Merill Fernando 💚
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Merill Fernando 💚
@merill.net
· Nov 8
Search bluesky.ms
Use this page to search for the Microsoft community on bluesky.ms.
bluesky.ms
🦋 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! 🙏
👉 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! 🙏
Developers wouldn't ship without tests.
Identity teams ship changes to a 30-year-old directory every single day with nothing but a change ticket and hope.
269 checks. Read-only. Runs from your workstation.
There's no good reason not to have a baseline for AD
🎙️ https://entra.chat
Identity teams ship changes to a 30-year-old directory every single day with nothing but a change ticket and hope.
269 checks. Read-only. Runs from your workstation.
There's no good reason not to have a baseline for AD
🎙️ https://entra.chat
September 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Developers wouldn't ship without tests.
Identity teams ship changes to a 30-year-old directory every single day with nothing but a change ticket and hope.
269 checks. Read-only. Runs from your workstation.
There's no good reason not to have a baseline for AD
🎙️ https://entra.chat
Identity teams ship changes to a 30-year-old directory every single day with nothing but a change ticket and hope.
269 checks. Read-only. Runs from your workstation.
There's no good reason not to have a baseline for AD
🎙️ https://entra.chat
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Simplify Employee Identity Lifecycle with HiBob and Microsoft Entra
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Simplify Employee Identity Lifecycle with HiBob and Microsoft Entra
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Simplify Employee Identity Lifecycle with HiBob and Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Community Hub
Use Microsoft Entra to govern hybrid identities from HiBob while moving to the cloud at your own pace.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Simplify Employee Identity Lifecycle with HiBob and Microsoft Entra
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Simplify Employee Identity Lifecycle with HiBob and Microsoft Entra
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September 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
I'm Nashville-bound next week for the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference! I selected sessions on defending AD, retiring NTLM & securing Entra (@dotdot.horse, @ericonidentity.com, @merill.net, @samerde.day3bits.com) to help me keep my clients secure. Attending? Say hi! #HIPConf
August 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I'm Nashville-bound next week for the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference! I selected sessions on defending AD, retiring NTLM & securing Entra (@dotdot.horse, @ericonidentity.com, @merill.net, @samerde.day3bits.com) to help me keep my clients secure. Attending? Say hi! #HIPConf
Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
New MCP Server: @merill.net Joanne Hayek have resumed their fantastic weekly Microsoft AI Newsletter.
I've updated and published the associated MCP Server.
Check it out and add it to your AI Knowledge Agents blog.darrenjrobinson.com/microsoft-ai...
I've updated and published the associated MCP Server.
Check it out and add it to your AI Knowledge Agents blog.darrenjrobinson.com/microsoft-ai...
Microsoft AI Roundup MCP Server - darrenjrobinson - Bespoke Identity and Access Management Solutions
An MCP server that turns Merill & Joshua's weekly Microsoft AI Roundup newsletter into a searchable knowledge base
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September 2, 2026 at 4:06 AM
New MCP Server: @merill.net Joanne Hayek have resumed their fantastic weekly Microsoft AI Newsletter.
I've updated and published the associated MCP Server.
Check it out and add it to your AI Knowledge Agents blog.darrenjrobinson.com/microsoft-ai...
I've updated and published the associated MCP Server.
Check it out and add it to your AI Knowledge Agents blog.darrenjrobinson.com/microsoft-ai...
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
What’s new in Microsoft Entra: September 2026
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What’s new in Microsoft Entra: September 2026
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What’s new in Microsoft Entra: September 2026
Learn about generally available and public preview identity and network access capabilities released in the past 30 days.
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September 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
What’s new in Microsoft Entra: September 2026
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What’s new in Microsoft Entra: September 2026
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September 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM
General Motors is ~200,000 people into its passkey rollout.
Andrew Cameron on Windows Hello at scale, factory floors, and the guest accounts that make it hard.
Watch / Listen to the full episode on Entra Chat.
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Andrew Cameron on Windows Hello at scale, factory floors, and the guest accounts that make it hard.
Watch / Listen to the full episode on Entra Chat.
entra.news/p/how-gen...
August 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM
General Motors is ~200,000 people into its passkey rollout.
