VoicePlus MDM Engineer, Mathew Donnelly, explains:
"One of our government customers has already begun to use Microsoft Intune for their MDM tool, and several other enterprise VoicePlus customers are also investigating Microsoft Intune as an alternative to AirWatch.
"It was obvious that we needed to invest in our VoicePlus knowledge base by learning about Microsoft Intune and how it might provide a competitive advantage for our customers, so we started by using the platform to manage some of our own mobile devices."
"As it is a young product, Microsoft do not currently provide an accrediation program for Intune.
"We decided to upskill our knowledge by taking Microsoft Intune and using it concurrently with AirWatch to manage some of our VoicePlus mobile devices.
"This has allowed us to fully explore and test the capabilities of Intune, compare it to AirWatch, and grow our experience and expertise," Smith said.
VoicePlus has Microsoft Intune capability in:
Password profiles Set password policies with enforcement of features like password length, strength, age and history.
Remote wipe lost phones are the most common cause of data loss, remote wiping ensures company data is removed anywhere the phone has been lost or stolen. Intune also has the ability to remotely wipe corporate data only allowing users personal information to stay untouched.
Conditional control Conditional access rules allow administrators to restrict functions such as email from users who are not enrolled in MDM. This encourages users to enroll within MDM instead of bypassing security and configuring email services on the device manually.
Data encryption Enforcing data encryption on not only the mobile device but on any removable media allows greater security for lost or stolen devices.
Endpoint protection client an Intune endpoint protection client can be deployed to Windows and OSX devices, this is a virus and security scanner that is centrally managed by Intune.
Donnelly says Microsoft Intune will be of particular interest to customers who utilise the Microsoft 365 suite of products, as Intune can be added as a bolt-on optional package at a very inexpensive rate.
"Microsoft Intune is extremely cost effective when it is integrated with a Cloud Office 365 environment. It really is a viable alternative to AirWatch for companies with Office 365."
Mobile Intune provides
Using Intune, organisations can provide their employees with access to corporate applications, data, and resources from virtually anywhere on almost any device, while helping to keep corporate information secure.