Managing remote machines with cloud management gateway in Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
The increase in the global workforce working from home is unsurprisingly putting an added focus from organizations on remote functionality and management. Naturally we have seen an increase in the number of queries, questions and tweets around the tools and features Microsoft Endpoint Manager can offer in the way of remote management of the workforce. One of the most common topics I have had to field enquiries is around the use of cloud management gateway (CMG), usually in conjunction with keeping traffic off the VPN.Managing Patch Tuesday with Configuration Manager in a remote work world
This article is designed to help you successfully deliver patches to your managed PCs that are no longer on-premises and connecting via VPN using home broadband networks. We will take you through a decision tree of options available to your organization when it comes to managing your upcoming patch deployments as we approach the April 2020 security update.Update 1902 for Configuration Manager current branch is now available
In the 1902 update to Configuration Manager current branch, we continue to deliver value around our core themes of Cloud Value, Customer Voice, Get Current, and Simplification. Get Current with Office is one of our key capabilities in the 1902 update and optional integration with the Readiness Toolkit for Office provides insights to help prepare for Office 365 ProPlus deployments. These insights can now complement your organization’s end-to-end ability to deploy Office 365 ProPlus, from readiness, to deployment, to monitoring.Update 1910 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available
Update 1910 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available. As Brad Anderson announced at Ignite, Configuration Manager is now part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Microsoft Endpoint Manager is an integrated solution for managing all of your devices. Microsoft brings together Configuration Manager and Intune, without a complex migration, and with simplified licensing.Update 2107 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available
Update 2107 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available. Starting in this release, you can enable an application deployment to support implicit uninstall. If a device is in a collection, the application installs. Then when you remove the device from the collection, the application uninstalls.Update 1810 for Configuration Manager current branch is now available
Update 1810 for Configuration Manager current branch is now available. In this release we have focused on simplification of your Configuration Manager infrastructure and added functionality to make it easier to stay up to date with Windows and Office. We continue to light up new cloud powered value with improvements to co-management and new options to apply Conditional Access to ConfigMgr managed PCs.Update 2002 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available
Update 2002 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available. Starting in Configuration Manager version 2002, you can upload your Configuration Manager devices to the cloud service and take actions from the Devices blade in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.Update 2111 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available
Update 2111 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available. We are excited to announce that two popular pre-release features, orchestration groups and application groups are now full features in this release.Update 2103 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available
Update 2103 for Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager current branch is now available. You can now upgrade a client's Windows OS by using a feature update deployed with a task sequence. This integration combines the simplicity of Windows servicing with the flexibility of task sequences.Update 1906 for Configuration Manager current branch is now available
The 1906 update includes integration with Desktop Analytics which is a cloud-based service that provides insight and intelligence to make more informed decisions about the update readiness of your Windows clients. It combines data from your organization with data aggregated from millions of devices connected to Microsoft cloud services.
