How Can Autopilot and Intune Help My SMB Save Money?

While this isn’t our first time talking about Microsoft Autopilot and Intune, this blog is going to break each of them down a little more and unpack why this is a no-brainer for any business that wants to take its operations to the next level.

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What This Blog Covers:

• Take Flight with Autopilot and Intune
• Autopilot: A Seamless Deployment Experience
• Intune: A Comprehensive Device Management Solution
• Boost Productivity, Reduce Costs, Enhance Security

Most of the prominent challenges Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) face today have one thing in common: limitations. Whether this is due to budgets or skill gaps, businesses are struggling to keep up with the increasing complexity of device management. As these organisations increase their remote workforces, their IT departments are manually provisioning devices, enforcing security policies, and troubleshooting issues. This is not only time-consuming for them but for the new hires waiting to get started.

If you can relate to this scenario then you’ve come to the right place. With Microsoft Autopilot and Intune, you can streamline your device deployment process, enhance security, and reduce costs. By automating device provisioning and implementing robust security measures, you get back the time to focus on more strategic IT initiatives and boost your SMB’s productivity.

“Using Intune and Autopilot has proven to be invaluable tools in addressing several of our unique challenges, helping us to streamline processes beyond the capabilities of traditional methods.” – Adrian Alexa, Cloud Solutions Architect at Babble

Take Flight with Autopilot and Intune

Microsoft Autopilot and Intune are quite the dynamic duo. Together, they offer comprehensive IT solutions for businesses that take their organisations to new heights.

As its name suggests, Autopilot handles the automation side of things by allowing devices to be pre-configured and ready to use fresh out of the box. To proactively avoid the device menagerie mayhem every SMB faces, Intune provides comprehensive device and app management capabilities – including device encryption, app protection policies, and conditional access.

Autopilot: A Seamless Deployment Experience

Microsoft Autopilot is a cloud-based service that takes away the stress and time it takes to set up individual devices and enables new members of the team to hit the ground running. Its pre-configuration feature enables businesses to deploy ready-to-use Windows devices across their organisations.

Tip: watch this video to see how Microsoft Autopilot works.

Key Benefits of Autopilot:

• Reduced Manual Effort: IT doesn’t need to set up or manually configure the device. All you need to do is log in and get to work.
• Faster Deployment: Devices can be deployed quickly and seamlessly to any part of the world, causing little to no disruption – which is especially convenient for remote teams.
• Consistent Configurations: Every device is configured consistently across your organisation. This means that teams will have all the required applications they need without the hassle of manually installing them.
• Hybrid Deployment: Whether you are joining your devices from the cloud or Azure AD, Autopilot provides support for both.

Tip: read this blog to delve deeper into Autopilot and Intune with a Babble Cloud Solutions Architect. In this review, Adrian Alexa takes us through how these solutions solve unique challenges and streamline processes – all while future-proofing security.

Intune: A Comprehensive Device Management Solution

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) solution. This solution allows organisations to manage and secure a wide range of devices, including Windows, iOS, and Android.

Key Features of Intune:

• Device Management: This capability allows organisations to enforce company-wide security policies, such as device encryption, password requirements, and app restrictions. It also monitors the compliance and health of the devices. Additionally, Intune has a disaster management feature that enables remote device wiping in case of loss or theft.
• App Management: You can deploy and manage applications across your devices. Your data access and usage are kept in your control, which ensures that sensitive information remains secure. Furthermore, Intune seamlessly integrates with Microsoft 365, providing a unified platform for managing applications and devices.

• Conditional Access: Security remains a top priority as Intune allows you to implement robust security measures for your devices. This includes requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA) for added security, which will ensure that only authorised users can access company resources from their devices.
• Compliance Management: You can define and monitor your device compliance policies. This means that your IT administrator or Microsoft cloud solutions partner can set specific requirements for devices. Intune can then track whether devices meet these requirements. If a device is found to be non-compliant, it takes action by blocking access to certain apps or wiping the device.

Benefits of Intune:

• Enhanced Security: Your sensitive data remains protected and any unauthorised access is prevented.
• Improved Productivity: With all the tools and apps they need proactively configured and installed, teams have everything they need to do their jobs effectively.
• Reduced Risk: Cyber security risks and threats are mitigated – along with potential data breaches.
• Centralised Management: Seamlessly manage all devices and apps from a single console.

Boost Productivity, Reduce Costs, Enhance Security

With Microsoft Autopilot and Intune, the hassle of being bogged down by manual device management tasks is a thing of the past. These powerful and cost-effective small business technology solutions simplify device deployment while keeping your SMB secure from cyber attacks and data breaches.

Don’t let device management hold your business back. Contact us or your account manager today to take the next step towards revolutionising your workflow.