My Stuff 2026

This post is my annual post aimed at bringing the links to everything I have out there on the Internet together into a single place. Here we go.

About me

Summary – http://about.me/ciaops
Website – http://www.ciaops.com/
Email – director@ciaops.com
Microsoft Teams – admin@ciaops365.com

Social Media

Linkedin – http://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaops
X – https://www.twitter.com/directorcia
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/ciaops
Instagram – https://instagram.com/directorciaau

Free Stuff

Regular technical and business information, tutorials, walk throughs, learnings, upcoming courses and more.

Blog – http://blog.ciaops.com

Here you’ll find currently almost 200 videos full of tutorials on SharePoint, Office 365, Azure and technology.

YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/directorciaops

Presentations and whitepapers for free download.

Github – https://github.com/directorcia/general/tree/master/Presentations

Documentation for older versions of SharePoint on premises, especially the free versions and those that came with SBS.

Windows SharePoint Operations Guide – https://github.com/directorcia/general/tree/master/Archive/WSSOPS

I have number of free GitHub repositories that include things like PowerShell scripts, pricing calculators, reference documents, helpful links and more. You will find all these at:

https://github.com/directorcia/

I maintain a GitHub repository that contains not only links to articles on best practices for services like Exchange Online but also contains configuration files and settings typically in JSON format that can be imported and used to configure your Microsoft 365 environment. You will find all that here:

https://github.com/directorcia/bp

With over 350 episodes and now in it’s 16th year, my podcast focuses on providing you news and updates from the Microsoft Cloud around Microsoft 365 and Azure.

Need to Know podcasts – http://ciaops.podbean.com

You can subscribe using iTunes or Spotify. If you’d like to be a guest or know someone who would, please let me know.

Need to Know webinars are held monthly and announced on my blog. These are conducted using Microsoft Teams on a topic around the Microsoft Cloud.

You can join my free Teams shared channel. To do so follow the instruction here:

https://blog.ciaops.com/2022/07/29/join-my-teams-shared-channel/

here you’ll find a forum on the Microsoft Cloud along with up to date news and information.

I publish a weekly round up of Microsoft Cloud news in my CIA Brief here on my blog:

https://blog.ciaops.com/tag/cia-brief/

I also have an email list you can join here:

https://forms.office.com/r/TGupLS0fKr

You can get answers to Microsoft 365 questions via AI grounded on my knowledge by sending your question in the BODY of an email to:

robert.agent@ciaops365.com

Be patient, a response by return email will take a couple for minutes.

Commercial stuff

This stuff helps pay for free stuff above, so I appreciate your support for my paid work.

CIAOPS Publications – https://directorcia.gumroad.com/

Access to the CIAOPS community for technical support, product discounts and access to the best Office 365 and Azure information

CIAOPS Patron – http://www.ciaopspatron.com

You can also just buy me a coffee and support what I do – https://ko-fi.com/ciaops, which I would very much appreciate.

General Interest

Australian Battlefields of World War 1 France –http://www.anzacsinfrance.com/
Kiva Loan portfolio – http://www.kiva.org/lender/robert5824
CIAOPS Labs – https://blog.ciaopslabs.com/

I’m a big believer in supporting those who want to build their own business but just need a leg up to get started. Kiva is simply and easy way to provide this and I recommend this to everyone.

Being an Electrical Engineer by trade I enjoy building and solving problems with a variety of projects. This involves digging to electronics, IoT and 3D Printing amongst other things. I try and document all of those learnings over at CIAOPS Labs when I can.

Goodreads (reading list) feed https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/708903-robert

In 2025 I read over 30 books. That means I do a lot of reading on a variety of topics and with Goodreads you can follow along with the books I’m reading as well as those that I add to my bookshelf. I’ll have an upcoming post on my recommended reads, so watch out for that post coming soon.

If you ever need to send me stuff you can do so via the following address:

PO Box 5
Beecroft NSW 2119
Australia

My Bitcoin address is – bitcoin:bc1qwgcr296c7rtjvlpkv9yy5033qjgwwrvttxhtm7

My Ethereum address is – ethereum:0xD7cc991E1f84B625C3723D2965C9948238F5DFe8

November Microsoft 365 Webinar resources

The slides from this month’s webinar are available at:

https://github.com/directorcia/general/blob/master/Presentations/Need%20to%20Know%20Webinars/202512.pdf

If you are not a CIAOPS patron you want to view or download a full copy of the video from the session you can do so here:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com.au/p/need-to-know-webinars

Watch out for next month’s webinar.

