Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based endpoint-management service for managing and securing organisational devices and applications. Its value becomes clearer when you look beyond the phrase 'device management' and consider the full user and endpoint lifecycle.
Manage devices across multiple platforms
Intune supports a broad range of platforms, including Windows, macOS, iOS/iPadOS, Android and Linux. Organisations can enrol supported devices, apply configuration, secure endpoints and manage aspects of the device lifecycle from a cloud-based administration service.
Define what a compliant device looks like
Compliance policies allow organisations to evaluate devices against defined requirements. Depending on platform and configuration, these can include areas such as operating-system versions, encryption, passwords and device health.
Compliance becomes particularly useful when it is connected to Microsoft Entra Conditional Access, because device state can then influence access to organisational resources.
Deploy and protect applications
Intune can deploy and manage supported applications. App-protection policies can also help control how organisational data is accessed and shared within supported applications, including scenarios where some mobile devices are not fully enrolled for device management.
Where Intune fits
- Device enrolment and configuration.
- Security and compliance policies.
- Application deployment and management.
- Protection of organisational data in supported apps.
- Integration with Microsoft Entra for access decisions.
- A foundation for more consistent endpoint management as organisations grow.
Intune is most valuable when policies reflect the organisation's real security and operational requirements. A successful deployment is not about creating the maximum number of policies; it is about establishing manageable standards that protect data while allowing users to work effectively.