As demand for organizations to enable workforces to be more mobile, a desktop administrator’s role is really is no longer about just “desktop” management. With BYOD becoming commonplace and the need for employees to access line of business apps on personal devices, the scope of desktop administration must include both desktop and mobile devices, regardless of ownership. During this course, you’ll be introduced to key components of modern management and co-management strategies. You’ll examine what it takes to incorporate Microsoft Intune into your organization and how to use it to manage modern desktops and devices. You’ll also learn about methods for deployment and management of apps and browser-based applications.
The Modern Desktop Administrator deploys, configures, secures, manages, and monitors devices and client applications in an enterprise environment. Responsibilities include managing identity, access, policies, updates, and apps. The MDA collaborates with the M365 Enterprise Administrator to design and implement a device strategy that meets the business needs of a modern organization.
The Modern Desktop Administrator must be familiar with M365 workloads and must have strong skills and experience of deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 10 and non-Windows devices. The MDA role focuses on cloud services rather than on-premises management technologies.
Prerequisites
The Modern Desktop Administrator must be familiar with M365 workloads and must have strong skills and experience of deploying, configuring, and maintaining Windows 10 and non-Windows devices. The MDA role focuses on cloud services rather than on-premises management technologies.
Course Cost listed does not include the cost of courseware. Course is subject to a minimum enrollment to run. Course may run virtually as a Virtual Instructor-Led (VILT) class if the minimum enrollment is not met. For more information, please contact 207-775-0244 or email: learn@vtec.org.
In this module, students will examine the benefits and prerequisites for co-management and learn how to plan for it
This module will also cover Azure AD join and will be introduced to Microsoft Intune, as well as learn how to configure policies for enrolling devices.
The module will conclude with an overview of device inventory in Intune and reporting using the Intune console, Power BI and Microsoft Graph.
Device management options
Manage Intune device enrollment and inventory
Lab : Practice Lab - Device Enrollment and Management
Installing the MDM Migration Analysis Tool (MMAT)
Obtain Intune and Azure AD Premium licenses and enable device management
Enrolling devices in Intune
Managing devices in Intune
Creating device inventory reports
Deploy an MDM with Microsoft Intune, Configure device enrollment.
In this module, students learn about application management on-premise and cloud-based solutions.
This module will cover how to manage Office 365 ProPlus deployments in Intune as well as how to manage apps on non-enrolled devices
The module will conclude with an overview of Enterprise Mode with Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge and tracking your installed applications, licenses, and assigned apps using Intune.
Implement Mobile Application Management (MAM)
Deploying and updating applications
Administering applications
Lab : Practice Lab - Managing Applications
Deploying apps by using Intune
Configure and deploy Office 365 ProPlus from Intune
Deploy Office365 ProPlus using Intune.
Manage and report application inventory and licenses