As promised, here are the links and slide decks for the topics covered during the Adelaide Microsoft IT Pro Community User Group from 1st July 2025.
In addition, here is the recording, which includes Ben Teoh’s presentation: People, Prompts & Progress: Real Talk on Copilot Adoption: https://youtu.be/G3CCho4Z5lo
Deep Dive into Copilot Control System (Playlist)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR9nK3mnD-OU3EgBl8GzkOGKAePQrzc3-&si=qmICk7ZjlAV4u1p7
Speaker Bio: Ben Teoh
Ben is a dedicated Change Manager at Generation-e, passionate about helping employees embrace modern technologies.
He specialises in Microsoft’s Modern Work and Copilot solutions to empower people and transform workplaces.
With a strong background in community learning, Ben ensures digital inclusion and literacy are at the heart of every change.
What’s New? – Podcast!
https://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? – Discord: SA IT Connect
Join here: https://discord.gg/3gN5WMVT9n
What’s New? – Compliance
•Microsoft Sovereign Cloud
- Azure Local + Microsoft 365 Local
•M365 Data Residency offerings (ADR/Multi-Geo) available in:
- New Cloud Region – Indonesia
- New Cloud Region – Malaysia
What’s New? – Entra
Roll out of Application Based Authentication on Microsoft Entra Connect Sync
- Service Principle, No PW, MS Will rotate the certificate
- Uses the OAuth 2.0 client cred flow
- Version higher than 2.5.3.0
What’s New? – Intune & Windows
•Add Enterprise App Catalog apps to ESP blocking apps list
Windows Autopilot now supports Enterprise App Catalog apps. Microsoft Intune Enterprise App Management enables IT admins to easily manage applications from the Enterprise App Catalog. Using Windows Autopilot, you can select apps from the Enterprise App Catalog as blocking apps in the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) and the Device Preparation Page (DPP) profiles.
This allows you to ensure those apps are delivered before the user can access the desktop.
This was earlier available for other app types, but now available for EAC
Enterprise App Catalog is available as an Intune Add On or as part of the Intune Suite
•New reporting system for improved performance and data consistency
Microsoft Intune is rolling out the new Policy Reporting Service (PRS) V3.
The new system brings faster report generation, improved reliability, and better data consistency.
•Intune Connector Update – Mandatory!!!
- SYSTEM -> Domain\MSA
Hybrid Entra Joined Devices will fail to enrol if this is not done.
•Windows 10 End of Support – 14th October 2025
What’s New? – M365
•New FAQ Web Part in SharePoint powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Public Preview rollout has begun, complete by end of July 2025.
- Licensing requirements:
- Viewers: No Copilot license required.
- Creators & Editors: M365 Copilot license required to create/edit the FAQ web part.
If unlicensed the web part is not shown in picker.
•New M365 Copilot App for macOS now available
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
Akkodis X Microsoft 2025 Winter School Microsoft Skills Bootcamp – 7th -> 18th July 2025 – https://www.tech-academy.com.au/winterschool25-home
Microsoft Partner FY26 GTM Kickoff Event – 22nd July 2025 – https://aka.ms/partnergtmfy26
Microsoft Cloud & AI Bootcamp 2025 – 22nd -> 25th July 2025 – https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/CloudandAIBootcamp/
DDD Perth – 20th September 2025 – https://dddperth.com/
Microsoft Ignite (San Francisco) – 17th -> 21st November 2025 – https://ignite.microsoft.com/
DDD Adelaide – 22nd November 2025 – https://dddadelaide.com/
Difinity Conference (Sydney) – 2nd December 2025 – https://difinitysydney.com/
DDD Brisbane – 6th December 2025 – https://www.dddbrisbane.com/
What’s Coming? – AMITPC 2025
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!
Links!