CIA Brief 20251221

Get clarity on complex presentations with Explainer in PowerPoint –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microsoft365InsiderBlog/get-clarity-on-complex-presentatio…

New Microsoft e-book: 3 reasons point solutions are holding you back –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/18/new-microsoft-e-book-3-reasons-point-solut…

New capabilities for AI admins from Ignite 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/new-capabilities-for-ai-admins-fro…

Microsoft Defender Experts Disrupt Jasper Sleet’s Insider Access Campaign –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityexperts/microsoft-defender-experts-disrup…

More control over proofing language in OneNote on Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/more-control-over-proofing-languag…

Surfing the AI Wave: Manage, Govern, and Protect AI Agents with Microsoft Entra Agent ID –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/surfing-the-ai-wave-manage-govern-and…

What’s New in Microsoft 365 Copilot | November & December 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-36…

More control over proofing language in OneNote on Windows –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/more-control-over-proofing-languag…

Microsoft 365 Insider Round-Up: December 2025 –

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-365-insider-round-up-december-2025-microsoft-365-insider-r…

Exchange Online ActiveSync Device Support Update –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/exchange-online-activesync-device-support-update/…

Meet Agents in OneDrive : Your AI assistant built with your own content –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/meet-agents-in-onedrive–your-ai-assistant-built-wi…

What’s new in Microsoft Copilot Studio: November 2025 –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/whats-new-in-microsoft-copilo…

After hours

This AI Vending Machine Was Tricked Into Giving Away Everything

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpPhm7S9vsQ

Editorial

If you found this valuable, the I’d appreciate a ‘like’ or perhaps a donation at https://ko-fi.com/ciaops. This helps me know that people enjoy what I have created and provides resources to allow me to create more content. If you have any feedback or suggestions around this, I’m all ears. You can also find me via email director@ciaops.com and on X (Twitter) at https://www.twitter.com/directorcia.

If you want to be part of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud community with information and interactions daily, then consider becoming a CIAOPS Patron – www.ciaopspatron.com.

Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

Need to Know podcast–Episode 357

Welcome to another podcast episode where I aim to bring you up to date with the latest in the Microsoft Cloud as well as share my knowledge and insights. In this episode I dig into how you need to focus and avoid distractions as well as building your knowledge with products and automations you already have.

Brought to you by www.ciaopspatron.com

you can listen directly to this episode at:

https://ciaops.podbean.com/e/episode-357-less-is-more/

Subscribe via iTunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ciaops-need-to-know-podcasts/id406891445?mt=2

or Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/7ejj00cOuw8977GnnE2lPb

Don’t forget to give the show a rating as well as send me any feedback or suggestions you may have for the show.

Resources

Explore the tools, communities, and content mentioned in this episode:

CIAOPS Need to Know Podcast: https://ciaops.podbean.com/
CIAOPS Blog: https://blog.ciaops.com/
CIAOPS Labs: https://blog.ciaopslabs.com/
CIAOPS Brief: https://blog.ciaops.com/tag/cia-brief/
Join the Teams Shared Channel: https://blog.ciaops.com/2022/07/29/join-my-teams-shared-channel/
CIAOPS Merch Store: https://my-store-c5d877-2.creator-spring.com/
Become a Patron: https://www.ciaopspatron.com/
Direct Support: https://ko-fi.com/ciaops
Get Your M365 Questions Answered: https://blog.ciaops.com/2025/06/11/get-your-m365-questions-answered-via-email-2/
Test Your Microsoft 365 Speed: https://blog.ciaops.com/2025/07/21/test-your-microsoft-365-speed-in-seconds-for-free/
CIAOPS Email list – https://bit.ly/cia-email

Announcements

Flight School: Mastering Copilot for IT Pros
A new training resource for IT professionals to maximize Copilot capabilities.
https://blog.ciaops.com/2025/11/14/flight-school-mastering-copilot-for-it-pros/

ACSC Essential Eight Maturity Level 3
Guidance on implementing security best practices with Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
https://blog.ciaops.com/2025/12/08/implementing-acsc-essential-eight-maturity-level-3-with-microsoft-365-business-premium-publication/

Show Notes

Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update | Microsoft 365 Blog

Available today: GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 Blog

Meet Agents in OneDrive : Your AI assistant built with your own content | Microsoft Community Hub

What’s New in Copilot Studio: November 2025 Updates and Features

View or restore previous versions of Microsoft 365 Copilot Pages

Security and governance innovations for Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents from Ignite 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub

New! Centralized Agent Dashboard and Enhanced Reporting | Microsoft Community Hub

Security and governance innovations for Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents from Ignite 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: December 2025 – Microsoft Intune Blog

Microsoft 365 adds advanced Microsoft Intune solutions at scale – Microsoft Intune Blog

What’s New in Microsoft Sentinel: December 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – November 2025

