Adam Fowler

The account @msittechnews.bsky.social is up and running if you want a feed of all the Techcommunity.microsoft.com and Azure news on Bluesky.

I'm quite confident I'm completely done with interacting on social media now - both X and Bluesky. Life for me has moved on. Ping me on LinkedIn as I actively check that. Best wishes to you all!

Credit Card Compromised & AI Last week, I had a worrying SMS that many of us have received - my bank was asking if a transaction on my card was one that I had done, as it may have been fraudulent. My first reaction was to question if it was a legitimate SMS or not - but after logging onto my…

July 2025 – 6 Month Update This poor site has been untouched for the last 6 months (ignoring the magic of auto-updates) because of a few changes in my life. I thought that giving a summary of what's been happening in my life during that time would be a good way to get back into the flow of…

I had so much fun with Merill on this :D Entra is sooo vast. I'm pretty sure we could talk for days about all the capabilities, pitfalls, and best practices 😅 Hopefully we covered some helpful things, and let us know if you have questions!

"A Deeper Look at Microsoft Dragon Copilot: Transforming Clinical Workflow with AI" techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Healthc... #Microsoft #techcommunity

I haven't been around for a bit, having a break from social media (LinkedIn a bit still though). I'm back at Microsoft now and having fun.. I'll still respond to mentions and DMs. Take care all!

If you are in Adelaide tomorrow, join me at the Adelaide Azure meetup and hear about ethical use of AI, Azure AI Foundry, time machines and more. It's FREE! -> www.meetup.com/adelaide-azu... @simonholman.bsky.social @adamfowlerit.com @ryanrroyals.bsky.social

Got my new label

I tried removing all the negativity from my life but all the fridge magnets fell off.

"Microsoft Entra PowerShell module now generally available" https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/Identity/microsoft-entra-powershell-module-now-generally-available/4365718 #Microsoft #techcommunity

"Introducing Enhanced Azure OpenAI Distillation and Fine-Tuning Capabilities" https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/Azure-AI-Services-blog/introducing-enhanced-azure-openai-distillation-and-fine-tuning-capabilities/4372157 #Microsoft #techcommunity

Aw there's a boardgame I really want but it only ships to US/Canada :( Globalisation hasn't progressed far enough!

first to double digit occurrence @adamfowlerit.com

"Permanent" - I do not think it means what you think it means.

End of my run being a Principal Solutions Architect today. New job in a few weeks :)

Writers for tech publications often have no control over their article headlines, as these are selected by editors for SEO purposes. If you quote dunk on social to criticize my perceived tech ignorance, you're being blocked. Read the article first, Einstein.

If you're into Microsoft Education, I've started a section on MSPortals.io - msportals.io/edu - and would love to be linked any Microsoft Education portals or links of significance.

If you're into Microsoft Education, I've started a section on MSPortals.io - msportals.io/edu - and would love to be linked any Microsoft Education portals or links of significance.

This looks like a pretty effective phishing email!

Are you an Admin working with servers (on prem or in the cloud) in a traditional architecture space for years? Looking to get a grasp on containers, k8s and more cloud native things? I've got a session from MS Ignite that is MADE FOR YOU! ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio...

"Microsoft Defender for Cloud Customer Newsletter" https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/MicrosoftDefenderCloudBlog/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-customer-newsletter/4363214 #Microsoft #techcommunity

"New Unified Contacts in Microsoft Teams and Outlook, now generally available" https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/microsoft_365blog/new-unified-contacts-in-microsoft-teams-and-outlook-now-generally-available/4362090 #Microsoft #techcommunity

Something to keep in mind for 2025 Written by James Miller of A Small Fiction

Another factor on this is that Y2K was very easy to test for. Change the date and see what happens. It's how a lot of medical issues get solved - when the test (or remediation/prevention) is easy to do.

🤖2024 was a remarkable year for Microsoft's advancements and investments in AI, and there's no doubt that 2025 will bring even more innovation. Looking forward to what is next!💪 🔗Check out more in the Microsoft official post: https://buff.ly/3BMos3Z #AI #Copilot #PowerPlatform #Azure

YouTube Premium Family in Australia is $32.99 now!

GitHub has crossed 150 million developers 🎉 In celebration, we are making GitHub Copilot free in VS Code. That’s chat and code completions. Multi-file edits. Multi-model choice. Agentic extensions like Perplexity & Stack Overflow and more. GitHub Copilot + VS Code. Fused. Free. Happy holiday.

Cheers everyone to the upcoming holidays!

Drop the official handles a follow 🫡 @xbox.com @gamepass.xbox.com @pcgamepass.xbox.com

Using your collective wisdom internet people - has anyone bought a Koala Plus mattress and what's your opinion?

Today is the day folks. The new and updated Bluesky.ms is now live! Go add yourself. I'll share a detailed step by step...

I get impressed when I have to fill out a PDF that has actual typable text fields, and they're all in order so when I have to tab from field to field, it jumps correctly. I didn't get impressed today.

Ordered my 3D print for Xmas, ended up choosing the Bambu Labs P1S. Seems like a really good time to get into the hobby.

Am I the first to do this joke?

Been having a bit of a break from online content due to Covid and that long recover to get back to full 100% but I'm almost there.

The Windows Server 2025 Security Book is out! A good resource to understand the security capabilities in Windows Server 2025. techcommunity.micros...

"...there are no additional security settings that require enforcement"

"Announcing the Public Preview of the Azure Arc gateway!" https://buff.ly/3Z44Y3A.comhttps//buff.ly/3ObVNrC #Microsoft #techcommunity

"Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft Ignite 2024 Event Guide" https://buff.ly/3Z44Y3A.comhttps//buff.ly/3OdqZXs #Microsoft #techcommunity

Realised the Microsoft TechCommunity update broke the RSS feeds but found the new URL, so hopefully all the feeds will be working again :)

Tried Bing Image creator with the prompt: "make an image of what data scrubbing looks like on a synology diskstation" Pretty accurate, I do just sit there looking at it while it data scrubs.

If you're tech related and I haven't followed you back, please let me know so I can correct the oversight!

If I'm "Faithfully Yours" why did you include a bunch of other people on this email?

Installed extra 8GB RAM and two 400GB NVME SSDs into the Synology Diskstation 1823xs+ and then migrated drives. Didn't realise existing NVME was actually a part of the RAID and needed to also be migrated or removed!

Pulled out the 6 disks from my Synology DS1621xs+ and dropped them in the new DS1823xs+, power on and it detects, asks 2-3 questions, and off it goes setting things up!

Thanks DoorDash for fixing your error and giving me a code I can use zero (0) times.