

While Intune is capable of managing your entire Windows 10 environment, many companies continue to limit its management scope to mobile devices.įor Microsoft, bringing the two management systems under one roof allows them to simplify their branding under one incorporated name. Some may say that the merger is a recognition by Microsoft that the vast majority of companies will continue using ConfigMgr and group policies to manage enterprise desktop devices. Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM).Microsoft Endpoint Manager Microsoft Intune (MEMMI).Separately, the two tools will be known as the following: Of course, you can still manage through one or the other if you wish, and there are some features that cannot be replicated between the two. Whether your ConfigMgr devices are currently co-managed or not, you can manage ConfigMgr through the Microsoft Endpoint Manager interface. The Microsoft Endpoint Manager console will show a single view of all devices managed by either product through a single interface.

Such is the case with the announcement at Ignite 2019 that ConfigMgr and Intune are being merged together to form a single management conglomerate tool called Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM). It is a wonderful thing when new initiatives benefit both the company behind the implementation and the customers it serves.
