About three months ago I wrote about Consumerization of IT, SCCM and Windows Intune. As mobile devices continue to proliferate, users will demand to use their own personal devices in the work environment following the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) concept. Having such a diverse type of devices, such as Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone, and Android-based, presents a real challenge for IT departments on many organizations.
Microsoft has helped IT administrators by making it easier to manage devices on-premises using System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012), and by managing devices not-on-premises but connected to the Internet (or to the Cloud for a more appropriate term nowadays) using Windows Intune.
I concluded my first blog post on this topic by stating that I was looking forward Microsoft integrating the databases of SCCM and Windows Intune so IT administrators didn't have to look at data in two places to analyze their overall management data and report on it. I'm happy to report that the next version of Windows Intune, in addition of supporting Windows RT devices and Windows Phone 8, will support the management of its devices using the SCCM 2012 SP1 console (as an alternative to using the Windows Intune cloud-based console). SP1 for SCCM 2012 will allow this interoperability (SP1 is currently in beta).
Although this is only a start, the interoperability of SCCM and Windows Intune will allow administrators to continue using Windows Intune as the "fully in the cloud" solution to manage PCs and mobile devices (SCCM also has features to manage Internet-based devices) while beginning to be able to manage on-premises and on-the-cloud devices (and view reports) from one console.
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Microsoft has helped IT administrators by making it easier to manage devices on-premises using System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012), and by managing devices not-on-premises but connected to the Internet (or to the Cloud for a more appropriate term nowadays) using Windows Intune.
I concluded my first blog post on this topic by stating that I was looking forward Microsoft integrating the databases of SCCM and Windows Intune so IT administrators didn't have to look at data in two places to analyze their overall management data and report on it. I'm happy to report that the next version of Windows Intune, in addition of supporting Windows RT devices and Windows Phone 8, will support the management of its devices using the SCCM 2012 SP1 console (as an alternative to using the Windows Intune cloud-based console). SP1 for SCCM 2012 will allow this interoperability (SP1 is currently in beta).
Although this is only a start, the interoperability of SCCM and Windows Intune will allow administrators to continue using Windows Intune as the "fully in the cloud" solution to manage PCs and mobile devices (SCCM also has features to manage Internet-based devices) while beginning to be able to manage on-premises and on-the-cloud devices (and view reports) from one console.
