AMITPC – March 2026 Meetup

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 11th March 2026.

In addition, here is the recording, which includes Andrew and Shehan’s presentation: Managing the Essentials in M365: https://youtu.be/f8tlpALoYeI

Shehan’s blog on managing Guest Users with the full checklist:
https://emsroute.com/2025/10/16/guest-user-access-a-high-level-checklist/

What’s New? – Copilot

•Copilot Wave 3

•Copilot Cowork

•Agents in Chat

•Multi-Model – Claude

What’s New? – Microsoft AI

•GPT-5.3 Instant and GPT-5.4 Thinking Available in M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio and Foundry.

•Lists can be used as knowledge source in M365 Copilot Chat and Copilot Studio.

•Copilot mobile widgets and action button.

•Agents in Viva Engage Communities – Preview February, GA April.

•Agent mode (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) -> Edit with Copilot

•Agents in OneDrive.

What’s New? – SharePoint

•SharePoint at 25 Birthday Event

•Knowledge Agent -> AI in SharePoint

•New Look!

•SharePoint Admin agent

What’s New? – Planner

•Refreshed Design

•Task chat

•Goals view

What’s New? – Security

•Deprecation of the -Credential parameter in EXO PowerShell

Removed from all versions released after June 2026

•Sensitivity Labels in OneDrive

•Security Dashboard for AI (Public Preview)

What’s New? – Timelines/EoL

•Transitioning Sentinel experience to Defender XDR Portal

1^stJuly 2026 -> 31^stMarch 2027

•Project/SharePoint Server 2016/2019

•Infopath/SharePoint Designer 2013

•SQL Server 2016

End of Support 14^thJuly 2026

Security Ninja Training

Microsoft Sentinel & Defender XDR Virtual Ninja Training (YouTube)

Microsoft Copilot for Security Ninja

Microsoft Sentinel Ninja

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Ninja

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Ninja

Microsoft Defender XDR Ninja

Get expert training on advanced hunting

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 Microsoft 365 Users Group

Adelaide Power BI and Fabric User Group

Adelaide Azure User Group

Adelaide .NET User Group

Adelaide Data & Analytics User Group

SA IT Connect – Spotlights (TBC)

What’s Coming? – Events

SharePoint Hackathon – 3^rd -> 17^th March 2026 – https://aka.ms/SharePoint/Hackathon

Microsoft Technical Takeoff 2026: Windows + Intune – 17^th & 23^rdMarch 12:30AM

Ask Microsoft Anything: Microsoft Agent 365 – 19^th March 2:30AM

Ask Microsoft Anything: Data & AI Security in the Real World – 25^th March 3:30AM

Microsoft MVP Summit – 26^th -> 28^th March

AI Tour for Partners Sydney – 20^th April 2026

Microsoft AI Tour Sydney – 22^nd April 2026

Digital Workplace Conference Melbourne – 28-29^th May 2026

Microsoft Build 2026 San Francisco – 3^rd -> 4^th June 2026

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!

Agent 365

Welcome to the Microsoft Agent 365 community — your home for guidance, resources, and insights to help you scale AI agents with confidence.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/agent-365-blog/hello-world-/4494728

Join the Agent 365 ‘Ask Microsoft Anything’ session on March 18
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/agent-365-blog/join-the-agent-365-ask-microsoft-anything-session-on-march-18/4499817

Exchange

Deprecation of the -Credential Parameter in Exchange Online PowerShell
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/deprecation-of-the–credential-parameter-in-exchange-online-powershell/4494584

OneDrive

Sensitivity Labels in OneNote Now Generally Available
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/sensitivity-labels-in-onenote-now-generally-available/4499502

M365 Backup

Departmental billing for Microsoft 365 Backup is now available!
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/departmental-billing-for-microsoft-365-backup-is-now-available/4497960

M365 Copilot

What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | February 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-365-copilot–february-2026/4496489

Available today: GPT-5.3 Instant in Microsoft 365 Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/available-today-gpt-5-3-instant-in-microsoft-365-copilot/4496567

Available today: GPT-5.4 Thinking in Microsoft 365 Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/available-today-gpt-5-4-thinking-in-microsoft-365-copilot/4499746

People Skills: Expanding skills intelligence to more users and surfaces across Microsoft 365
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/people-skills-expanding-skills-intelligence-to-more-users-and-surfaces-across-mi/4497646