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Keywinz635
Copper Contributor
Mar 22, 2020

why use windows intune instead of SCCM

Hello All !!!

I want to know why an organisation would use Windows Intune instead of SCCM?



Also is it possible to deploy images using Windows intune ? Lets say I have a laptop and I want to implement an image / is it possible ?

Thanks !!!
  • Thijs Lecomte's avatar
    Thijs Lecomte
    Bronze Contributor

    Hi Keywinz635 

     

    Let me start off by saying that no every organization should switch from SCCM to Intune. A lot of (larger) organizations still heavily profit from SCCM as the feature set of SCCM is richer.

     

    But to answer your question, why Intune:

    - It's a serverless solution, you do not need to maintain site servers and SQL servers.

    - Fully cloud based (no dependency on on-prem infra)

    - Your clients get their config from the cloud 

    - Intune can also managed iOS, Android and MacOS devices.

    - Intune integrates natively into all Office 365 workloads (Azure AD, Exchange Online...)

     

    Do know that you this isn't an 'or' question, Microsoft advises a hybrid advise where you use SCCM and Intune together. This is called co-management.

     

    If you are just getting started with Intune, I recommend the Youtube channel, Intune Training, which does a really good job at explaining all the aspects of Intune.

     

    In Intune, you cannot deploy images. Intune uses a zero-touch deployment method, called Autopilot. You utilize the image of your OEM, add your own applications and configurations through Intune and your device is delivered straight to the end-user. Check out this video for more info.

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