What is Microsoft Intune – An Introduction

Many small and medium businesses face the ever increasing daily challenge of making sure their business data and technology estate is secure and protected when they can’t physically see or access their employees devices.

In today’s blog we are going to look at how businesses can introduce Microsoft Intune to retain greater control and better manage their business devices and applications when their employees are spread across a hybrid model of office and remote working.

Continue reading this post, as we highlight answers to – what is Microsoft Intune? Give insight to its features and we will also discuss why businesses should consider using Microsoft Intune.

Microsoft Intune is one of many apps that Microsoft offers, so for more information check out the ultimate guide to Microsoft 365.

  • Microsoft Intune Overview

To get started we need to understand what Microsoft Intune is. Essentially, Intune is a cloud-based device management service that helps businesses manage their mobile devices, PCs, laptops and business applications via a centralised cloud console, giving them greater control and visibility.

With Microsoft Intune, organisations can better protect their business against malware, malicious websites, and phishing attacks by streamlining their deployment and ongoing management process of data and applications. Furthermore businesses can also keep their data safe and secure through remote management and additional capabilities such remote wiping.

  • Features within Microsoft Intune

Let’s dive a little deeper and understand some of the features that Microsoft Intune provides, and what this means for your business.

    1. Device management: Businesses can enrol devices in Microsoft Intune. By enrolling a device, it becomes visible in Intune and businesses can then manage policies, apps, and settings on that device, or group of devices.
    2. Application management: Businesses can deploy apps to employees’ devices. They can also restrict which apps employees can use on their work devices.
    3. Data protection: Businesses can encrypt data on devices. They can also set up remote wiping so that if a device is lost or stolen, the data on that device can be erased remotely.
    4. Device compliance: Businesses can set up compliance policies for devices. These policies help ensure that devices meet minimum security requirements.
    5. Intune Company Portal: The gateway for employees to access business apps and resources from almost any network, all managed by polices created by the business.

  • Why Use Microsoft Intune?

There are many reasons why businesses should consider using Microsoft Intune.

First, it helps businesses protect their data. With data encryption and remote wiping, businesses can rest assured knowing that their data is safe and secure.

Second, Microsoft Intune helps businesses comply with industry regulations. By setting up compliance policies, businesses can ensure that their devices meet minimum security requirements.

Third, Microsoft Intune makes it easy to deploy apps to employee devices. This saves businesses time and money by eliminating the need to manually install apps on each device.

Finally, Microsoft Intune offers a variety of reports so that businesses can track their device capability over time. These reports provide valuable insights into how employees are using their devices for work purposes.

Courses for learning Microsoft Intune

If you’re looking for a way to learn Microsoft Intune, there are a number of courses available on Microsoft’s learning portal. These courses will teach you how to use Intune to create and manage policies, and how to customize them to fit your business’s needs. They’ll also teach you how to protect data and devices by following best practices.

Conclusion

As we’ve discussed, Microsoft Intune is a powerful tool that offers many benefits for small and medium businesses. It helps businesses protect their data with features like data encryption and remote wiping and it also helps businesses comply with industry regulations by setting up compliance policies. Additionally, Microsoft Intune makes it easy to deploy apps to employee devices and offers a variety of reports so that businesses can track their device capability over time.

If your business is looking for better device management, control over business applications and data, as well as increased security, then Intune might be the tool you have been looking for. Contact baseMSP today, and we can help you consider the implementation of Intune, as well as the benefits and overall positive impact to your business.

Stay tuned for our next blog post where we discuss the benefits of using Microsoft Auto Pilot.

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