May 11, 2024
Updated November 11, 2026
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Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) service from Microsoft. It allows organizations to manage and secure mobile devices and applications within their organization. Intune is part of the Microsoft Endpoint Manager suite of products, which also includes Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
What is Microsoft Intune Used For?
Microsoft Intune is used to manage and secure mobile devices and applications within an organization. It can be used to:
- Deploy and manage applications
- Configure device settings
- Protect devices from malware
- Locate and wipe lost or stolen devices
- Enforce compliance policies
Why Learn About Microsoft Intune?
There are many benefits to learning about Microsoft Intune, including:
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Reading list
We've selected 17 books
that we think will supplement your
learning. Use these to
develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a
deeper understanding of the topics covered in
Microsoft Intune.
Delivers a comprehensive 2025 engineering playbook for managing Windows, iOS, macOS, and Android endpoints, Windows Autopilot provisioning, and Intune Suite capabilities. Authored by enterprise mobility MVPs to guide administrators through Zero Trust device compliance.
Provides task-oriented recipes for Win32 app packaging, Settings Catalog policy creation, proactive remediations, and automated management via Microsoft Graph API and PowerShell. Ideal for endpoint engineers automating repetitive tenant operations.
Covers modern cloud-native workplace architecture, Windows 11 and Windows 365 Cloud PC management, Endpoint Privilege Management, and co-management migration from Configuration Manager. Equips enterprise architects to modernize legacy Active Directory estates.
Draws on a Microsoft Intune product manager's perspective to explain enrollment workflows, app protection policies (MAM), conditional access integration, and Windows Update for Business rings. Offers a clear foundational onboarding path for new Intune administrators.
Aligns directly with Microsoft's modern desktop management certification, detailing Microsoft Entra join states, Intune device configuration profiles, BitLocker encryption, and Windows Autopilot deployment. Prepares IT pros for production enterprise device management.
Contextualizes Intune endpoint compliance within the wider Microsoft 365 security plane, detailing Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access, Defender threat policies, and hybrid identity governance. Equips administrators to coordinate tenant-wide zero-trust controls.
Walks step by step through tenant setup, RBAC role assignments, mobile application deployment, compliance reporting, and device wipe actions in the Microsoft Intune admin center. Offers practical administrative checklists for daily endpoint operations.
Explores Windows 11 security baselines, TPM 2.0 and virtualization-based security, provisioning packages, and Policy CSP underpinnings that Intune configures remotely. Helps endpoint administrators understand the operating system mechanics behind every MDM policy toggle.
Details how Microsoft Intune and Defender for Endpoint interoperate to onboard sensors, enforce Attack Surface Reduction rules, and block non-compliant devices based on real-time threat risk scores. Bridges endpoint management with SecOps threat defense.
Demonstrates how to provision, harden, and govern Windows 365 Cloud PCs and Azure Virtual Desktop hosts directly through Microsoft Intune baselines, compliance rules, and Conditional Access. Essential reading for teams securing cloud-streamed enterprise workspaces.
Introduces core MDM and MAM concepts, BYOD versus corporate-owned enrollment scenarios, and app configuration policies in a concise format. Suitable for helpdesk technicians and junior sysadmins transitioning into cloud device management.
Establishes the foundational enterprise OS imaging, driver injection, and task sequence architecture that preceded modern Windows Autopilot provisioning. Guides engineers migrating legacy MDT and Configuration Manager estates toward cloud-first Intune management.
Unpacks the Windows kernel, registry hive architecture, security reference monitor, and service control manager running beneath every managed Windows endpoint. Gives senior Intune engineers the low-level diagnostic fluency required to troubleshoot complex MDM failures.
Teaches systems engineers how to write modular PowerShell scripts, query REST APIs, and handle execution errors cleanly. Directly applicable to authoring Intune platform scripts, custom compliance detection scripts, and Microsoft Graph automation.
Maps Microsoft's integrated security, identity, and compliance stack across Entra ID, Intune device protection, and Microsoft Defender XDR. Clarifies how cloud-managed endpoint posture interacts with identity protection and Purview governance for certification prep.
Bridges legacy on-premises System Center Configuration Manager architecture with modern cloud attach and Intune co-management workloads. Helps enterprise endpoint teams transition task sequences, software updates, and compliance reporting smoothly to the cloud.
Explains why modern enterprise security relies on cryptographic device identity, continuous posture attestation, and policy enforcement points rather than corporate VPN perimeters. Connects daily Intune compliance rules to overarching Zero Trust architecture.
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