Greetings and Salutations,
This month's user group is scheduled for the 4th Tuesday (22nd of August), deviating from our usual timeslot. This change was necessitated by a commitment from a highly esteemed speaker who will be delivering a truly engaging topic. We understand that this alteration might cause some inconvenience, but we believe that the subject matter is incredibly exciting and valuable for our community. Your understanding is greatly appreciated as we work to ensure a meaningful experience for all attendees.
For the upcoming session of the Adelaide Office 365 User Group meeting, we have Robert Crane (MVP) presenting “All about Microsoft Defender for Business”, where Participants will gain an understanding of Microsoft Defender for Business features, functionality and integration. This session is aimed towards Team leaders, Business leaders, Project managers, and IT Professionals that wants to learn more about the capabilities of the platform you already have invested in
About Robert
Robert has a degree in Electrical Engineering as well as Masters of Business Administration. He is a Certified SharePoint, Office 365 and Azure Professional. Robert has over 20 years of IT experience, including working on Wall St in New York. He is the Principal at the CIAOPS based in Sydney but servicing clients throughout the world.
Apart from resolving client technical issues, Robert continues to present at seminars locally and internationally. Since 2012 Robert has been awarded a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award from Microsoft for his contributions around the Office 365 product. He is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
He can be contacted directly via [email protected] or via his blog http://blog.ciaops.com, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaops/
Digital Workplace Conference Australia
Also, this month we had the Digital Workplace Conference take place in Melbourne! From all reports it was a great event as we will recap some of the highlights as well.
There a lot to discuss and show at this User Group’s meeting, be sure to register at https://ao365ug22082023.eventbrite.com.au
See you on Tuesday the 22nd!
-Adelaide Office 365 User Group Team
August Meeting Details
You can register for this month’s meeting at: https://ao365ug22082023.eventbrite.com.au
- 4:00 PM – Welcome, Introductions, Australian Computer Society & Microsoft Ignite / Office 365 Recap – Daniel Brown
- 4:05 PM – All about Microsoft Defender for Business – Robert Crane
Defender for Endpoint is part of the Microsoft security stack that focuses on protecting devices. However, it goes far beyond simple AV. This session will help you understand the components of the service, how they are configured and the enhanced security they can provide environments, from PC to MAC, iOS, Android and Linux as well as how it integrates with other Microsoft security services. Given the inclusion of Defender for Endpoint in Microsoft Business Premium this is a must-see session for those wanting to learn more about maximising the new and included security capability that is now built into this common SMB license.
Participants will gain an understanding of Microsoft Defender for Business features, functionality and integration
About Robert
Robert has a degree in Electrical Engineering as well as Masters of Business Administration. He is a Certified SharePoint, Office 365 and Azure Professional. Robert has over 20 years of IT experience, including working on Wall St in New York. He is the Principal at the CIAOPS based in Sydney but servicing clients throughout the world.
Apart from resolving client technical issues, Robert continues to present at seminars locally and internationally. Since 2012 Robert has been awarded a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award from Microsoft for his contributions around the Office 365 product. He is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
He can be contacted directly via [email protected] or via his blog http://blog.ciaops.com, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaops/
Bring your 365 questions or queries and find a solution, or just have a chat about the overall direction of a product or the 365 platform!
- 5:00 PM – Meeting End/Close
You can register for this month’s meeting at: https://ao365ug22082023.eventbrite.com.au
Digital Workplace Conference – Melbourne
Australia's premier Digital Workplace event took place the 2nd and 3rd of Augst in Melbourne, by all reports it was a fantastic and well received event!
For all the highlights and content please visit the website: https://dwcau.com.au/au
European SharePoint Conference
ESPC helps IT Pros, Developers, Makers & Business Decision Makers achieve project and career success with leading Microsoft technologies.
They do this through their independent, market-leading conferences and free, online educational resources.
This year, their flagship conference, ESPC, will bring the Microsoft 365 & Azure community together.
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Also, the 3rd annual European Power Platform Conference takes place in Brussels, Belgium from June 11-13, 2024!
European Power Platform Conference
The 3rd European Power Platform Conference (EPPC) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, June 11-13, 2024.
The European Power Platform Conference brings together the Microsoft Power Platform Community for 3 invaluable days of in-person learning, connections and inspiration.
The European Power Platform Conference has been created by popular demand, listening to your feedback where the need and desire to build Power Platform knowledge and skills is a top priority for so many in the community. To the left, you can watch this year’s conference highlights.
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The European Power Platform Conference is brought to you by the team behind European SharePoint Conference, Europe’s premier Microsoft 365 & Azure conference.
Microsoft Inspire
Microsoft Inspire is a conference held annually by Microsoft Corporation for its partner community. At Inspire, partners are taught about Microsoft's roadmap for the upcoming year, network and build connections, share best practices, experience the latest product innovations, and learn new skills and techniques
Microsoft Inspire 2023 took taking on July 18-19, 2023. You can view all the content on their website at https://inspire.microsoft.com/
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Azure Active Directory becomes Microsoft Entra ID!
As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to simplify secure access experiences for everyone, the rebranding of Azure AD to Microsoft Entra ID is designed to make it easier for you to use and navigate the unified and expanded Microsoft Entra portfolio.
Full details can be found at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-azure-ad-blog/azure-ad-is-becoming-microsoft-entra-id/ba-p/2520436
Early Bird Registrations
Scheduling and planning has started for the next 12 month of events for the User Group. Early bird registration is open for the following events!
Recorded User Group Sessions
We have published the slide decks and recording from our previous meetings this year in case you were not able to attend a session, some highlights are below:
March 2022
February 2022
August 2021 meeting details
May 2021 meetings details:
April 2021 meeting details:
September 2020 meetings details
April’s 2020 meeting details
March’s 2020 meeting details
February 2020 Meetings details
Topic Suggestions
Do you have a topic request that you would like to see presented at the Adelaide Office 365 User Group? Let us know by filling out the form at https://tinyurl.com/AO365UGTopicSuggestion
Training
Do not forget to check out https://events.microsoft.com/ for the latest training session – Most fundamental training courses, split over 2 days will result in you being eligible for a free exam for the corresponding qualification free of charge!
The great thing with these sessions is you are just not limited to Australia! You can join sessions all over the world and different time zones to suit your needs!
SharePoint 2010 Support ended!
SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Project Server 2010 are now NOT supported by Microsoft and you should look at migrating as soon as possible! More details can be found at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/revised-end-of-support-date-for-sharepoint-server-2010-april-13/ba-p/1285559
User Group Sponsors
The Adelaide Office 365 User Group would like to thank our user group sponsors who help make our meetings possible each and every month!
If you would like to find out more or are interesting in becoming a sponsor of the Adelaide Office 365 User Group, please email [email protected]
Websites
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List Management
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Feedback
Please let us know if you have any feedback on how we can improve the user group. Also, if you would like to present to the group on your experiences with Office 365, just let us know. We can be contacted at [email protected]
