Microsoft Intune: The Ultimate Solution for SMB's

We have noticed that the Microsoft Intune solution is mostly being used by Enterprise customers with Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licenses, as well as the relevant Intune standalone licenses, but we would like to clarify that Intune is very much a solution for SMB customers too! Organisations of all sizes throughout Africa, allow their users to bring their own devices as well as operate work applications on their personal devices. The security and confidence that Intune offers IT Admins is immense, and over the next four weeks, we will run a series focused solely on Microsoft Intune.

A recap on Microsoft Intune.

• Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service that allows you to manage and secure your devices, apps, and data from anywhere.
• With Intune, you can enroll, configure, and update your devices, deploy and manage your apps, protect your data with policies and encryption, and monitor and remediate compliance issues.
• Intune works with Windows, iOS, Android, and macOS devices, and supports both personal and corporate-owned scenarios.

Why SMBs need Microsoft Intune?

SMBs face many challenges in today's digital world, such as keeping up with the latest technology, ensuring security and compliance, reducing costs and complexity, and empowering their employees to work remotely and productively. Microsoft Intune can help SMBs overcome these challenges by providing a simple, flexible, and affordable solution that integrates with Microsoft 365 and Azure Active Directory.

With Intune, SMBs can benefit from the following features:

• Device management: Enroll and manage your devices in minutes, without the need for on-premises infrastructure or VPN connections. You can also apply security baselines, update policies, and remote actions to keep your devices secure and up to date.
• App management: Deploy and manage your apps across your devices, without requiring device enrollment or app wrapping. You can also control app access and data sharing, and enable app protection policies to prevent data loss.
• Data protection: Protect your data with encryption, conditional access, multi-factor authentication, and compliance policies. You can also wipe or retire devices and apps remotely, and audit and report on device and app status.

How to get started with Microsoft Intune?

To get started with Microsoft Intune, you need a Microsoft 365 subscription that includes Intune, such as Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft 365 E3, or Microsoft 365 E5.

You also need to sign up for the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center, where you can access Intune and other Microsoft endpoint management solutions.

Once you have your subscription and admin center, you can follow these steps to set up Intune:

• Prepare your environment: Check the prerequisites, such as network and firewall settings, device and app requirements, and user and device groups.
• Enroll your devices: Choose the enrollment method that suits your needs, such as automatic, user-driven, or bulk enrollment, and follow the instructions to enroll your devices.
• Manage your devices: Configure the device settings, such as security, update, and device features policies, and assign them to your devices or groups.
• Manage your apps: Add the apps that you want to deploy, such as Microsoft 365 apps, web apps, or line-of-business apps, and assign them to your devices or groups.
• Protect your data: Configure the data protection settings, such as app protection, conditional access, and compliance policies, and assign them to your devices, apps, or groups.
• Monitor and troubleshoot: Use the monitoring and reporting tools, such as dashboards, reports, and logs, to track and troubleshoot the device, app, and data status and issues.

If you are interested in learning more about Microsoft Intune and how it can help your SMB, we invite you to contact the SureStep Ambassador team for Modern Work at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We look forward to hearing from you and helping you achieve your business goals with Microsoft Intune.