Modern Endpoint

The video of the session that my friend Davide Salsi and I held at Be Connected Day 12 on May 30, 2024, is finally online. In recent years, Microsoft Intune has been the main path towards a “Modern” device management. With the advent of AI and the release of new features, a new era in the device management paradigm is opening.​ In this session, we will see in detail how these latest solutions can contribute to a cloud-native management of endpoints:​

After reaching the first milestone of our lab, it’s time to do a little recap. Below is the complete list of the first videos in the “The Lab” series, from creating the Active Directory forest to the first Windows Entra Joined client and its behavior in an on-premises environment. 📺 The LAB - Episode 0 - Introduction to the Lab 📺 The LAB - Episode 1 - Creating an Active Directory Forest and Setting Up a Domain Controller

Here’s the news we love on Mondays! 😍 Introducing the Microsoft Mac Admins Community, a new online community for IT professionals passionate about using Microsoft products on Apple Mac devices within enterprises! Here’s a direct quote: “This community is a place where Mac administrators working with Microsoft 365 or Intune management for Mac can connect with other users, share experiences and best practices, learn from experts and colleagues, get help with common issues, and draw inspiration from the latest innovations.

Intune Organizational Messages are coming to Intune (GA as of 31/5)! Organizing a communication campaign towards users for urgent updates or the release of new configurations that impact the user experience will now be easier. Here are the key licensing and requirements details. 📌 Licenses Microsoft 365 E3 Microsoft 365 E5 Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 with Microsoft Intune Plan 1 Windows 10/11 Enterprise E5 with Microsoft Intune Plan 1 📌 Operating Systems

IT specialists, hello everyone! In this video, we will see the tools that Azure AD and Intune provide us with to manage local group membership. Video You can find the entire video below, or you can continue reading the article. Article After playing with the new Windows LAPS in my previous video, I was reviewing the list of local administrators on my lab machine, and since the machine is registered in Azure AD Join, the Azure AD user who joined it has become an administrator.

I have tried the new Windows LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) with direct support for Entra ID. If you have Windows 11 machines (which natively support it), it is really simple and fast to implement. Here are some useful information: 📌 No licensing requirement, available from Entra ID Free and above 📌 Supported operating systems: Windows 11 22H2 - April 11, 2023 Update Windows 11 21H2 - April 11, 2023 Update Windows 10 20H2, 21H2, and 22H2 - April 11, 2023 Update Windows Server 2022 - April 11, 2023 Update Windows Server 2019 - April 11, 2023 Update In the video, besides configuring the Intune profile to re-enable the built-in local Administrator, I also tested a slightly more specific scenario by renaming the Administrator.

On March 22, 2023, the Microsys event “Tech Bits: Modern Endpoint Management” took place, and now the video of the event is available! Together with the legendary Paolo Bodini, we presented the 10 key elements to consider for modern management of corporate and personal devices. Enjoy watching! Riccardo

A few days ago, I came across a very interesting article from the Intune Customer Success Team. The article discusses how to configure BitLocker through the Intune Settings Catalog. This piqued my curiosity because, considering the Settings Catalog, there are now three different ways to deploy BitLocker from Intune. I wanted to understand the advantages of using the Settings Catalog compared to the already available methods. Here’s my experience! ⚠️ As mentioned in the video: the settings you see were done for purely educational and illustrative purposes.

This news was from the end of January, but amidst the chaos of activities and news, I can finally share it now: native management of macOS updates in Intune! Prior to this functionality, managing updates for Macs enrolled in Intune was not very straightforward: scripts, third-party solutions, or user self-service management were required. With this new set of features, it will be possible to natively manage the following types of updates from the Intune interface: