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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

Licensing requirements

To use MEM, you have to be entitled to an Intune license. There are also options to obtain a trial license for 30 days to kick the tires and validate the service.

MEM as a service doesn't require an Azure subscription; however, when you use the service together with a cloud PC, you'll need to set up an Azure virtual network and, therefore, you need an Azure subscription. An Azure subscription will not be necessary when Azure AD join is supported with cloud PCs (coming soon).

Here are the types of licenses that provide access to MEM:

  • Intune-only license
  • Microsoft 365 E3
  • Microsoft E5
  • Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) E5

It's likely that your company already owns one of these licenses and therefore already has access to MEM.

Creating a trial account is relatively easy; you just go to admin.microsoft.com and click on Billing, followed by Purchase services. Search for one of the licenses listed previously...