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MEM v ENNBEE - Battles with Modern Endpoint Management

Nick Benton

I’m Nick Benton (ennbee), an end-user computing specialist with over a decade of experience in consulting, architecture, design, and implementation of modern device management, and enterprise mobility solutions. I currently have the role of Principal Cloud Endpoint Consultant at Phoenix Software Ltd who are the Global Microsoft Partner of the Year for Modern Endpoint Management 2023, where my main focus is assisting customers in their road to a modern workplace cloud first approach, using Microsoft Intune, with a focus on migration, security and zero touch deployments.

I use this website as a platform to share content with the community, based on solutions I find, to problems encountered in real world scenarios.

Intelligent Phased Windows Update for Business Deployments
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Software Updates Dynamic Groups Security
You might have been asked the question, especially from organisations that currently utilise Microsoft Configuration Manager, about how you mimic existing Device Collections used for Software Update deployments in Microsoft Intune..
Revisiting macOS National Cyber Security Centre Security Settings
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Microsoft Intune macOS Security National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Configuration
With the improved support for macOS devices in Microsoft Intune, it’s time we revisited how to secure macOS devices aligned the National Cyber Security Centre guidance.
Managing Assignments in Microsoft Intune: Settings Catalog Profiles
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Microsoft Intune Settings Catalog Assignments Graph API PowerShell Automation
Ever wanted to the ability to re-assign all of your Setting Catalog profiles in Intune to additional device and user groups without having to painstakingly go through each one manually? Well this post is for you.
Detailed Compliance for Non-Microsoft Antivirus Solutions
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Compliance Security Antivirus PowerShell
So what happens when you’re not using Windows Defender on your Windows 10 and later Microsoft Intune enrolled devices, and you’re not happy with the basic compliance checks for Third-Party Antivirus products?
Automating Endpoint Privilege Management Policies with PowerShell
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Microsoft Intune Windows 10 and later Security Settings Catalog Endpoint Privilege Management Graph API PowerShell Automation Endpoint Security
So you’re interested in Endpoint Privilege Management in Microsoft Intune and in you’re excitement you’ve gone and deployed a new policy to audit using the Reporting Scope options, all elevations across your managed Windows 10 and later devices. Now what?
Deploying Teams Backgrounds to macOS Devices
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Microsoft Intune macOS Microsoft Teams Apps Shell Script
What happens when a stranger on the Internet asks you to look at something they’ve got a problem with? Here we are, looking at how to deploy Microsoft Teams Backgrounds to macOS devices.
Co-Managing Windows Autopilot Hybrid Join Devices
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Microsoft Intune Microsoft Configuration Manager Windows 10 and later Windows Autopilot Remediation Scripts PowerShell Hybrid Entra Join Co-management
Installing the Configuration Manager client on Hybrid Azure AD Joined Autopilot devices should be an easy process right?
Assigning Intune Mobile Apps Quickly and Consistently
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Microsoft Intune Android iOS/iPadOS Administration Apps Graph API PowerShell Automation
No one, and I mean no one, really wants to manually and individually assign Mobile Apps to Users or Devices in Intune in their 100’s, so we should find a solution for this bulk assignment approach.
Updating Apple Operating System Compliance Policies
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Microsoft Intune iOS/iPadOS macOS Compliance Software Updates Graph API PowerShell Automation
Apple devices shouldn’t be exempt from Operating System compliance policies, and these policies should share the same fate as Windows ones, and be updated monthly in line with update release cycles.