As promised, here are the links and slide decks for the topics covered during the Adelaide Microsoft IT Pro Community User Group Meetup on the 16th September 2025.
In addition, here is the recording, which includes Shahen Perera’s presentation: Let There Be Cloud-Native Endpoints: https://youtu.be/4soJCBIcD98
Speaker Bio: Shehan Perera
Shehan is an avid blogger, A Microsoft MVP in Security (Microsoft Intune and Identity & Access areas), and an IT professional with over 17 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with various clients and industries, delivering solutions that enhance security, productivity, and user experience.
He is passionate about learning new technologies and sharing his knowledge with others at the same time. He currently works as an Endpoint and Identity Architect at Bastion Technology Services, mainly focusing on Modern Device Management, Endpoint Security, Identity and Access.
Shehan Perera
MVP – Security
Endpoint and Identity Architect at Bastion Technology Services
Official Contributor – Modern Endpoint Management LinkedIn Group
https://emsroute.com | https://intunemaps.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shehanperera85/
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
Microsoft Cloud & AI Innovate Summit
What’s New? – M365
SharePoint Template Gallery now Generally Available
New SharePoint Showcase blog series on Tech Community
Threading in Teams Channels available now
Project Online is retiring 30th September 2026
What’s New? – M365 Copilot
M365 Copilot Chat now in M365 Apps
What’s New? – Exchange
“Last Exchange Server” – previous steps in April 2022 (EMT)
New mailbox property: IsExchangeCloudManaged
- Phase 1 (Preview) – Per-Mailbox Control, testing the feature.
- Phase 2 – Write-back support for specific attributes and Entra ID Cloud Sync int.
Limiting Onmicrosoft Domain Usage for Sending Emails
Microsoft Online Email Routing Address (MOERA)
- Throttling to limit messages sent from onmicrosoft.com domains to 100 external recipients per organization per 24 hour rolling window.
Dedicated Hybrid App – First temporary enforcement
48 hours, September 16 from 4:30PM -> September 18 by 4:30PM
- Both on-premises and Exchange Online mailboxes / EX Servers not updated to April 2025 HU (or newer) / not created and enabled the dedicated Exchange Hybrid App
- Users with Exchange on-premises mailboxes might not be able to see free/busy information, MailTips or profile picture sharing with Exchange Online users.
- Other hybrid functionality (migrations, management, mail flow etc.) will not be impacted.
What’s New? – Entra
Microsoft Entra Private Access for Domain Controllers now in Public Preview
What’s New? – Windows & Devices
Cross-region Disaster Recovery for Windows 365 Frontline (dedicated mode)
Generally Available now
Windows 10 EOL – 14th October 2025
Windows 11 Roadmap
https://aka.ms/windowsroadmap
What’s New? – Security
Protect Copilot Studio AI Agents in Real Time with Microsoft Defender
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
What’s Coming? – Events
VS Code Dev Days – September 2025 – https://code.visualstudio.com/dev-days
Microsoft Learn Zero to Hero – September 2025 – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/6d4c690d-24d2-4fe4-8ae7-bd7e386e53dd/september-calendar-is-here/4444610
Microsoft Discovery Hour: Endpoints’ future is now with Windows in the Cloud – 17th Sep 2025 – msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=1210009105
DDD Perth – 20th September 2025 – https://dddperth.com/
Microsoft Modernise and Innovate Summit Asia – 24th September 2025 – http://aka.ms/mmeventanzp
AI Apps and Agents in a Day (Insight) – 30th September 2025 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM @ Microsoft Adelaide – https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=549852666
Microsoft Secure – 1st October 2025 1:30 PM – https://register.secure.microsoft.com
SA IT Connect Community Lunch – 2nd October 2025 1:30 PM – https://discord.gg/3gN5WMVT9n RSVP!
Tech Community Live: Intune Edition – 6th October 2025 12:30 AM – https://aka.ms/TCL/Intune
Copilot + OneDrive Digital Event – 9th October 2025 – https://aka.ms/OneDriveEvent #3!
