Microsoft Intune Review: What Is It & What Are Its Functions?

This article posted byMiniTool organizationintroduces a Microsoft-developed cloud-related software named Microsoft Intune.

What Is Microsoft Intune?

Microsoft Intune, formerly known as Windows Intune, is a part ofMicrosoft Endpoint Manager.

Also, you are able to set up specific policies to manage applications.

That is to say, Intune allows members in an organization to use their personal devices.

Yet, on personal devices, it protects organization data by isolating organization data from personal data.

Also, Intune Microsoft integrates with Azure Information Protection fordata protection.

It can be used with the Microsoft 365 suite of products.

Administration of Intune is done with a web online window.

Administrator console based onMicrosoft Silverlightversion 3.0 enables Intune to invoke remote tasks such as malware scan.

Yet, a Silverlight v3.0-compatible online window is needed.

Moreover, the administrator has to provide a Windows Live ID, aka a Microsoft account.

Since v2.0, Microsoft Intune supports installation packages in form of .exe, .msi, and .msp.

Installation packages are compressed and encrypted on Microsoft Azure Storage.

Once login, software installation will start immediately.

It can also control the upgrade of itself to the latest new versions.

Besides, Intune is able to record inventory info automatically.

When problems happen, those computers managed by Intune will be gathered together.

Intune notifies support staff and notifying an external dealer through email.

What are System Center Endpoint Protection definitions?

What are the features, usages, workflow of Endpoint Protection?

Read this article to learn more.

Distribution is through a subscription system in which a fixed monthly cost is incurred per user.