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 5th May 2026.
In addition, here is the recording, which includes Daniel Brown‘s presentation: Beyond the Copilot Pilot: Turning AI Hype into Measurable Workplace Impact: https://youtu.be/Pn30ldPYUdE
What’s New? – M365
M365 Backup granular restore now Generally Available
•In-place restore, with conflict resolution options: Fail, Rename, or Replace
– on roadmap
Apply sensitivity labels with custom permissions in Office for the Web
– rolling out
•Apply a label for user-defined permissions
•Specify users and domains
•Choose permission levels
•Use advanced options when needed
•Apply and Update Permissions
What’s New? – Collaboration
Microsoft Exchange 2016CU23/2019CU14/15 ESU Period 2 May – Oct 2026
Exchange Online investing in DNSSEC, SMTP DANE and MTA-STS
Exchange Online deprecating Legacy TLS 1.0/1.1 and Endpoints for POP3 and IMAP4
AI Skills in SharePoint – Public Preview
https://aka.ms/SPAIoptin
Microsoft SharePoint – More Than Code
https://aka.ms/MoreThanCode/Premiere
Teams getting a bunch of new UI and QoL improvements
•Simplified Teams App Bar
•Consecutive interpretation in Interpreter agent
•Accurate transcript attrition for meetings with sign language interpreters
•Resize the top video gallery in meetings to see more people when content is being shared
•Prevent screen capture for iOS
RIP Together Mode
What’s New? – Entra
Entra Agent ID
– Agent Registry and Agent Collections Blades moving to Agent 365
Entra ID Governance
– Entra Connect blocks hard match for uses with Entra Roles
Entra ID Protection
– New Risky User reports
License Usage Insights
What’s New? – Purview
New Referential Architecture Diagrams
and more!
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
Digital Workplace Conference Australia 2026 (Melbourne)
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
What’s New in Agent 365: May 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/agent-365-blog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-agent-365-may-2026/4516340?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Copilot Studio
Hello, World – Welcome to the Copilot Studio Blog!
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/copilot-studio-blog/hello-world—welcome-to-the-copilot-studio-blog/4509681?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Exchange
No Exchange Server Security Updates for April 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/no-exchange-server-security-updates-for-april-2026/4511262?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Announcing Period 2 Exchange 2016/2019 Extended Security Update (ESU) program
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/announcing-period-2-exchange-20162019-extended-security-update-esu-program/4511603?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Modernizing DNS Security for Exchange Online Mail Flow
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/modernizing-dns-security-for-exchange-online-mail-flow/4514248?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Deprecating Legacy TLS and Endpoints for POP and IMAP in Exchange Online
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/deprecating-legacy-tls-and-endpoints-for-pop-and-imap-in-exchange-online/4515201?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
M365
Apply sensitivity labels with custom permissions in Office for the web
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/apply-sensitivity-labels-with-custom-permissions-in-office-for-the-web/4507823?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft 365 Backup granular restore now generally available!
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/microsoft-365-backup-granular-restore-now-generally-available/4515936?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365 are now generally available
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/microsoft-365-e7-and-agent-365-are-now-generally-available/4516295?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
M365 Copilot
Available today: Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 in Microsoft 365 Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/available-today-anthropic-claude-opus-4-7-in-microsoft-365-copilot/4511666?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness and resiliency with SharePoint and M365 Backup/Archive
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/microsoft-365-copilot-readiness-and-resiliency-with-sharepoint-and-m365-backupar/4513048?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Available today: GPT-5.5 Thinking and ChatGPT Images 2.0 in Microsoft 365 Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/available-today-gpt-5-5-thinking-and-chatgpt-images-2-0-in-microsoft-365-copilot/4514243?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Word: Legal Agent in Frontier
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/word-legal-agent-in-frontier/4516218?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | April 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-365-copilot–april-2026/4510935?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Entra
What’s new in Microsoft Entra – March 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-entra-%E2%80%93-march-2026/4502150?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Now generally available: License usage insights in Microsoft Entra
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/now-generally-available-license-usage-insights-in-microsoft-entra/4507463?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
SASE 101: How to get started with secure access in a cloud-first world
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/sase-101-how-to-get-started-with-secure-access-in-a-cloud-first-world/4516005?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Intune
What’s new in Microsoft Intune – April
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-%E2%80%93-april/4493135?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Purview
Microsoft Purview Referential Architecture Diagrams
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-purview-blog/microsoft-purview-referential-architecture-diagrams/4510925?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Data Security Posture Reports
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-purview-blog/data-security-posture-reports/4511291?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Data Security Posture Reports (Custom Workspace and Charts)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-purview-blog/data-security-posture-reports-custom-workspace-and-charts/4511341?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Deploy scalable ring‑fenced Purview operations with Administrative Units
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-purview-blog/deploy-scalable-ring%E2%80%91fenced-purview-operations-with-administrative-units/4512556?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
From Oversharing to Enforcement: A Practical Guide to AI Data Security with Microsoft Purview
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-purview-blog/from-oversharing-to-enforcement-a-practical-guide-to-ai-data-security-with-micro/4513727?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Security
Introducing the New Microsoft Security Community Home!
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/introducing-the-new-microsoft-security-community-home/4513463?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
https://aka.ms/securitycommunity
SharePoint
AI Skills Are Now in Public Preview: Teaching AI in SharePoint What to Know and How to Act
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/ai-skills-are-now-in-public-preview-teaching-ai-in-sharepoint-what-to-know-and-h/4512532?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
SharePoint Showcase: AI-Forward Content Creation & Curation for the Modern Intranet
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/sharepoint-showcase-ai-forward-content-creation–curation-for-the-modern-intrane/4515947?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Document Management
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner%C2%AE-magic-quadrant%E2%84%A2-for-document-manag/4516252?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
More Than Code
https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/more-than-code/
Teams
Introducing New Frontline Innovations at Microsoft 365 Community Conference
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/introducing-new-frontline-innovations-at-microsoft-365-community-conference/4514577?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | April 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-teams–april-2026/4515907?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows
Introducing the new Windows 365 monitoring and reporting platform — now in Public Preview
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/introducing-the-new-windows-365-monitoring-and-reporting-platform-%E2%80%94-now-in-publi/4505355?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Dynamically remove apps from managed Windows 11 devices
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/dynamically-remove-apps-from-managed-windows-11-devices/4516291?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows 365 for Agents now in public preview: Run AI agents securely, at scale
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-365-for-agents-now-in-public-preview-run-ai-agents-securely-at-scale/4513479?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Learning
New Microsoft Certified: AI Agent Builder Associate Certification
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-microsoft-certified-ai-agent-builder-associate-certification/4494125?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
AB620Sunny26 on or before May 12, 2026
Design and build integrated AI agent solutions in Copilot Studio – May 29th
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-au/training/courses/AB-620T00?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Accelerate sales pipelines with AI in Dynamics 365 – June 26th
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-au/training/courses/ab-210t00?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Transform contact center experiences with AI in Dynamics 365 – May 1st
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-au/training/courses/ab-250t00?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Build intelligent applications – June 5th
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-au/training/courses/ab-410t00?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
New Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Business Professional Certification
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-microsoft-certified-cybersecurity-business-professional-certification/4494124
New Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales AI Consultant Associate Certification
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-microsoft-certified-dynamics-365-sales-ai-consultant-associate-certification/4494115
New Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Cloud Developer Associate Certification
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-microsoft-certified-azure-ai-cloud-developer-associate-certification/4494116
M365 Senpai 