Microsoft just dropped a massive wave of features for Entra, and the rules of Tenant Governance have officially changed.
Join us as we talk to three world-class MVPs about their hands-on experience with the new Entra Backup and Recovery and Tenant Governance features.
Our Microsoft MVP guests Nathan McNulty, Ru Campbell, and Thomas Naunheim break down the most exciting new features in Microsoft Entra.
In this episode, we explore:
The “Shadow Tenant” Problem: One org found 700+ Entra tenants they didn’t know they had.
Version Control for Admins: Why “Difference Reports” are a total game-changer for troubleshooting.
Recovery Safeguards: How to protect your tenant from accidental deletions and “sneaky” background changes.
Backup & Recovery: The truth about Entra Backup vs. Third-Party ISV tools.
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About The Guests
Nathan, Ru, and Thomas are highly experienced MVPs specializing in identity security, governance, and Microsoft Entra.
Nathan McNulty - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanmcnulty/
Ru Campbell - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcam/
Thomas Naunheim LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasnaunheim/
🔗 Related Links
Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery Documentation - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/backup/overview
Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-governance/tenant-governance/overview
Synced Passkeys - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/how-to-authentication-passkeys-fido2
Microsoft Work IQ CLI (Public Preview) - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/extensibility/workiq-overview
Playwright https://playwright.dev/
Entra Auth Tracer (Chrome Extension) - https://github.com/darrenjrobinson/EntraAuthTracer
Unified Risk Score - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-xdr/investigate-users#risk-score-tab-preview
📗 Chapters
00:00 Intro to New Entra Features
02:04 Entra Backup and Recovery Deep Dive
10:41 Difference Reports Explained
15:54 Intro to Tenant Governance
23:34 Managing Multi-Tenant Organizations
33:31 Conditional Access Optimization Agent
36:55 The Great Passkey Debate
47:22 Retirements: SP-less Auth & ACS for SharePoint
48:46 Unified Risk Score in Defender
52:38 MVP Tips of the Week
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