Introducing the Microsoft Intune Product Family
Overview
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that allows organizations to manage, secure, and protect their mobile devices and other endpoints. Intune helps organizations to deploy, configure, and secure applications, and manage user identity and access. With Intune, organizations can also monitor and improve the security posture of their mobile devices, protect their corporate data from unauthorized access, and help to ensure compliance with corporate policies.
Components of the Intune Product Family
The Intune product family consists of the following components:
Microsoft Intune:
Microsoft Intune is the core component of the Intune product family. It provides organizations with the ability to manage, secure, and protect their mobile devices and other endpoints. Intune helps organizations to deploy, configure, and secure applications, and manage user identity and access. With Intune, organizations can also monitor and improve the security posture of their mobile devices, protect their corporate data from unauthorized access, and help to ensure compliance with corporate policies.
Microsoft Intune for Education:
Microsoft Intune for Education is a cloud-based Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution specifically designed for educational institutions. It provides organizations with the ability to manage, secure, and protect their mobile devices and other endpoints. Intune for Education helps organizations to deploy, configure, and secure applications, and manage user identity and access. With Intune for Education, organizations can also monitor and improve the security posture of their mobile devices, protect their corporate data from unauthorized access, and help to ensure compliance with corporate policies.
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS):
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) is a cloud-based suite of products that provides organizations with a comprehensive set of solutions for identity and access management, mobile device management, and data protection. It includes Intune, as well as Azure Active Directory Premium, Azure Information Protection, and Microsoft Cloud App Security.
Microsoft Intune App Wrapping Service:
The Intune App Wrapping Service is a cloud-based service that provides organizations with the ability to securely wrap their mobile applications for deployment on Intune. The service allows organizations to add encryption, device data protection, and other security policies to their mobile applications without requiring any changes to the application code.
Benefits of Using the Intune Product Family
The Intune product family offers organizations a number of benefits, including:
Flexible Deployment:
Intune can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud, giving organizations the flexibility to choose the deployment model that best meets their needs.
Security and Compliance:
Intune provides organizations with the ability to monitor and improve the security posture of their mobile devices, protect their corporate data from unauthorized access, and help to ensure compliance with corporate policies.
Cost Savings:
Intune offers organizations the ability to reduce costs by consolidating their mobile device management and security solutions into a single, easy-to-manage platform.
Scalability:
Intune provides organizations with the ability to quickly and easily scale their mobile device management and security solutions to meet the changing needs of their organizations.
Conclusion
The Microsoft Intune product family provides organizations with a comprehensive set of solutions for securing and managing their mobile devices and other endpoints. Intune helps organizations to deploy, configure, and secure applications, and manage user identity and access. With Intune, organizations can also monitor and improve the security posture of their mobile devices, protect their corporate data from unauthorized access, and help to ensure compliance with corporate policies. Organizations can also benefit from the cost savings and scalability that Intune provides.