Infrastructure
Announcing comprehensive sovereign solutions empowering European organizations
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/06/16/announcing-comprehensive-sovereign-solutions-empowering-european-organizations/
Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/sovereignty/sovereignty-capabilities?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Announcing General Availability (GA) of the New Message Trace in Exchange Online
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/announcing-general-availability-ga-of-the-new-message-trace-in-exchange-online/4420243?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Why “in-place upgrade” from Exchange 2019 to Exchange SE is low risk
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/why-%E2%80%9Cin-place-upgrade%E2%80%9D-from-exchange-2019-to-exchange-se-is-low-risk/4410173?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft 365 data residency offerings now available in Malaysia
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/microsoft-365-data-residency-offerings-now-available-in-malaysia/4419241?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft 365 data residency offerings now available in Indonesia
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/microsoft-365-data-residency-offerings-now-available-in-indonesia/4419240?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (May 2025)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/check-this-out-cto-guide-may-2025/4422464?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Security
Introducing TITAN-Powered Recommendations in Security Copilot Guided Response
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/introducing-titan-powered-recommendations-in-security-copilot-guided-response/4416350?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Monthly news – June 2025
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/monthly-news—june-2025/4420412?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Defender for Identity extends ITDR capabilities to Okta identities
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/microsoft-defender-for-identity-extends-itdr-capabilities-to-okta-identities/4418955?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
NEW: Scope Identity Protection with Defender for Identity
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/new-scope-identity-protection-with-defender-for-identity/4422968?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Understanding Device Control for macOS in Defender for Endpoint
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/understanding-device-control-for-macos-in-defender-for-endpoint/4422162?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Entra
Leading the way in resilience at scale
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/leading-the-way-in-resilience-at-scale/4094703?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Putting the “Identity” in Identity Threat Detection and Response with Microsoft Entra ID
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/putting-the-%E2%80%9Cidentity%E2%80%9D-in-identity-threat-detection-and-response-with-microsoft-/4418863?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Integrating Microsoft Defender for Identity Signals with Entra Recommendations
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/integrating-microsoft-defender-for-identity-signals-with-entra-recommendations/4352580?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Understanding and Mitigating Golden SAML Attacks
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/understanding-and-mitigating-golden-saml-attacks/4418864?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
New policy enhancement tools in Entra Conditional Access
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/new-policy-enhancement-tools-in-entra-conditional-access/4418866?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Intune
What’s new in Microsoft Intune: June 2025
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-june-2025/4426822?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Purview
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention AMA: What’s New in Endpoint DLP?
https://youtu.be/Dzh04eb8uc0
Sentinel
Automating Microsoft Sentinel: A blog series on enabling Smart Security
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/automating-microsoft-sentinel-a-blog-series-on-enabling-smart-security/4411356?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Automating Microsoft Sentinel: Part 2: Automate the mundane away
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/automating-microsoft-sentinel-part-2-automate-the-mundane-away/4416378?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Multi Workspace for Single tenant is now in Public Preview in Microsoft’s unified SecOps platform
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/multi-workspace-for-single-tenant-is-now-in-public-preview-in-microsoft%E2%80%99s-unifie/4398228?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Multi-workspace for Multi-tenant is now in Public Preview in Microsoft’s Unified SecOps Platform
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/multi-workspace-for-multi-tenant-is-now-in-public-preview-in-microsofts-unified-/4398229?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Sentinel-Threat Intelligence Feeds Integration to strengthen Threat Detection & Proactive Hunting.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/sentinel-threat-intelligence-feeds-integration-to-strengthen-threat-detection–p/4415063?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
SharePoint
Introducing FAQ web part in SharePoint powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-faq-web-part-in-sharepoint-powered-by-microsoft-365-copilot/4422177?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Teams
Frontline Fridays Session 1: Deploying Microsoft Frontline Solutions – Best Practices and Strategies
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/frontline-fridays-session-1-deploying-microsoft-frontline-solutions—best-pract/4418538?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Frontline Fridays Session 2: Driving successful adoption and delivering value for frontline workers
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/frontline-fridays-session-2-driving-successful-adoption-and-delivering-value-for/4420558?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Frontline Fridays Session 3: Streamlining operational and corporate communication
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/frontline-fridays-session-3-streamlining-operational-and-corporate-communication/4424752?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows
Windows news you can use: May 2025
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-may-2025/4418936?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Learn
Microsoft Docs MCP Server
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp
M365 Senpai 