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We’re actively transitioning from on‑prem Group Policy to Intune configuration profiles as our primary configuration model.
In Group Policy, we relied heavily on hierarchy, inheritance, and layered targeting to manage complex and evolving scenarios at scale.
From a product and engineering perspective, what are the best practices for designing Intune configuration profiles upfront—around scoping, modularity, and ownership—to minimize long‑term technical debt when new or unexpected scenarios emerge after hundreds of profiles are already in production?
- Pearl-AngelesMar 23, 2026
Community Manager
Panelists covered your question at 6:17 during the live AMA.
- Per-LarsenMar 23, 2026
Microsoft
Can you elabore more on your scenario's.
You should try and simplify policy configuration with MDM, first security policies, the configuration policies that helps your end user, and last settings that for you apps.
Configure for all devices/all users when posible, otherwise use specific device/user groups.