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 July 2026.
In addition, here is the recording, which includes Brett Moffett’s presentation: Zero Trust at the Edge: Managing Local Admin Access in Intune-Connected Devices: https://youtu.be/-y6vvoOaysk
What’s New? – Security
Entra Backup & Recovery is GA
SMS / Voice auth methods deprecated
- Replacing with Passkey registration
Intune Suite features in M365 E3 / E5
What’s New? – AI Business Solutions
New LLMs in Copilot Chat & Copilot Cowork
- OpenAI GPT-5.6 Deep Thinking, Sol & Terra (OpenAI accepted as sub-processor first)
- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 (Anthropic accepted as sub-processor first)
Copilot Studio New Experience
- Foundry IQ available in Copilot Studio
Viva Connections = SharePoint
- New-er SPO Look & Feel
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
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 – June 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/agent-365-blog/whats-new-in-agent-365-%E2%80%93-june-2026/4535107?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Copilot Studio
Meet the new Copilot Studio: rebuilt for more complex, multi-step work
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/copilot-studio-blog/meet-the-new-copilot-studio-rebuilt-for-more-complex-multi-step-work/4526488?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Foundry IQ is now in Copilot Studio: Bring your enterprise data to every agent conversation
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/foundry-iq-is-now-in-copilot-studio-bring-your-enterprise-data-to-every-agent-co/4534635?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
M365
What’s New in PowerPoint Craft
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/whats-new-in-powerpoint-craft/4535409?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Evolving the Copilot experience in Microsoft Forms
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftformsblog/evolving-the-copilot-experience-in-microsoft-forms/4534667?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
SharePoint Showcase: How Microsoft uses Copilot in SharePoint, and how you can get started
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/sharepoint-showcase-how-microsoft-uses-copilot-in-sharepoint-and-how-you-can-get/4533156?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
A new SharePoint Look and Feel: What’s Changing and Why It Matters
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/a-new-sharepoint-look-and-feel-what%E2%80%99s-changing-and-why-it-matters/4529776?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s New in Microsoft Teams | June 2026 – InfoComm Edition
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-teams–june-2026-%E2%80%93-infocomm-edition/4531968?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Copilot
What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | June 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-365-copilot–june-2026/4529572?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5 in Microsoft 365 Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/available-today-anthropic%E2%80%99s-claude-sonnet-5-in-microsoft-365-copilot/4532188?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 in Microsoft 365 Copilot
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/available-today-openai%E2%80%99s-gpt-5-6-in-microsoft-365-copilot/4533152?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Security
Defender XDR Monthly news – July 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftthreatprotectionblog/monthly-news—july-2026/4532402?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s new in Microsoft Sentinel: June 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-sentinel-june-2026/4531902?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Entra
Microsoft Entra ID security updates: What organizations need to do now
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/microsoft-entra-id-security-updates-what-organizations-need-to-do-now/4522024?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Secure AI at scale: Join the Microsoft Entra + Purview webinar series
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/secure-ai-at-scale-join-the-microsoft-entra–purview-webinar-series/4530257?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery is now generally available
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/microsoft-entra-backup-and-recovery-is-now-generally-available/4521997?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Intune
Advanced Microsoft Intune capabilities now available in Microsoft 365 E3 and E5
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/advanced-microsoft-intune-capabilities-now-available-in-microsoft-365-e3-and-e5/4529335?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
What’s new in Microsoft Intune – June
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-intune-%E2%80%93-june/4491983?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows
Windows settings backup becoming a new resilience baseline
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-settings-backup-becoming-a-new-resilience-baseline/4530757?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Windows news you can use: June 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/windows-news-you-can-use-june-2026/4532288?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Skilling
New exam for Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate Certification
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/new-exam-for-microsoft-certified-windows-server-administrator-associate-certific/4494120?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
Microsoft Credentials roundup: June 2026
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/skills-hub-blog/microsoft-credentials-roundup-june-2026/4528350?WT.mc_id=MVP_324901
M365 Senpai 