Microsoft Ignite 2025: Top Security Innovations You Need to Know | Microsoft Community Huba

CIA Brief 20251214

What’s new in Microsoft Intune: December 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-intune-december…

Breaking down security silos: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Expands into the Defender Portal –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/breaking-down-security-silos-mi…

Imposter for hire: How fake people can gain very real access –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/11/imposter-for-hire-how-fake-people-can-gain…

What’s New in Microsoft Sentinel: December 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsentinelblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-sent…

Available today: GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/12/11/available-today-gpt-5-2-in-microsoft-…

From awareness to action: Building a security-first culture for the agentic AI era –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/12/10/from-awareness-to-action-building-a…

What’s new in Microsoft Entra – November 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-entra-blog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-entra…

Native macOS screen sharing in Teams meetings –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/native-macos-screen-sharing-in-tea…

Now generally available: Modernizing Microsoft Entra ID auth flows with WebView2 in Windows 11 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/now-generally-available-modernizing-mic…

Microsoft 365 adds advanced Microsoft Intune solutions at scale –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/microsoft-365-adds-advanced-microsoft-…

New! Centralized Agent Dashboard and Enhanced Reporting –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/new-centralized-agent-dashboard-an…

Transforming mining: How Frontier Firms lead with AI and agentic innovation –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/blog/energy-and-resources/mining/2025/12/08/transforming-m…

Security and governance innovations for Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents from Ignite 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/security-and-governance-innovation…

Secure Boot playbook for certificates expiring in 2026 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/secure-boot-playbook-for-certificates-e…

Multi-agentic AI: Unlocking the next wave of business transformation –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2025/12/04/multi-agentic-ai-unlocking-the-next…

Microsoft Defender: Smart Containment Stops Exposed Privileged AD Domain Accounts –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/microsoft-defender-smart-containme…

After hours

[HOONIGAN] Gymkhana 2025: Aussie Shred — Travis Pastrana Does the IMPOSSIBLE in a Subaru Brat

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYgg2YSA2g

Editorial

If you want to be part of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud community with information and interactions daily, then consider becoming a CIAOPS Patron – www.ciaopspatron.com.

Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

CIA Brief 20251206

Microsoft Ignite 2025: Top Security Innovations You Need to Know –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-security-blog/microsoft-ignite-2025-top-security…

Microsoft 365 adds advanced Microsoft Intune solutions at scale –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftintuneblog/microsoft-365-adds-advanced-microsoft-…

Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/12/04/advancing-microsoft-365-new-capabilit…

Microsoft Sentinel platform — Unified, Graph-enabled, and AI-ready Security –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftmechanicsblog/microsoft-sentinel-platform-%E2%80%…

View or restore previous versions of Microsoft 365 Copilot Pages –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/view-or-restore-previous-versions-…

How to build forward-thinking cybersecurity teams for tomorrow –

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/12/02/how-to-build-forward-thinking-cybersecurit…

Microsoft Defender Experts – S.T.A.R. Series –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftsecurityexperts/microsoft-defender-experts—s-t-…

Key findings from product telemetry: top storage security alerts across industries –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefendercloudblog/key-findings-from-product-telem…

SharePoint Showcase highlights: Biggest news from Microsoft Ignite 2025 –

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/sharepoint-showcase-highlights-big…

After hours

Following Max Verstappen’s Race Day Like NEVER BEFORE | Behind The Charge– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjjQI9W5JkY

Editorial

If you want to be part of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud community with information and interactions daily, then consider becoming a CIAOPS Patron – www.ciaopspatron.com.

Watch out for the next CIA Brief next week

CIAOPS Need to Know Microsoft 365 Webinar – December

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Join me for the free monthly CIAOPS Need to Know webinar. Along with all the Microsoft Cloud news we’ll be taking a look at Copilot Notebooks.

Shortly after registering you should receive an automated email from Microsoft Teams confirming your registration, including all the event details as well as a calendar invite.

You can register for the regular monthly webinar here:

December Registrations

(If you are having issues with the above link copy and paste – https://bit.ly/n2k2512)

The details are:

CIAOPS Need to Know Webinar – December 2025
Tuesday 30th of December 2025
11.00am – 12.00am Sydney Time

All sessions are recorded and posted to the CIAOPS Academy.

The CIAOPS Need to Know Webinars are free to attend but if you want to receive the recording of the session you need to sign up as a CIAOPS patron which you can do here:

http://www.ciaopspatron.com

or purchase them individually at:

http://www.ciaopsacademy.com/

Also feel free at any stage to email me directly via director@ciaops.com with your webinar topic suggestions.

I’d also appreciate you sharing information about this webinar with anyone you feel may benefit from the session and I look forward to seeing you there.