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Microsoft Intune Cookbook

By : Andrew Taylor
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Microsoft Intune Cookbook

By: Andrew Taylor

Overview of this book

Microsoft Intune is a 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)

Reviewing audit logs

In the last recipe, we covered auditing actions taken directly on devices, which, while they can have a high impact, are on an individual device level, so less likely to cause significant issues. If, however, policies are amended, deleted, or created, there is a far greater chance of issues at a larger level. To monitor for such changes, we need to delve into the audit logs.

Getting ready

To access audit logs, click on Tenant administration | Audit logs.

How to do it...

Once you are on the Audit logs page, you will be presented with a familiar report-type screen. Again, there is a powerful filter option at the top, including the ability to filter on the activity. Be warned, however, that this is a long list and does not have any search functionality built in, so make sure you are selecting the correct option when using it.

The search box allows you to find the person who made the change and you can also sort by date and activity (but not the other...