Licensing Reference
Licensing reference materials are continuously updated, highly-detailed entries covering Microsoft licensing terms, procedures, practices and timelines.
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Product reference materials are clear, concise definitions and descriptions of Microsoft's ever-growing catalog of products and services.
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Configuration Manager
Configuration Manager deploys OSs, updates, patches, and applications over a corporate network (or over the... more
Configuration Manager Timeline
Configuration Manager should continue to get Current Branch releases twice a year for the foreseeable... more
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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
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