Microsoft Intune
Reddit take
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Microsoft Intune is widely regarded as the standard for modern, cloud-based Windows device management, particularly for organizations already integrated into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. While it is praised for facilitating Windows 11 migrations and reducing manual troubleshooting through Autopilot and device resets, it faces significant criticism for its slow deployment speeds and inconsistent user interface.
Pros
- Streamlines Windows 11 migrations and fleet-wide upgrades.
- Automates driver updates and patching via AutoPatch.
- Reduces manual troubleshooting by enabling easy device resets and loaner workflows.
- Strong integration with Microsoft 365 features like Conditional Access.
Cons
- Significant latency; policy and application changes can take 30 to 90 minutes to sync.
- Inconsistent UI and settings across different management screens.
- Lacks several granular features found in its on-premises predecessor, SCCM.
- Mac management capabilities are frequently described as subpar or poorly implemented.
Caveats
- Hardware repairs often require tedious re-uploading of hardware hashes for re-enrollment.
- Users report that while it 'works,' it can feel like a 'cloud kludge' of older legacy tools.
- Initial setup can be complex and prone to generic errors during the enrollment phase.
Best for
- Windows-centric environments moving toward cloud-only management.
- Organizations already utilizing Microsoft 365 Business Premium or Enterprise licenses.
- Teams looking to replace on-premises SCCM infrastructure with Autopilot.
Avoid if
- You require near-instantaneous policy enforcement or application deployment.
- Your fleet is primarily composed of macOS devices.
- You need the full, granular control and feature parity of on-premises SCCM.
This summary uses balanced time weighting with about a 6-month half-life. The evidence is older (median age ~414 days), which may not reflect the most recent feature updates or performance improvements in this fast-changing service.
Sentiment
21 positive (49%) · 12 mixed (28%) · 10 negative (23%)
Trust + time weighted score: +31% · raw score 26%
What redditors said (10 of 43)
Intune CAN do Macs, but it doesnt exactly do them well.
If you have enough hands on experience with intune you should be good to go.
Parent context: Do you have access to Intune? Reply: Strongly recommend you do. They have free trial available.
Yea Intune is slow AF, We use it at work.
The worst thing is that when it comes to making changes on deployments that it takes Intune ages to propagate them across to figuring out how to force push those through helps a lot as well.
the other thing is practicing with my own tenant of InTune/Entra. You don’t need that for a fundamentals exam, but it’ll help for anything above a fundamentals exam!
I have worked with Intune for over 2 years and I found the tear challenging!
When I was studying my MD-102, I ended up working with 5 test VMs and deploying Intune to the whole tenant while watching videos from Udemy and cbtnuggets too
Getting practice in Intune goes a long way too cause they ask questions about very specific settings/configs/options and some default settings.
Screenshots of Intune blades and selecting the right option/area to make the required change. The main I remember is for cloud apps, conditional access, session controls, etc.
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