What's Really Coming in Release Wave 1 2025: AI Hype And A New Security Threat

About this episode

Nick and George discuss the key updates and potential issues in Release Wave 1 2025 for Power Pages, focusing on AI features and security threats.

In the first episode of 2025, Nick and George break down Release Wave 1 2025 for Power Pages, separating real improvements from underwhelming updates. AI features take center stage, but do they actually add value? Discussion covers AI-assisted forms, web agents, and natural language queries , questioning their usefulness in real-world applications. Modern lists get long-awaited updates, including JavaScript event support and metadata filters , finally closing gaps with classic lists. The ongoing file upload saga resurfaces, and the new virus scanning feature raises questions about effectiveness. A streamlined Microsoft Entra ID setup wizard promises easier authentication setup, but handling failed logins remains tricky. A surprising security threat in social logins also comes up — cross-IdP impersonation —where external authenticator can let attackers register an account with someone else's corporate email. With event portals moving from outbound marketing to Power Pages , the clock ticks toward a July 2025 deadline for migration. Anyone still using the old Angular-based event sites needs to start planning now. Want to know what's missing from this release? A wishlist of features…

People in this episode

Host: George Doubinski

Topics covered

• AI features
• security threats
• Power Pages
• software updates
• authentication

Keywords

• AI-assisted forms
• web agents
• natural language queries
• JavaScript event support
• metadata filters
• file upload saga
• virus scanning feature
• Microsoft Entra ID
• cross-IdP impersonation
• event portals

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Power Pages, Entra, Power Pages 2025, Microsoft Entra ID

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