Andrew Cameron on Windows Hello at scale, factory floors, and the guest accounts that make it hard.
Watch / Listen to the full episode on Entra Chat.
entra.news/p/how-gen...
Andrew Cameron on Windows Hello at scale, factory floors, and the guest accounts that make it hard.
Watch / Listen to the full episode on Entra Chat.
entra.news/p/how-gen...
August 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM
👋 Folks after year long hiatus the community powered database of aka•ms is back!!
Bookmark it 👇
https://akams.fyi
PS. I made some updates to the site, including a much simpler experience to contribute aka•ms links to the database.
Bookmark it 👇
https://akams.fyi
PS. I made some updates to the site, including a much simpler experience to contribute aka•ms links to the database.
August 28, 2026 at 10:19 AM
👋 Folks after year long hiatus the community powered database of aka•ms is back!!
Bookmark it 👇
https://akams.fyi
PS. I made some updates to the site, including a much simpler experience to contribute aka•ms links to the database.
Bookmark it 👇
https://akams.fyi
PS. I made some updates to the site, including a much simpler experience to contribute aka•ms links to the database.
👋 Folks, I’ll be joining Sam and Mike to show how you can go beyond security baselines and build custom security tests with Maester across Entra ID, on-prem AD, and your entire hybrid estate.
📅 September 10 at 11:00 AM
Hope to see you there!
📅 September 10 at 11:00 AM
Hope to see you there!
August 28, 2026 at 7:27 AM
👋 Folks, I’ll be joining Sam and Mike to show how you can go beyond security baselines and build custom security tests with Maester across Entra ID, on-prem AD, and your entire hybrid estate.
📅 September 10 at 11:00 AM
Hope to see you there!
📅 September 10 at 11:00 AM
Hope to see you there!
August 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is why AD groups still run licensing in a lot of Entra tenants.
On 3 November, part of that setup stops working.
The clip explains the habit. The episode covers the fix. Gregor Reimling, René Wasel + Eric Woodruff.
🎧 https://entra.chat
On 3 November, part of that setup stops working.
The clip explains the habit. The episode covers the fix. Gregor Reimling, René Wasel + Eric Woodruff.
🎧 https://entra.chat
August 27, 2026 at 10:21 AM
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is why AD groups still run licensing in a lot of Entra tenants.
On 3 November, part of that setup stops working.
The clip explains the habit. The episode covers the fix. Gregor Reimling, René Wasel + Eric Woodruff.
🎧 https://entra.chat
On 3 November, part of that setup stops working.
The clip explains the habit. The episode covers the fix. Gregor Reimling, René Wasel + Eric Woodruff.
🎧 https://entra.chat
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Instant Revocation of Service Principal Bearer Tokens with CAE
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Instant Revocation of Service Principal Bearer Tokens with CAE
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Instant Revocation of Service Principal Bearer Tokens with CAE | Microsoft Community Hub
This blog post describes how to instantly revoke Entra service principal bearer tokens with continuous access evaluation, even before their lifetime has...
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August 26, 2026 at 5:36 PM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Instant Revocation of Service Principal Bearer Tokens with CAE
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Instant Revocation of Service Principal Bearer Tokens with CAE
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Folks, I just re-started MSAI weekly, your weekly round up of the Microsoft AI updates worth knowing.
Including Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Security Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, Agent 365, and more.
Check it out at https://msai.ms and subscribe today.
Including Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Security Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, Agent 365, and more.
Check it out at https://msai.ms and subscribe today.
August 26, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Folks, I just re-started MSAI weekly, your weekly round up of the Microsoft AI updates worth knowing.
Including Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Security Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, Agent 365, and more.
Check it out at https://msai.ms and subscribe today.
Including Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Security Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, Agent 365, and more.
Check it out at https://msai.ms and subscribe today.
I just sent out issue #163 of the weekly Entra News.
Get it today and subscribe if you haven't already!
https://entra.news
Get it today and subscribe if you haven't already!
https://entra.news
August 22, 2026 at 10:46 AM
I just sent out issue #163 of the weekly Entra News.
Get it today and subscribe if you haven't already!
https://entra.news
Get it today and subscribe if you haven't already!
https://entra.news
Today I accidentally wandered into the wrong neighbourhood on X.
