Helpful Summary
- Overview: We discuss Microsoft Intune’s device compliance and configuration policies, focusing on their types, benefits, and how they work. We highlight how Intune policies manage devices and applications to enhance security, compliance, and device management.
- Why You Can Trust Us: At BlueTally, we have extensive experience integrating Microsoft Intune for streamlined IT asset management. Our integrations automate device management, enhancing asset tracking and efficiency.
- Why It Matters: Microsoft Intune policies are essential for securing corporate data, ensuring compliance with regulations, and managing devices effectively. Proper policy setup can prevent data breaches and optimize IT operations.
- Action Points: Implement Microsoft Intune policies and integrate Intune with BlueTally for comprehensive IT asset management.
- Further Research: Explore the BlueTally blog for more information on Microsoft Intune and asset management resources.
If you’ve ever had a data security scare, you’ll appreciate the role Microsoft Intune plays in managing devices and applications. But this service works with policies. What’s that? An Intune policy is a set of rules and configurations used to manage devices and apps.
However, these policies can be quite confusing, yet without them, it’s impossible to use Microsoft Intune. That’s why we made this detailed guide – to help you set up your Intune policy seamlessly.
But we didn't stop there, we also show you the importance of having comprehensive IT asset management with BlueTally.
Why Listen To Us?
We have extensive experience integrating Microsoft Intune with BlueTally to streamline IT asset management. Our integration automates adding devices from Intune to BlueTally, reducing manual entry and minimizing errors. Numerous businesses have successfully integrated BlueTally with Intune and other platforms. One of them is Lance H., an IT Director. He has this to say:
The benefits of our integration include automated asset checkouts to the correct employees, saving time, and ensuring accurate asset tracking. By consolidating asset data in one place, our clients maintain complete and accurate records, enhancing efficiency and oversight.
Benefits of Microsoft Intune Policies
There are numerous benefits of setting policies in Intune. Let’s find out a couple.
Improved Security
Microsoft Intune policies protect corporate data both on personal and company-owned devices. It helps control access, enforce encryption and prevent data leaks. Advanced security policies like firewall and antivirus configuration go a step ahead. They protect your devices and apps from unauthorized access, malware and other cyber threats.
Enhanced Compliance
Compliance policies enable consistent checks that ensure all devices used in your company are compliant with safety regulations. These policies also help you align with regulatory standards, allowing you to comply with external requirements like GDPR.
Optimal Device Management
Intune policies give you centralized control over your company’s devices. With these policies, you can manage devices across different operating systems more effectively. Automated configuration, compliance and updates save time and optimize device management.
Different Types of Microsoft Intune Policies
Understanding the different types of Intune policies will aid in setting them up. Here are the key types.
Configuration Policies
These policies are set to ensure the devices in your company meet certain requirements. They define specific settings and configurations needed to meet these requirements. This type of policy contains settings for devices like Wi-Fi, email, VPN, and security configurations.
Configuration policies also set restrictions for devices like barring camera and Bluetooth usage and access to app stores.
Here’s how these policies work:
Administrators would create profiles that outline specific settings like Wi-Fi, VPN and email configurations as well as security settings. After this, the profiles are assigned to devices or user groups. So, whenever a device gets enrolled on Intune, it automatically receives these configurations and applies them.
Compliance Policies
Compliance policies ensure that each device in your company complies with the security standards of the organization. These policies define settings that enforce security measures like encryption, passwords and device health checks.
This type of policy also sets Conditional Access, which is necessary to manage access to sensitive corporate data.
Here’s how these policies work:
Compliance policies enforce encryption, password effectiveness and see to it that devices are not rooted or jailbroken. Any device that doesn't comply with this policy will be restricted from accessing the company’s data.
These policies also enforce Conditional Access. When integrated with Azure AD, they ensure devices comply before gaining access to resources like files or emails.
Application Protection Policies
With these policies, you protect your corporate data within mobile applications. This is very essential if you have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. More security measures need to be taken when devices house both personal and corporate data.
These policies help prevent data leakages by managing how company data is accessed and shared across applications. They also let you set requirements for accessing apps in your organization. Employees may require a PIN or biometric authentication before they can access apps.
Here’s how these policies work:
Administrators create settings that control data migration between apps. For example, they may prevent copying and pasting data between managed and unmanaged apps. This policy might also require data to be stored exclusively on OneDrive.
These policies might also require PIN or biometric authentication from users before getting access to protected applications. The settings can also enforce encryption at the app level.
Update Policies
Update policies are created to manage and schedule updates to ensure your company’s devices have the latest software versions and security patches. These policies configure settings for Windows updates and manage software updates for Android, iOS and other mobile operating systems.
Here’s how these policies work:
Administrators set up update settings like deferral periods for feature and quality updates. They also set up maintenance windows and control updates installation.
Why You Need Comprehensive Asset Management
Device and application management is one step toward taking control of your IT assets. The next step is total asset management. This lets you track and monitor the status, location and usage of your IT assets. With asset tracking software, you not only save money but also improve compliance and risk management.
BlueTally is an asset management software with comprehensive features that let you track and manage your IT assets. These features give you an overview of asset conditions and locations as well as employee assignments. You’ll also be able to streamline your asset maintenance.
With one-click integrations with Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems like Intune, Kandji and Jamf, BlueTally automates IT asset management (ITAM). This streamlines the management process and improves productivity.
Opt for Effective IT Asset Management with BlueTally
Managing your IT asset is non-negotiable considering the cost of replacement and risk of exposure. When you sign up for Microsoft Intune, it’s best to follow up with comprehensive asset management with BlueTally. This way, you’re confident that all your IT assets are secure and well-managed. Fortunately, BlueTally integrates smoothly with Intune, making it a straightforward process.
What are you waiting for? Sign up for free now and enjoy asset management at its best.
