What we’re about
Welcome to the Adelaide Azure User Group. The User Group exists to help people understand and benefit from the Microsoft Azure public cloud.
We encourage you to come along and participate in a fun friendly environment.
Come join us and tune in to hear Merill Fernando present on "Learn how to use Microsoft's SFI principles to secure your Microsoft 365 / Entra tenant."
Securing your Microsoft 365 and Entra environments requires a proactive, principle-driven approach. In this session, Principal Product Manager Merill Fernando will share how to apply Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) principles to strengthen your tenant security. Attendees will gain practical guidance on implementing SFI-aligned practices to protect identities, mitigate risks, and build a resilient identity foundation for their organisation.
About Merill:
Merill Fernando is a Principal Product Manager in the Microsoft Entra Identity product group within Microsoft Security. In his role, he partners with some of Microsoft’s largest enterprise customers to define their identity strategies and deploy Microsoft Entra solutions at scale. With extensive expertise in identity and access management, Merill brings deep insights into securing modern organisations through strategic adoption of Microsoft security technologies.
Please register to RSVP and ensure your surname is visible in Meetup if attending in person so that Microsoft can account for your safety in an emergency.
If you are attending in person, Please also provide your email and mobile number in the following question.
You MUST provide Photo ID on arrival and sign in.
For those joining online, you can join the meeting at [https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzU5YmFlZTgtZDU3Zi00NjhmLWE5OGItOGNmY2RiODUxN2Zl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2272f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223af24284-20cf-42c4-aea5-e2cc22e24ef1%22%7d](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzU5YmFlZTgtZDU3Zi00NjhmLWE5OGItOGNmY2RiODUxN2Zl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2272f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223af24284-20cf-42c4-aea5-e2cc22e24ef1%22%7d)
Agenda:
3pm - Arrival and registration
3 - 3.30pm - Pizza and chat
3.30 - 4.30pm - Meeting
4.30-5pm - Networking
5pm - Wrap up
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See all- Sep 2025 - Learn to use Microsoft's SFI principles to secure your Entra tenantMicrosoft Adelaide - Level 12, Aurora Building, Adelaide
Come join us and tune in to hear Merill Fernando present on "Learn how to use Microsoft's SFI principles to secure your Microsoft 365 / Entra tenant."
Securing your Microsoft 365 and Entra environments requires a proactive, principle-driven approach. In this session, Principal Product Manager Merill Fernando will share how to apply Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) principles to strengthen your tenant security. Attendees will gain practical guidance on implementing SFI-aligned practices to protect identities, mitigate risks, and build a resilient identity foundation for their organisation.
About Merill:
Merill Fernando is a Principal Product Manager in the Microsoft Entra Identity product group within Microsoft Security. In his role, he partners with some of Microsoft’s largest enterprise customers to define their identity strategies and deploy Microsoft Entra solutions at scale. With extensive expertise in identity and access management, Merill brings deep insights into securing modern organisations through strategic adoption of Microsoft security technologies.Please register to RSVP and ensure your surname is visible in Meetup if attending in person so that Microsoft can account for your safety in an emergency.
If you are attending in person, Please also provide your email and mobile number in the following question.
You MUST provide Photo ID on arrival and sign in.For those joining online, you can join the meeting at [https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzU5YmFlZTgtZDU3Zi00NjhmLWE5OGItOGNmY2RiODUxN2Zl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2272f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223af24284-20cf-42c4-aea5-e2cc22e24ef1%22%7d](https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzU5YmFlZTgtZDU3Zi00NjhmLWE5OGItOGNmY2RiODUxN2Zl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2272f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223af24284-20cf-42c4-aea5-e2cc22e24ef1%22%7d)
Agenda:
3pm - Arrival and registration
3 - 3.30pm - Pizza and chat
3.30 - 4.30pm - Meeting
4.30-5pm - Networking
5pm - Wrap up