PS. I’m loving it 😂
PS. I’m loving it 😂
August 21, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Today I accidentally wandered into the wrong neighbourhood on X.
PS. I’m loving it 😂
PS. I’m loving it 😂
Folks, I'm excited to announce something for all the die hard Intune fans.
Check out daily.intune.admin.news today!
+ bookmark it.
BONUS: Sign up for the email newsletter to get the updates delivered straight to you inbox daily.
Check out daily.intune.admin.news today!
+ bookmark it.
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August 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Folks, I'm excited to announce something for all the die hard Intune fans.
Check out daily.intune.admin.news today!
+ bookmark it.
BONUS: Sign up for the email newsletter to get the updates delivered straight to you inbox daily.
Check out daily.intune.admin.news today!
+ bookmark it.
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He copied a value out of the Windows Event Log.
Pasted it into his special browser.
And he was signed into Microsoft Entra as the user who had just authenticated.
No password. No phishing link. No stolen private key.
@MGrafnetter's Black Hat USA 2026 research
Watch at https://entra.chat
Pasted it into his special browser.
And he was signed into Microsoft Entra as the user who had just authenticated.
No password. No phishing link. No stolen private key.
@MGrafnetter's Black Hat USA 2026 research
Watch at https://entra.chat
August 17, 2026 at 10:52 AM
He copied a value out of the Windows Event Log.
Pasted it into his special browser.
And he was signed into Microsoft Entra as the user who had just authenticated.
No password. No phishing link. No stolen private key.
@MGrafnetter's Black Hat USA 2026 research
Watch at https://entra.chat
Pasted it into his special browser.
And he was signed into Microsoft Entra as the user who had just authenticated.
No password. No phishing link. No stolen private key.
@MGrafnetter's Black Hat USA 2026 research
Watch at https://entra.chat
Have you read this weeks https://Entra.News ?
August 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Have you read this weeks https://Entra.News ?
Did you know your Entra dynamic groups could be granting AI agents access to apps and services without you realizing it?
You might even be assigning them licenses and running out of licenses for your human users.
Find out how to fix at https://merill.net/blog
You might even be assigning them licenses and running out of licenses for your human users.
Find out how to fix at https://merill.net/blog
August 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Did you know your Entra dynamic groups could be granting AI agents access to apps and services without you realizing it?
You might even be assigning them licenses and running out of licenses for your human users.
Find out how to fix at https://merill.net/blog
You might even be assigning them licenses and running out of licenses for your human users.
Find out how to fix at https://merill.net/blog
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Why Active Directory alone is no longer enough
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Why Active Directory alone is no longer enough
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Why Active Directory alone is no longer enough | Microsoft Community Hub
Five signs your organization has outgrown Active Directory, and four practical steps to reduce dependency and modernize identity.
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August 14, 2026 at 5:20 AM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
Why Active Directory alone is no longer enough
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Why Active Directory alone is no longer enough
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Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
On Entra Podcast Jai Maharaj describes to
@merill.net an Australian customers concerns that employer-issued passkey-enrolled laptops were being handed to workers overseas to do the job for them. Phishing-resistant MFA didn't stop the human workaround. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCFz...
@merill.net an Australian customers concerns that employer-issued passkey-enrolled laptops were being handed to workers overseas to do the job for them. Phishing-resistant MFA didn't stop the human workaround. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCFz...
SMS MFA Ends in 2027: Your Microsoft Entra Passkey Migration Plan
YouTube video by Merill Fernando
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August 12, 2026 at 7:16 AM
On Entra Podcast Jai Maharaj describes to
@merill.net an Australian customers concerns that employer-issued passkey-enrolled laptops were being handed to workers overseas to do the job for them. Phishing-resistant MFA didn't stop the human workaround. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCFz...
@merill.net an Australian customers concerns that employer-issued passkey-enrolled laptops were being handed to workers overseas to do the job for them. Phishing-resistant MFA didn't stop the human workaround. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCFz...
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
How to enforce Zero Trust across every resource
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How to enforce Zero Trust across every resource
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How to enforce Zero Trust across every resource
Discover the latest Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Private Access innovations to secure AI interactions, local agents, web traffic, and private...
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August 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇
How to enforce Zero Trust across every resource
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How to enforce Zero Trust across every resource
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