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Mastering Microsoft Endpoint Manager

By : Christiaan Brinkhoff, Per Larsen
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Book Image

Mastering Microsoft Endpoint Manager

5 (1)
By: Christiaan Brinkhoff, Per Larsen

Overview of this book

Microsoft Modern Workplace solutions can simplify the management layer of your environment remarkably if you take the time to understand and implement them. With this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know to make the shift to Modern Workplace, running Windows 10, Windows 11, or Windows 365. Mastering Microsoft Endpoint Manager explains various concepts in detail to give you the clarity to plan how to use Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) and eliminate potential migration challenges beforehand. You'll get to grips with using new services such as Windows 365 Cloud PC, Windows Autopilot, profile management, monitoring and analytics, and Universal Print. The book will take you through the latest features and new Microsoft cloud services to help you to get to grips with the fundamentals of MEM and understand which services you can manage. Whether you are talking about physical or cloud endpoints—it’s all covered. By the end of the book, you'll be able to set up MEM and use it to run Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows 365 efficiently.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Section 1: Understanding the Basics
4
Section 2: Windows 365
7
Section 3: Mastering Microsoft Endpoint Manager
19
Section 4: Tips and Tricks from the Field

Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Intune

What is unified endpoint management and how does this look through the concept of Microsoft Endpoint Manager? The following high-level architecture drawing explains how everything within Microsoft Endpoint Manager comes together in one unified endpoint management experience.

There is one console for your physical and cloud PCs via Windows 365 endpoints and mobile devices. This is the only place where they can be managed in a unified way. Also, the Intune company portal can deploy apps from Configuration Manager, Intune, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Azure Active Directory – one end user experience for all apps!

Figure 2.2 – Microsoft Endpoint Manager architecture diagram

The Microsoft Endpoint Manager architecture in the preceding diagram shows the three stages of the cloud management journey using Configuration Manager and Intune in a single, unified endpoint management solution:

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