Configuration Manager

Windows Client Endpoint Protection Options (2025) Updated: March 1, 2025 Multiple Microsoft antimalware offerings are available for Windows clients, ranging from unmanaged consumer offerings to...more Limited Linux PC Management Available in Intune Updated: July 22, 2024 Linux client management via Intune is now available but is extremely limited. The capability can...more Remote Help for Intune Requires Intune Add-On Licenses Updated: July 21, 2024 Intune Remote Help allows admins to connect to a remote user’s device from Intune to...more Intune Custom Compliance Broadens Conditional Access to Verify PC Integrity Updated: July 13, 2024 Intune custom compliance allows Intune admins to query any Windows or Linux setting, and enables...more Intune Platform Support July 6, 2024 Intune provides hosted mobile device management and mobile application management. These capabilities are designed to...more Configuration Manager 2403 Generally Available Updated: May 5, 2024 Configuration Manager Current Branch version 2403 became available in Apr. 2024. This new version will...more Intune and Configuration Manager—Better Together? Updated: April 14, 2024 Configuration Manager and Intune endpoint management capabilities increasingly overlap, but the functionality is not identical....more Configuration Manager Cloud Management Gateways Updated: April 14, 2024 Cloud management gateways allow Internet-connected Windows clients PCs to be managed by on-premises Configuration Manager...more Client Management—When to Go Cloud First Updated: February 10, 2024 Microsoft is investing almost nothing in on-premises software to manage and secure PCs and other...more Configuration Manager 2309 Generally Available Updated: January 15, 2024 The last Configuration Manager release of 2023 includes bug fixes but few new features. Buying Server Products via Microsoft Customer Agreements Updated: January 9, 2024 (Sections of this report have been superseded by “Transitioning Windows Server Under an EA to...more The State of Microsoft Hybrid Client Systems Management Updated: December 27, 2023 Organizations should consider Intune first for client management but may still need Config Manager for...more Confusing Microsoft Endpoint Manager Branding Retired Updated: May 31, 2023 A confusing new brand first announced in 2019, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) has been retired...more Windows Update for Business Deployment Service in Preview Updated: May 31, 2023 A new Windows Update for Business deployment service is intended to help organizations more easily...more Desktop Analytics End of the Road Updated: May 31, 2023 A tool designed to provide insights into the upgrade readiness of Windows devices will no...more The Challenges of Licensing Shared Devices Updated: May 31, 2023 Many organizations have devices that are shared by multiple users and not permanently dedicated to...more