SCCM and Intune: Two great tastes together at last in Endpoint Manager
We use Endpoint manager to manage all the windows devices in the organization, both shared and 1:1 from a central IT department over 100 …
Microsoft IntuneFormerly Microsoft Endpoint Manager
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Microsoft Intune (formerly Microsoft Endpoint Manager), combining the capabilities of the former Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, SCCM or ConfigMgr, is presented as a unified endpoint management option.Microsoft Intune is an endpoint management solution for mobile devices, an MDM solution…
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What is Microsoft Intune?
Microsoft Intune (formerly Microsoft Endpoint Manager), combining the capabilities of the former Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, SCCM or ConfigMgr, is presented as a unified endpoint management option.
Microsoft Intune is an endpoint management solution for mobile devices, an MDM solution that allows the user to securely manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices with a single endpoint management solution.
The component Endpoint Configuration Manager (the former SCCM) is a system monitoring and management platform that can be deployed as an agent, via the cloud, or on-premises. It can manage systems across OS types (Windows, Mac, Linux), as well as multiple environments, including servers, virtual environments, and mobile devices from a single management console, and supports scaling capabilities, such as future application delivery.
Microsoft Intune is an endpoint management solution for mobile devices, an MDM solution that allows the user to securely manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices with a single endpoint management solution.
The component Endpoint Configuration Manager (the former SCCM) is a system monitoring and management platform that can be deployed as an agent, via the cloud, or on-premises. It can manage systems across OS types (Windows, Mac, Linux), as well as multiple environments, including servers, virtual environments, and mobile devices from a single management console, and supports scaling capabilities, such as future application delivery.
The platform includes a customizable reporting tool to inform future business software decisions. It also enables endpoint protection from malware and vulnerability identification within the monitored systems and infrastructure.
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Due to work put into getting SCCM up and running, moving to Endpoint Manager was the logical step, without needing to compare to other products and start that development cycle over again. Staying within the Microsoft ecosystem allows our organization to have better-defined interconnections and have less potential problem points.
September 04, 2021
A close to perfect MDM solution
I prefer to go with what is already available from Microsoft to manage my IT infrastructure. My preference is to reduce the number of vendors I have to work with.
Not having to invest in Intune and having all the important features its competitors had the choice was very easy to make in favor of Microsoft's product.
Symantec Ghost Solutions only covered only 2 parts, creating and imaging, of what Microsoft Endpoint Protection provided us. Price point wise it was a no brainer for us to switch to it as it covered many other things we were looking for and become an almost all in one solution
We did not evaluate or use other products like Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM). The main reason we did not evaluate or use other products is because Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM) integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and Windows PCs. Expenses would have increased as well if we had purchased another similar product.
SCCM's bread and butter has been imaging, and that still can't be beat. With cloud computing becoming more normal, however, we are seeing fewer instances where we are flat out imaging devices as they come in. However, [Microsoft] Endpoint Manager still [excels] in this area. Application deployment is reliable but requires patience. Other products such as PDQ or Goverlan will provide more immediate satisfaction for net admins looking to deploy an application right then and there.
[Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM)] was already in our environment when I was hired. We haven't really evaluated the need to use another application because SCCM has been working well for us. Additionally, Microsoft SCCM is the industry-standard when it comes to endpoint management, so it works well for our needs.
January 22, 2021
Great for Cloud Management
Group policy, the predecessor of Microsoft Endpoint Manager was a great, easy to use tool. It is dated and stuck as an on-prem solution but still very good and served a purpose. We are still using this in conjunction with Microsoft Endpoint Manager whilst we complete our migration. The logic is quite different between the 2 systems but they both serve a similar purpose.
January 22, 2021
Microsoft Intune + SCCM Review
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We tired other solution which less suite for our needs.
Currently we mostly use MS applications and services so, MS Intune ans SCCM close match our expectation and needs.
We require easy access and top reliability with support for all of our IT platforms.
Also our CIO keen of MS products and trying to remove all 3d party products.
Currently we mostly use MS applications and services so, MS Intune ans SCCM close match our expectation and needs.
We require easy access and top reliability with support for all of our IT platforms.
Also our CIO keen of MS products and trying to remove all 3d party products.
September 24, 2020
Intune - A powerful MDM tool for Office 365 users
I haven't used any of the above-mentioned endpoint management solutions but heard about them. I hope they also provide similar functionalities as provided by Intune.
