Microsoft Sentinel & Defender XDR Virtual Ninja Training (YouTube)
Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Ninja
Microsoft Student Accelerator – Michelle Sandford
https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/anz-microsoft-student-accelerator/
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors (MLSA)
https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/studentambassadors
Adelaide Microsoft Community
Adelaide Microsoft IT Pro Community
Adelaide Microsoft Copilot User Group
Adelaide Data & Analytics User Group
Adelaide Microsoft Security User Group???
What’s Coming? – Events
Microsoft 365 Community Conference (Las Vegas) – 6th -> 8th May 2025 – https://aka.ms/M365Con25
Microsoft Build (Seattle) – 19th -> 22nd May 2025 – https://build.Microsoft.com
Identiverse (Las Vegas) – 3rd -> 6th June 2025 – https://identiverse.com/idv25/
What’s Coming? – AMITPC 2025
Jun: DevSecOps – Skye David
Jul: Copilot Adoption – Ben Teoh
Aug: M365DSC – Anthony Porter
Sep: TBC
Oct: Cognitive Services – Daniel Brown
Nov: TBC
Dec : TBC #AMC Post Ignite Joint Event
Tune in again next month during our Meetup, or catch the notes here!
If you would like to present or have a topic to request, please use this form!
Special Guest – Mathew Clark
Links!
Exchange and Skype for Business Server Subscription Editions GA July 2025
Active Software Assurance/Cloud Subscription licenses
Alignment with SharePoint in transitioning from 3y version cycle to “version-less” – Modern Lifecycle Policy
Standalone on-premises products (EX/SP/SfB) will increase by 10%.
Core CAL Suite and Enterprise CAL Suite will increase 15% and 20% respectively July, 1.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/licensing-and-pricing-updates-for-on-premises-server-products-coming-july-2025/4400174?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
M365 Copilot Frontier Program
https://aka.ms/FrontierProgram
M365 Copilot Tech Community AMA
https://aka.ms/M365CopilotAMA/Frontier
Viva Insights – New Copilot Analytics Advanced Analysis Playbook
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/viva_insights_blog/introducing-the-copilot-analytics-advanced-analysis-playbook/4393479?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Entra ID Auth without Service Principal ends March 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/service-principal-required-for-microsoft-entra-id/4405796?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
ICYMI – AzureAD and MSOnline POwerShell module retirement
Start using Microsoft Graph PowerShell.
Entra Connect Sync should be upgraded to latest version now.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/monitoring-health/overview-recommendations?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Entra Permissions Management (MEPM) no longer avail to Commercial Direct and EA from April, 1.
No longer avail to CSP from May, 1. Oct, 1 retired. Existing customers retain access to Sep, 30.
Partnered with Delinea to provide alternative solution: Privilege Control for Cloud Entitlements (PCCE)
https://delinea.com/products/privilege-control-for-cloud-entitlements
Advanced deployment guide for CAP templates
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/advanced-deployment-guide-for-conditional-access-policy-templates/4406767?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Identiverse 2025
https://identiverse.com/idv25/
New Agentic Features for Copilot in Forms
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftformsblog/introducing-new-agentic-features-for-copilot-in-forms-%E2%80%93-create-refine-and-share-/4406237?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s New in Intune – April
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-intune-april-2025/4408094?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Achieve greater security with Intune and M365
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/achieve-greater-security-with-intune-and-microsoft-365/4402130?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
You did it! We’re GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title holders
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftlearnblog/you-did-it-we%E2%80%99re-guinness-world-records%E2%84%A2-title-holders/4292268?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s New in Microsoft Teams – April
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-teams–april-2025/4410002?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Embracing a Fully Modern Viva Engage Experience
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/viva_engage_blog/embracing-a-fully-modern-viva-engage-experience/4403008?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft 365 Copilot + Agents Discovery Day – Sydney
When: Wednesday 21 May 2025, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (GMT+10:00)
https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=2292610432&wt.mc_id=MVP_324901
M365 Senpai 