Move Your Intune Rollout and Endpoint Security Forward
Your Intune rollout is stuck.
Devices are enrolled, but policies do not apply reliably. Or the rollout is waiting for decisions that nobody can make alongside daily operations. I support your IT team in clarifying the current state and continuing the agreed deployment and security tasks.
What is Microsoft Intune?
Microsoft Intune manages devices and apps from the cloud: it distributes configuration and software, uses compliance policies to check whether a device is secure enough, and passes that information to Conditional Access. Only this connection ensures that only managed and compliant devices can access company data.
What I often find in ongoing Intune rollouts
- Compliance policies are set up, but no Conditional Access policy requires a compliant device.
- Group Policy and Intune profiles control the same settings and overwrite each other.
- Security baselines were adopted without review and conflict with custom profiles.
- BitLocker recovery keys are not backed up centrally in Entra ID.
- Local administrator passwords are identical on all devices; Windows LAPS is not active.
- The Apple push certificate for macOS and iOS expires because nobody tracks the yearly renewal.
What I take on
- Review of the agreed devices, assignments and deployment paths.
- Alignment of security and compliance policies with operational requirements.
- Implementation of agreed measures for Windows, macOS or iOS within the project scope.
- Pilot testing and documented handover to your IT team.
Process and duration
The duration depends mainly on the number of devices, the platforms and the deployment path. I define it together with your IT team after the assessment.
Assessment
State of devices, profiles, assignments and conflicts. Defining which platforms and policies are in scope.
Implementation
Configuration of the agreed policies, first for a pilot group of 3 to 5 users.
Rollout
Gradual extension to further groups once the pilot runs stably.
Handover
Documented procedure per device type, open dependencies and a handover meeting.
What your IT team receives
Your IT team receives a documented procedure for the agreed device types. Test results and open dependencies are recorded so that further deployment can be prepared in a targeted way.
Credentials
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert
- 21+ years of IT experience, 50+ Microsoft 365 projects
All certifications can be verified publicly in the Microsoft Learn profile.
Frequently asked questions
Which licence does Intune require?
Microsoft Intune Plan 1 is included for example in Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3 and E5. It covers Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Advanced features such as Endpoint Privilege Management are paid add-ons.
Why does Intune need Conditional Access?
Intune evaluates whether a device meets the security requirements. Only a Conditional Access policy that requires a compliant device ensures that a non-compliant device actually gets no access to company data.
Do operations continue during the change?
Yes. New policies go to a small pilot group first. Further groups are only added step by step once everything runs stably there.
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