Microsoft Intune Cookbook

Get started with Microsoft Intune and explore its many facets, including task automation with Microsoft Graph and PowerShell

Key Features:

- Set up and configure a robust mobile device management (MDM) environment using best practices

- Implement and enforce compliance, security, and application policies to streamline device management

- Manage Windows, Android, iOS, and macOS devices seamlessly with Intune

- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description:

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.

What You Will Learn:

- Set up your Intune tenant and associated platform connections

- Deploy and manage security and compliance policies of your organization's devices

- Package, deploy, and update your applications using Intune

- Monitor, report, and troubleshoot your environment with advanced tools

- Leverage PowerShell to automate your daily tasks

- Understand the underlying workings of the Microsoft Graph platform and how it interacts with Intune

Who this book is for:

This book is for IT professionals, end-user device administrators, and system administrators looking to implement, optimize, or automate Microsoft Intune. Whether you're transitioning from on-premises management to cloud-based endpoint security or seeking to enhance your existing Intune deployment, this book provides practical solutions, automation strategies, and best practices to make device management seamless.

Table of Contents

- Getting Started with Microsoft Intune

- Configuring Your New Tenant for Windows Devices

- Securing Your Windows Devices with Security Policies

- Setting Up Enrollment and Updates for Windows

- Android Device Management

- Apple iOS Device Management 

- macOS Device Management

- Setting Up Your Compliance Policies

- Monitoring Your New Environment

- Looking at Reporting

- Packaging Your Windows Applications

- PowerShell Scripting Across Intune

- Tenant Administration

- Looking at Intune Suite