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Microsoft Intune Cookbook

Microsoft Intune Cookbook

By : Andrew Taylor
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Microsoft Intune Cookbook

Microsoft Intune Cookbook

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By: Andrew Taylor

Overview of this book

Microsoft Intune is a powerful cloud-managed mobile device management (MDM) tool that empowers you to manage your end-user device estate across various platforms. While it is an excellent platform, the initial setup and configuration can be a daunting process, and mistakes made early on can be more challenging to resolve later. This book addresses these issues by guiding you through the end-to-end configuration of an Intune environment, incorporating best practices and utilizing the latest functionalities. In addition to setting up your environment, you’ll delve into the Microsoft Graph platform to understand the underlying mechanisms behind the web GUI. This knowledge will enable you to automate a significant portion of your daily tasks using PowerShell. By the end of this book, you’ll have established an Intune environment that supports Windows, Apple iOS, Apple macOS, and Android devices. You’ll possess the expertise to add new configurations, policies, and applications, tailoring an environment to your specific requirements. Additionally, you’ll have the ability to troubleshoot any issues that may arise and package and deploy your company applications. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn how to use Microsoft Intune to manage their organization's end-user devices.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Microsoft licensing can be tricky at the best of times, so we will start there.

To use Intune, you will need an Intune license, which comes in three flavors:

  • Intune Plan 1: This includes your standard Intune functionality, including reporting and Endpoint analytics.
  • Intune Plan 2: This adds Microsoft Tunnel for iOS and Android application-level VPNs and support for specialty devices (such as VR headsets and large conference screens).
  • Intune Suite: This includes everything in Plans 1 and 2 plus Remote Help, Endpoint Privilege Management, and Advanced Endpoint Analytics (all of which will be covered in greater depth in Chapter 14). These can all be purchased individually on Plan 1, but it can work out to be more cost-effective to purchase the suite.

You can purchase your Intune licensing on a standalone plan or as part of the following Microsoft SKUs:

  • Microsoft 365 E3
  • Microsoft 365 E5
  • Microsoft 365 F1
  • Microsoft 365 F3
  • Microsoft 365 A3 (Education Only)
  • Microsoft 365 A5 (Education Only)
  • Microsoft Business Premium
  • Enterprise Mobility + Security E3
  • Enterprise Mobility + Security E5

If you are purchasing Intune on a standalone plan, you will also need to purchase an Entra ID license as well as a Defender for Endpoint license (if required).

These licenses are all per-user; however, Intune device-based licensing is available for some niche use cases, such as multi-user kiosk machines or manufacturing facilities with non-user-assigned devices.

On top of the Intune licensing, there are some additional Windows-only features that require a Windows Enterprise license over the standard Professional one.

This license is included in the M365 E3/E5/F3/F5/A3/A5 SKUs or can be added as an additional license.

Adding Windows Enterprise adds the following features:

  • Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
  • AppLocker
  • Credential Guard
  • Windows Autopatch
  • Windows Virtualization Rights
  • Remediations

A very useful site for referencing licensing SKUs and what each contains is https://m365maps.com/.

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