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Mobile device management with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
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With System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 and newer in combination with Windows Intune, Microsoft supports the integration of Android, Apple iOS, Windows Phone 8/8.1, and Windows RT for holistic client management. The system thus supports uniform management of various features, such as software distribution on mobile endpoints, and the establishment of device policies for centralized control over device features to ensure compliance with centralized IT requirements. In this article, I cover the integration of Intune and SCCM and centralized client management.
To be able to manage mobile endpoints with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) [1], enterprises need to have a Windows Intune subscription and connect this with SCCM. Windows Intune [2] is a cloud-based management tool for Windows computers and mobile endpoints. A Windows Intune client is installed on the endpoints you want to manage, and it handles communication with Windows Intune.
Administrators can used the web-based Intune management console to install applications on managed Windows endpoints, set up centralized antivirus protection in the form of Intune Endpoint Protection (this is System Center Endpoint Protection and Microsoft Security Essentials in another guise), distribute Windows Updates (this is already supported by the Windows Server Update Server – WSUS), manage mobile endpoints with Apple iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8/8.1, and Windows RT, and manage policies to ensure compliance.
Windows Intune is primarily aimed at small to medium-sized companies with a limited IT staff or at companies that do not want to invest in System Center products, such as SCCM or System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) [3].
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