Workplace Ninja Australia 2025 (Sydney) – 10th October 2025 – https://www.meetup.com/workplace-ninja-user-group-australia/events/310592219/
Microsoft Secure AI Bootcamp: Building a Frontier Firm – 13th->17th October 2025 – https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/secureaibootcamp/
Workplace Ninja Australia 2025 (Melbourne) – 20th October 2025 – https://www.meetup.com/workplace-ninja-user-group-australia/events/310515468/
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
Oct 7: Azure AI Services – Daniel Brown
Nov 6: Release Wave 2 – Andrew Ly
Nov 25 : #AMC Post Ignite Joint Event
Jan: Workshop Event (Soft Skills / Agent Building / TBC)
Feb onwards: CfS! (please~)
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!
Azure
Introducing Azure Local Training: Empowering You to Succeed
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurearchitectureblog/introducing-azure-local-training-empowering-you-to-succeed/4447957?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Exchange
Introducing Cloud-Managed Remote Mailboxes: a Step to Last Exchange Server Retirement
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/introducing-cloud-managed-remote-mailboxes-a-step-to-last-exchange-server-retire/4446042?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Limiting Onmicrosoft Domain Usage for Sending Emails
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/limiting-onmicrosoft-domain-usage-for-sending-emails/4446167?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
The first temporary enforcement of dedicated hybrid app use is coming on September 16
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/the-first-temporary-enforcement-of-dedicated-hybrid-app-use-is-coming-on-septemb/4452910?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Exchange Server Security Changes for Hybrid Deployments
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/exchange-server-security-changes-for-hybrid-deployments/4396833?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
M365 Copilot
Mitigate Oversharing to Govern Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/mitigate-oversharing-to-govern-microsoft-365-copilot-and-agents/4448744?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Copilot Chat comes to the Microsoft 365 apps
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/copilot-chat-comes-to-the-microsoft-365-apps/4453349?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
OneDrive
Copilot can now help Microsoft 365 subscribers get more out of their OneDrive files on Windows
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/onedriveblog/copilot-can-now-help-microsoft-365-subscribers-get-more-out-of-their-onedrive-fi/4450630?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
SharePoint
Introducing the New SharePoint Page Template Gallery
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-the-new-sharepoint-page-template-gallery/4444263?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Introducing the SharePoint Showcase blog series
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-the-sharepoint-showcase-blog-series/4447977?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Teams
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | August 2025
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-teams–august-2025/4448706?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Planner
What’s new in Microsoft Planner – August 2025
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/plannerblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-planner-%E2%80%93-august-2025/4449301?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Project Online is retiring: What you need to know
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/plannerblog/microsoft-project-online-is-retiring-what-you-need-to-know/4450558?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Entra
Microsoft Entra Private Access for Domain Controllers is now in Public Preview
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/microsoft-entra-private-access-for-domain-controllers-is-now-in-public-preview/4440786?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows
Windows news you can use: August 2025
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-august-2025/4449657?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Cross-region Disaster Recovery for Windows 365 Frontline (dedicated mode)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/cross-region-disaster-recovery-for-windows-365-frontline-dedicated-mode/4452094?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows 11 Roadmap
https://aka.ms/windowsroadmap
Intune
What’s New in Microsoft Intune: August 2025
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-august-2025/4445612?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Security
Monthly news – September 2025
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/monthly-news—september-2025/4450292?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Protect Copilot Studio AI Agents in Real Time with Microsoft Defender
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/protect-copilot-studio-ai-agents-in-real-time-with-microsoft-defender/4446560?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Introducing new security and compliance add-ons for Microsoft 365 Business Premium
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/introducing-new-security-and-compliance-add-ons-for-microsoft-365-business-premi/4449297?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Learning
Certifications refresh: AI-focused and fundamentals updates
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftlearnblog/certifications-refresh-ai-focused-and-fundamentals-updates/4446638?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Azure Local Training
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/6c4554d6-8ccc-4b9b-bc6b-328c7429efce/review
Navigating Azure Certifications with Copilot and Azure Course Blueprints
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/navigating-azure-certifications-with-copilot-and-azure-course-blueprints/4448322?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Events
Microsoft Secure – September 30
https://register.secure.microsoft.com
Join us October 8th for the 3rd Annual OneDrive Digital Event!
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/onedriveblog/join-us-october-8th-for-the-3rd-annual-onedrive-digital-event/4443593?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Modernize and Innovate Summit Asia
http://aka.ms/mmeventanzp
M365 Senpai 