

The fact that we are discussing it now should not be interpreted as ‘this is a new functionality that we can finally do from Intune.’ It is done a little differently than it was from Config Manager though, and the applications have to be wrapped somewhat differently. I should mention that this has been possible for the past decade. We have been using SCCM (now MECM) to deploy applications for longer than I have been using that tool, but with the advent of co-management and cloud management environments, and with so many end users now working from home, it is time to consider deploying applications from the cloud. One of the functionalities it is taking on is application deployment. I have been saying for a decade that it is essentially System Center Configuration Manager (also recently renamed, now Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager) in the cloud it does so much of the job of that tool, without the need to be connected to the on-premises network (whether physically or by VPN). Windows Intune – recently renamed Microsoft Endpoint Manager – is a cloud management solution for desktop and mobile devices, including those running Windows 10, as well as Mac OS X, iPhones and Android devices. As has always been the case, all articles on this website represent me and nobody else.

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