Navigating Microsoft Intune
In 2019, Microsoft announced Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) as its new brand for endpoint management. However, this was renamed simply Microsoft Intune in 2022. Microsoft Intune has two services in it. Although the two services are distinct, they can be connected using features such as co-management and tenant attach:
- Intune, an internet-based MDM service
- Configuration Manager, an on-premises-based management service
The Intune admin center or portal (endpoint.microsoft.com) is a web console that lets you manage Intune-enrolled, co-managed, or tenant-attached devices. It can also manage security settings for devices that do not fall into any of these categories with Security Management, which will be covered in the next section.
Microsoft Intune by OS
Using Microsoft Intune, you can configure Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2012 R2 or later (with some caveats you’ll learn about in the upcoming Understanding Security Management...
