The architecture information closes off the introduction to cloud services and PC management that we have been discussing in the previous two chapters as we move away from how Windows Intune is delivered as a service towards how we use it without worrying about this information. As Windows Intune is a service, like the electricity and water that we use at home, it is good to know how it gets to us.
The following diagram shows which pieces of the Windows Intune solution are hosted by Microsoft and those which are deployed and hosted by us as the PC administrator:
It can be seen that all the services are hosted by Microsoft, but the installation software, Windows 7, and support tools are more likely to be managed and deployed by us as the administrators, even if they are initially downloaded from the Windows Intune or other Microsoft website. Because of this split, once a user is set up they can work from the office or while out and about and can continue...