Many people wonder what Microsoft Endpoint Manager is and how to quickly gain value to their company by using it.
In this post i will give you some quick information on what it is and later on create a how to get started quckly with Microsoft Endpoint Manager!
So what is Microsoft Endpoint Manager?
Some people are saying “It`s the new name of Intune” and that`s not what it is at all! or Intune is in there, but it`s so much more.
MS Endpoint Manager is a tool set witch are combining several solutions and gives you “One place to manage” several infrastructure services. To name them:
- Microsoft Intune (ofcourse :))
- Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM)
- Windows Autopilot
- Desktop Analytics
- Microsoft Defender ATP
- Azure Active Directory
By doing this Microsoft achieves a ground breaking new management solution for us that gives us ability to manage all major platforms like Windows devices, Apple devices, Linux distros and Android devices.
So to be clear, Microsoft Intune or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM) will not be discontinued! They both will live their life but be combined with Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
So what do you need to start using Microsoft Endpoint Manager?
You need to have either Intune licenses or SCCM licenses and you also need to have Azure Active Directory Premium P1 to utilize Azure AD Conditional Access.
I will in the next blogpost come up with a brief guide om how to get started using Microsoft Endpoint Manager and quickly gain usage of yours EMS package!
Stay tuned for more secure devices!
