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Microsoft Intune Endpoint Manager, Support, Management & Consulting Services.

Maximizing success in a hybrid work environment requires advanced solutions to manage security policies and fight the dramatic rise of successful phishing schemes and ransomware attacks fueled by the rapid shift to remote work.

Companies that only relied on their internal office network struggled immensely with security and control of their data as employees were compelled to work from home, often on their personal devices instead of approved corporate computers.

As some workers return to the office, others in the same company may remain remote. The next challenge for employers is to safely manage this hybrid office while ensuring secure access to on-premises corporate data and email regardless of device.

Microsoft Intune delivers the security and flexibility your hybrid office needs to stay productive and safely access company data and email on any Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS devices in one unified mobile solution.

What is Microsoft Intune Endpoint Manager?

In simple terms, Microsoft Intune Endpoint Manager ensures your employees can securely access the data and applications they need to be productive, regardless of where they are or what device they are using.

To be more precise, Microsoft Intune Endpoint Manager is an advanced mobility management solution that provides comprehensive workforce device, policy, security, and app management across your Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android environments.

Intune Endpoint Manager is a cloud-based service and part of the Microsoft 365 offering. It is designed to manage devices and apps on a standalone basis or in conjunction with your current domain environment as a hybrid configuration. Intune seamlessly provides authentication and security policies whether your staff are working from home, the office, or traveling using a company device or working from their own device.

What are the key capabilities of Microsoft Intune Endpoint Manager?

Key capabilities include:

Managing your organization’s mobile devices and apps to support compliance, security, and productivity. Business apps can be secured even when deployed to BYOD (bring your own device).
Securing corporate resources through conditional access policies.
Securing corporate data with encryption policies.
Configuring corporate data access with app-level permissions.
Automatically configuring and securing your organization’s hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Managing the lifecycle of mobile devices, apps, and users.
Enforce compliance with regulatory requirements.
Integrates into other Microsoft 365 platforms like Exchange, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
Modernize Windows 10 management without being tied to a local AD or GPO.

What types of devices can be managed by Intune?

Microsoft Intune Endpoint Manager supports most modern-day workforce devices, including Windows 10 PCs, Apple iMac, iOS devices, and Google Android mobile devices. Intune provides unique policy distribution in order to support corporate-owned devices and BYOD (bring your own device).

Intune does not currently support Linux or Chromebook devices. Windows 7 is also not supported.

What does the Intune rollout process look like?

Assessment

We analyze your current network configuration, Active Directory, Group Policy, company apps, security settings, and hardware inventory.

Planning

Once we've analyzed your current configuration, we will create a detailed plan for migrating your current infrastructure to Intune.

Creation

Next, we will set up Intune Endpoint Manager in your Microsoft 365 tenant. We will create all baseline security, maintenance, and configuration policies, as well as, develop the deployment policies needed to manage your I.T. infrastructure.

Testing

After setting up your Intune tenant, we will begin a testing phase. We will start with a few computers and mobile devices to confirm all policies are deploying successfully. Next, we will enroll a small group of preselected employees who will act as the beta testers of the Intune deployment.

Deployment

Once we've confirmed everything is working as expected in the testing phase, we will begin the general phase rollout for full company-wide Intune deployment.

Maintenance

As time goes on, things inevitably change. Whether the platform itself is updated, or your business needs shift, our I.T. support plans are here to offer you the best I.T. management and support in the industry.

Intune FAQs

Intune can work alongside your current server(s), but this hybrid environment is not seamless. Integration between your on-prem Active Directory/GPO with Intune and Azure AD is supported. There are advantages of this type of deployment, such as rolling out your cloud integration more slowly. However, there can be conflicts between your GPO and Intune settings and you are still tied down to a central network.

Intune Endpoint Manager is a more complete solution when compared to other MDM software. One of the primary benefits to Intune is the ability to create a seamless security policy across all employee devices, whether PCs, Macs, iPhones, or Androids. Intune Endpoint Manager also offers the ability to securely manage company resources whether your staff are using company-owned devices or their own.

Intune does have a greater learning curve than some of the other simpler MDM solutions. However, other solutions lack much of the robust features that really makes Intune stand apart.