January 25, 2020
The one to beat for Windows application deployment and patching
Dell Kace K1000 does a great job of system patching of Applications, Office, and Windows. It does a great job of software deployment. It even has great software for asset and inventory management. It is also a ServiceDesk platform, and if you're not using that function, it can be hard to justify financially. SCCM costs a lot less to implement and maintain.
January 17, 2020
Microsoft Intune Review
Most companies with Office 365 already own Intune. It also heavily integrated with Office 365. Other product users had more issues and limitations. Security features did not work with other vendors, and we spent more time dealing with issues.
SCCM is probably used across the industry more so than most other Systems Management solutions, and the reasoning behind this is most likely because it is a Microsoft product, which integrates well with the Windows Server platform, and also with clients/endpoints that are on the Windows OS. The reason why we've moved to this over other Systems Management solutions is that this was already being utilized across the whole organization, and not just at the department level. This helps to make things more manageable from a setup/support standpoint since we don't need to really get involved with the complexity of customizing the program from the beginning. This is also a benefit cost-wise since management of licensing is done at the top level of the organization
November 22, 2019
Microsoft Intune - a great option for device management
We selected Microsoft Intune for the ease of use and its integration with the entire Office 365 ecosystem, which allows us to have an end-to-end of the collaborator.
October 18, 2019
Relax and let SCCM do the job for you to do other stuff
GFI Lan Guard system is not user-friendly. GFI Lan Guard does not produce laptop/computer images in one place and its asset management is not very good. System Center Configuration Manager was built for asset management and therefore able to provide robust inventory management.
System Center Configuration Manager fitted into our Microsoft products we already have and the Microsoft Operating Systems (e.g Exchange Server, SQL Server, Server 2012R2 and Server 2016.
System Center Configuration Manager fitted into our Microsoft products we already have and the Microsoft Operating Systems (e.g Exchange Server, SQL Server, Server 2012R2 and Server 2016.
August 31, 2019
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager does it all, but you need to know how to do it, which has a learning curve
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager is kind of the only option for PC management on a large scale. There are open-source alternatives like Chocolatey, but that only works for very small scale shops. Microsoft kind of monopolizes on this front for enterprise environments. I wish there were more options out there for engineers to use for PC management.
August 03, 2019
Very powerful and hard to work with
We use AD GPO to deploy software, WDS for OS deployment, and Spiceworks for inventory. This solution has significantly reduced feature set compared to SCCM but much easier to troubleshoot and configure. Currently, we are looking into ManageEngine Desktop Central and SmartDeploy for OS and software deployment.
- ZENworks Configuration Management (f.k.a. Novell ZENworks Configuration Mgmt.)
We were a ZENworks shop previously. With our strong tie to Novell that made sense, but as we left Netware and its enterprise directory it made sense to leave Zenworks. At the time, I would have said that ZENworks was a more mature tool and I haven't kept up with their feature offering. But in the 8 years SCCM has really matured and become an incredible offering. There is a reason they are the market leader.
WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) was the previous way patches were handled, but only for servers. SCCM is a single pane of glass for all Windows machines in our environment.
I didn't evaluate any other product when we started using SCCM. Because we were under an MS Enterprise agreement, it was easy to decide.
May 01, 2019
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager is great for medium sized businesses and up
I inherited an already existing environment system center. My previous experience was using WSUS. Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager does still use WSUS but it is a far more robust and complete solution for managing and reporting on all your PCs. Our Microsoft Licensing includes rights to use SCCM, so it makes it the smarter choice for us.
We selected SCCM over the others because the customer support we receive from Microsoft is always above expectations. We evaluated some third-party vendors, and they were not able to support our large enterprise. The single solution that SCCM provides allowed us to keep our Microsoft products stacked together. The flexibility of the program and the reliability is why we choose SCCM over the other comparable software solutions.
For a Microsoft-centric organization like ours, it was a no-brainer to switch to SCCM over WSUS. I have also managed an environment with Altiris and while those other two tools are also great, SCCM integrates with Microsoft Operating Systems much better and gives more insight when using reporting function in SCCM over competitors. SCCM was also easily scalable when we had a merger and added additional 5000 devices which grew our environment by 50% and because we already had SCCM it made incorporating the added devices easy.
March 14, 2019
Great tool for enterprise IT teams, must have usage experience for all IT specialists.
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Microsoft System Center Configuration manager was always selected because it combines several standalone solutions provided by other vendors. Has great integration with all Microsoft services including Azure. Being an enterprise standard level product, you can expect that your IT personnel has experience with it and you don't need to spend too much time to educate them.
March 14, 2019
SCCM FTW!
I have only used/evaluated SCCM so I cannot give a fair comparison.