What is Microsoft Intune?

– By the
embark of windows 10, Microsoft has introduced Microsoft INTUNE;  cloud-based
services, that allows employees the freedom and adaptability to get their work
done wherever it’s suitable; reflecting the way most of the enterprise wield
today.
Referring to
an IT impact report
  • 4 out of 5
    employees admit that they spend at least part of their day working outside the
    office.

  • 1out of 3
    employees are completely mobile.

  • 61% of those
    who took the survey to assume the current mobile solution is ineffective.


therefore Microsoft has
expanded and improved the BYOD trend with Intune, at present business owners
and IT admins have the mobility to simply protect and manage their devices






But first
to get a deeper understanding of Microsoft Intune lets to overview some of the common
terms:
  • EMM: Enterprise
    Mobility management; hardware method of remotely managing devices including
    configuration and the field content generated with MDM and MAM.

  • MDM: Mobile
    device Management allows registering an employee mobile phone, tablet or any other devices; and then track; manages and secure the device according to the employee’s
    profile and task.

  • MAM: Mobile
    application management, it controls access to business apps and the content
    related to, without controlling the overall physical device. 

  • UEM: unified
    endpoint management; it remotely controls and secures the related to work
    devices

   Let go back
now to our main topic Microsoft Intune


Microsoft designed Intune
to help businesses securely and effectively manage mobile devices and computers,
distribute windows updates and APPS, and secure company data with conditional
access;

So as it is a cloud-based
service in the EMM space that helps enable the workforce to be productive while
keeping the cooperate data protected, with Intune, an employee can manage these
following actions:

-Companies can use devices
and business apps without additional costs for the network infrastructure.

-Users can register the devices or remove them, also install business apps.

-Companies that already
use Microsoft system center can manage with the configuration manager local computer
and use the Microsoft Intune in addition to mobile device management (MDM).

·         –Data encryption for mobile devices and computers.

·         –Multi-Factor authentication.

·         –Remote wipe capabilities so lost or stolen devices never lead to data
breaches.


The
benefits of Microsoft Intune













Management
of Office mobile apps: promoting Mobile productivity for employees with access
to corporate resources on Office mobile apps which they are familiar with.

  • Data
    Protection – Secure corporate data, including Exchange email, Outlook email,
    and OneDrive for Business documents, regarding the registration status of the
    device and the compliance policies set by the administrator.


  •  No need to
    maintain Infrastructure: Eliminate the need to plan, purchase, and maintain
    hardware and infrastructure by managing mobile devices from the cloud with
    Intune.


  • Integration
    with Enterprise: Extending existing System Centre Configuration Managing
    infrastructure through integration with Intune to provide a consistent
    management experience across devices on-premises and in the cloud.


  • Flexible Licensing:
    Spend less time counting devices per-user. Intune include the Enterprise
    Mobility Suite, the most cost-effective way to acquire Intune, Azure Active
    Directory Premium, and Azure Rights Management.












And finally, there is
absolutely no hardware required, eliminating the hassle and saving you time and money
access to Intune is managed fully through the cloud. Microsoft Intune delivers
mobile application management across iOS, Android, Windows, and Windows Phone.







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