In today’s mobile-first, cloud-first world, every organization needs some mobile device management solution. Depending on business needs, some organizations prefer SaaS Cloud MDM solution whereas some organizations need on-premises customized MDM solution for them. Microsoft has both for its customers: Intune vs SCCM. Organizations are often confused on whether to use Microsoft Windows Intune, SCCM or both together known as the Hybrid approach. Microsoft has retired the hybrid MDM service offering from September 01, 2019. You need to remove the Microsoft Intune subscription from Configuration Manager. Microsoft also wrote a genuinely nice article on it.
In this blog, we’ll talk about features of Microsoft Windows Intune vs SCCM and their comparison in detail that would help you to choose the best approach that fits your business’s cloud computing needs.
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System Center Configuration Manager
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is a PC and Server Management solution that helps you manage devices. The SCCM integrated console enables the management feature of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (Med-V), Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Forefront, and Windows Phone applications from one.
System Center Configuration Manager Features
Some basic enhancement features of SCCM are as follows:
Microsoft Windows Intune
Microsoft Intune is solely a cloud technology by Office 365. It is also known as cloud variant of SCCM, but it is NOT equivalent to SCCM. When it comes to Intune vs SCCM, SCCM is a much more powerful tool than Intune as a service for business users. You could always find help to set things up and detailed reporting with help from Intune Consultants.
Microsoft Intune Features
Some basic features of Microsoft Intune are as follows:
Microsoft Intune vs SCCM Comparison
There are multiple diverse ways of managing mobile devices. The device and application Management capabilities often differ depending on the device platform under use for managing functionality-related needs in modern management. For your better understanding of enterprise mobility and security, a basic comparison of the capabilities of Intune and Configuration Manager On-premises is as below for a smoother user experience:
Capabilities | Microsoft Windows Intune | System Center Configuration Manager |
|---|---|---|
Platform | ||
Microsoft Windows | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server | No | Yes |
Windows Phone | Yes | Windows 10 only |
iOS | Yes | No |
Windows RT | Yes | No |
Android | Yes | No |
Compliance Settings |
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Deploy and customize Windows PC device configuration settings (e.g., WMI, registry) | No | Yes |
Deploy configuration settings to mobile devices. | Yes | No |
Deployment |
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Deploy apps to devices and Windows PCs | Yes | Yes |
Deploy Windows operating systems | No | Yes |
Security and Privacy |
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Manage Windows software updates | Yes | Yes |
Administration and Reporting |
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Monitor and report on how often software is being used with software metering | No | Yes |
Hardware and software inventory | Yes | Yes |
Use role-based administration and reporting to control who has access to product capabilities | No | Yes |
Data Protection for mobile devices |
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Deploy security settings to mobile devices | Yes | Yes |
Remote lock | Yes | Yes |
Company resource access |
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Email profiles | Yes | Yes |
Mobile application management | Yes | Yes |
Manage access to Exchange email and SharePoint with conditional access | Yes | Yes |
Managed Internet browser policy | Yes | Yes |
For any queries regarding enrolment of client devices, application deployment, licensing, activation, reporting capability, cost of ownership or software deployment, get in touch with us and we would be delighted to help you through!
Last Updated 6 months ago
Deploy and customize Windows PC device configuration settings – Isn’t this accomplished with Intune buy using OMA-URI settings?