Application delivery via Microsoft Intune

We’ve been explaining the benefits of using a modern unified endpoint management solution from the same management experience we have covered in the previous chapters of this book. Of course, the same benefits apply to delivering applications to your endpoints, whether they’re running Windows Enterprise on a virtual cloud or physical endpoints via Microsoft Intune.

Another important layer is security. Normally, installing apps would require installation rights, such as local administrator permissions on your Windows Enterprise endpoint. Delivering your app via Microsoft Intune allows you to assign and install apps – in a modular fashion – without the need to make the user a local administrator.

Adding applications modularly (separately) from the image would also drastically simplify your image maintenance process. For example, within a legacy virtual desktop infrastructure, you would have created a so-called...