In this episode of The Endpoint Zone, Brad and Simon discuss how Microsoft Endpoint Manager brings all your managed devices together into one view across your estate. This unique approach allows devices managed by Configuration Manager or Intune to show up in the Endpoint Manager. From here you can manage settings, apply remote actions, and view analytics to gain insight into your estate. Also, demos, demos demos!

In this episode of The Endpoint Zone with Brad Anderson, Brad and Simon discuss the current state of IT in the COVID-19 pandemic. They talk about how organizations are moving from a state of response to COVID-19 and new work from home practices to a sustained hybrid-workplace model. In this new model IT will need to seamlessly enable end users to both work from home and from the offices with fluidity. Brad and Simon discuss how organizations are making this move. Brad and Simon also discuss and demo the new Endpoint Security experience in Microsoft Endpoint Manager and the importance of IT Admin / SecAdmin handoffs. Simon shows you the new experience centralizing security management for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. You'll see how Microsoft Defender ATP comes into this experience to deliver security on Windows and macOS.

This episode of The Endpoint Zone with Brad Anderson is the first during our "new normal" of working from home! In this episode Brad and Simon talk about how customers are getting their workforces up and running at home while keeping them secure with Microsoft Endpoint Manager. They discuss Cloud Management Gateway for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (fka SCCM) and how Conditional Access will help secure your organization during this time. Brad and Simon also share their experiences of working from home full time and lots of resources.

In this month's Endpoint Zone with Brad Anderson, Brad and Simon talk about what Brad learned from his recent customer visit to Canada. Brad and Simon discuss the latest trends and developments in the endpoint management space including the concept of "cloud cadence". With a cloud cadence your endpoints and endpoint manager stay in constant sync, always able to instantly take advantage of the latest updates. Simon demos some of the most exciting new features of Endpoint Manager.

In this episode of The Endpoint Zone Brad and Simon talk about their favorite up coming Ignite sessions. They also explain where Microsoft lands in Gartner Magic Quadrants and how and why you should be looking to deeply integrated management options for Microsoft 365. Brad also takes you through Desktop Analytics, which was just made generally available.

In this episode of The Endpoint Zone with Brad Anderson, Brad and Simon talk about Windows PCs in the modern workplace and what it means to manage them. They spend time delving into the reasons why co-management is better than co-existence and why ONLY Intune and ConfigMgr can provide co-management. Also as mentioned, here's a link to the Microsoft Office Twins Challenge

In this episode of The Endpoint Zone with Brad Anderson we take a look at when you'd use ConfigMgr and/or Intune and why co-management is a unique thing, that only Intune and ConfigMgr can do. Why you would use them instead of any other UEM solution. This is a really demo heavy episode with: Where we take a look at the new integration between Microsoft Defender ATP and Microsoft Intune that surfaces SecOps actions in Intune for the IT admin to complete.Rip and replace upgrades are how many customers need to move to Windows 10 from Windows 7, Simon and Brad show you how ConfigMgr makes this easy with Autopilot.Then we take a look at Autopilot white glove, an experience where you can give your employees a "concierge" like experience for new devices.Automatic deployment and upgrade of Office Pro Plus directly from Microsoft 365 with Intune.We'll take a look at managing BitLocker with Intune, including key escrow and reportingBrad announces support for Zebra devices and Simon shows you how to manage those devices from Intune.Simon shows you how Microsoft 365 experiences are enabled across all your devices with Intune.

The FastTrack organization is a large group of expert engineers who specialize in helping all types of organizations deploy Microsoft 365 apps. There is simply no group in the world with more specialized skills on this subject, nor is there anyone else with greater access to the innerworkings of the platform. How do I request FastTrack assistance? To make a request for assistance from FastTrack, first go to FastTrack for Microsoft 365. Once you're there, click on the "Sign In" prompt, and enter your org ID. After you've authenticated, go to the dashboard and follow the prompts to find the "Request for Assistance" form. Your submission will then be reviewed and routed to the appropriate FastTrack team, and they will address your specific needs and eligibility. At the M365 FastTrack site you will also find expert-created documentation, best practices, tools, and resources.

Getting cloud connected with Co-management adds new functionality to your existing Configuration Manager deployment, without changing how you already work. When you enable co-management, you immediately begin benefitting from the cloud. You can apply that value to your existing management infrastructure and processes. In this co-management Blastoff series, you'll find how you can quickly drive new management value. Co-management is built to create features and tools you can use right now.

If you missed the memo over the summer, as of 14 August 2018, hybrid mobile device management (Intune integrated with Configuration Manager) is a deprecated feature with support ending on 1 September 2019. For more information on what this means, check out this documentation. The short version: Intune standalone is now Microsoft's recommended deployment topology and it is required for Co-Management. From this point forward, if you want to enable Co-Management, you must move from an Intune hybrid configuration to Intune standalone. If, at any point in the process, you need assistance migrating away from Intune hybrid, just use the "request assistance" option at: Microsoft.com/en-us/FastTrack/