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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · Nov 8

🦋 Introducing bluesky.ms 👏 = A crowdsourced database of anyone and everyone in the Microsoft community on Bluesky.

👉 Add yourself and anyone you know today 👈

🫂 All are welcome.

This is my v1, I'll add options to directly follow from the site itself but first 👇

LET'S FILL IT UP! 🙏

Search bluesky.ms

Use this page to search for the Microsoft community on bluesky.ms.

bluesky.ms

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Jukka Niiranen @jukkan.bsky.social · 1d

ATTENTION: From now on, Power Platform Admin Center is officially called 2PAC. The term PPAC shall be deprecated. Please switch to using the new aka.ms/2pac Short URL.

This is NOT a joke. @merill.net actually made it work.🤜🤛

(Okay, the deprecation is not true. But is might as well be.)

LinkedIn post from me:

They call it PPAC. Real ones call it 2PAC.

If there's anyone in my network that has the power to add new aka.ms short URLs, then do the right thing. Add /2pac in there and make it redirect to the Power Platform Admin Center.

That's all I'm asking. Now, it's back to building flows & listening to classic West Coast flow.🎤

"I didn't choose the low-code life. The low-code life chose me."👊

Comments from MS employees, with Merill Fernando posting "Why not 🤩 aka.ms/2pac"

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 13h

Newest Entra.Chat episode is out.

Watch at https://entra.chat

Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 1d

👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2025

buff.ly

Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 2d

Melbourne friends — next Monday is going to be epic 🔥.

I’ll be sharing some seriously cool stuff combining Maester + Lokka at WP Ninja Australia 🇦🇺

🎤 Joining me are legends: Jason Byway, Joel Kino, Aaron Parker & Steven Hosking + host Jose Schenardie!

Register at www.meetup.com/workp...

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 4d

👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

The Conditional Access Optimization Agent keeps getting better—and making your life easier

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The Conditional Access Optimization Agent keeps getting better—and making your life easier | Microsoft Community Hub

From chatting with the agent to integrating with ServiceNow, the CA Optimization Agent is helping you deploy policies confidently and optimize access with...

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 6d

🥉Microsoft Entra ID applications: Why Ignoring Them Could Cost You • Sander Berkouwer

Get it at

Entra 🆔 News #118 → This week in Microsoft Entra

Learn about public preview of transfer user Source of Authority (SOA) to the cloud plus more!

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 6d

I just sent out this week's Entra newsletter.

🚀 Most popular posts from last week

🥇Microsoft Introduces Restore Capability for Conditional Access Policies • Tony Redmond
🥈Why Setting Office IP as a Trusted Location in Conditional Access Is Risky • AIMA

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 8d

👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Your shortcut to Microsoft Entra deployment success

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Your shortcut to Microsoft Entra deployment success

FastTrack has developed created 20+ short, scenario-based videos that guide you step-by-step through Microsoft Entra deployments.

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 11d

Here's an easy way to remember how to create an OIDC vs SAML app in Entra.

Bookmark this 💡

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 12d

Thanks to everyone who joined for the Entra AMA. Here's a sneak peak

#entraid #ama #securityai

Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 12d

Have you checked out this week's Entra.News?

Get the latest at entra.news/p/entra-n...

Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 14d

Jas Suri, Gayan Randeny & I had so much fun recording this episode just yesterday at the Redmond campus.

Gayan and Jas are heavy weights in the Entra consumer space and have helped bring online hundreds of millions of users to AAD B2C and Entra External ID.

Check it out at https://entra.chat

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 15d

Hey folks, here's a lucky opportunity to spend an hour with some brilliant Entra minds.

Join me for a live AMA 🎙️ with the Entra architecture team!

Bring all your hard questions or just listen in to a fun chat.

Register at aka.ms/entra/ama

Want to warm us up? Post your questions 👇

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 18d

👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

The Microsoft Entra agent for smarter access governance: Access Review Agent

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The Microsoft Entra agent for smarter access governance: Access Review Agent

Accelerate access reviews with the newest Security Copilot agent in Microsoft Entra—now in public preview.

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Brian Veldman @brianveldman.bsky.social · 19d

Today, @merill.net I are thrilled to announce the release of the new version of Maester on Azure Web App. cloudtips.nl/new-version-...

New version of Maester on Azure Web App — Microsoft Security Test Automation Framework

Some time ago, I showcased how to deploy Maester on Azure Web App. For anyone unfamiliar, Maester is a PowerShell-based Microsoft Security…

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 20d

We just sent out this week's Entra news.

Check it out at entra.news/p/entra-n...

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 21d

🚀 How its improved error handling prevents a single bad entry from failing an entire job.

If you manage users, groups, or devices at scale, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

Listen to the full episode

Microsoft's Secret Weapon for M365 Admins: A 10x Faster Bulk Operations Tool

Discover the completely rebuilt Bulk Operations feature in the Microsoft Entra admin portal!

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 21d

🚀 The incredible 10x+ performance boost over the legacy version.

🚀 New capabilities like customizing which columns you export in a CSV – no more fixed lists!

🚀 A huge quality-of-life update: you can now add group members using their UPN, not just their Object ID.

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 21d

On the latest episode of Entra Chat, I spoke with Yanyan Ju and Sweta Kumari, the Engineering Manager and Product Manager from the Entra UI team who worked on this feature. We dove deep into what makes this new tool so powerful.

We discussed:

Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 21d

Microsoft has completely re-engineered the Bulk Operations feature in Microsoft Entra, and the results are a 'insane' for IT admins.

This isn't just a minor update - it's a ground-up rebuild focused on performance, scale, and reliability.

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 21d

Ever started a bulk user export or PowerShell script to download all the users, gone for coffee, and come back only to find it still running (or worse timed out)? We've all been there.

What if you could export 1.3 million groups in under 10 minutes?

It's now possible.

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Brian Simpson @bmsimp.bsky.social · 27d

A thing I helped launch is in here. That's so cool #CyberDrain

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 24d

Good stuff Brian. Love it!

Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 26d

👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Driving transparency: New logging capabilities and attribute enhancements in Microsoft Entra

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Driving transparency: New logging capabilities and attribute enhancements in Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Community Hub

Explore how new logging updates in Microsoft Entra bring agent visibility and enriched logs for deeper, more actionable sign-in insights.

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 27d

We just sent out this week's Entra newsletter

Read at entra.news/p/entra-n...