Microsoft Intune Device Management
Manage endpoints, applications and security policies across your workforce from a single platform.
Devices multiply faster than the policies that govern them.
A 60-user professional services firm now issues laptops, tablets and phones to staff who work from the office, home and client sites in the same week. Each device is a potential entry point, and without a central management platform, patching, application deployment and configuration end up handled inconsistently — sometimes by IT, sometimes by the user, sometimes not at all.
New starters are a particular pressure point. Building a laptop by hand, installing applications one at a time and manually applying security settings takes hours per device and produces inconsistent results, especially when several people join in the same week or a device needs replacing urgently after loss or damage.
Bring-your-own-device arrangements make the picture harder still. Staff want to check email on a personal phone; the organisation needs assurance that business data on that phone is encrypted and can be wiped if the device is lost, without taking control of the owner's personal photos and apps in the process.
Insurers and clients are now asking direct questions about endpoint management as part of due diligence and Cyber Essentials assessment. 'We have antivirus installed' is no longer a sufficient answer when the question is about consistent patch management, encryption and configuration across every device that touches company data.
- New starter laptops built manually, inconsistently, and slowly
- No visibility of patch or encryption status across the device estate
- Personal devices accessing email with no enforced security baseline
- Cyber Essentials submissions delayed by unclear device configuration
One platform, consistent policy, less manual work.
We design your Intune configuration around how your organisation actually works, not a generic template. That starts with grouping devices and users sensibly — by department, by device ownership, by risk — so policies can be applied precisely rather than uniformly to everyone.
Windows Autopilot removes manual imaging from new device setup. A laptop shipped straight from the supplier to a new starter's home enrols itself into Intune, applies your standard configuration, installs required applications and is ready to use, with no IT visit and no pre-built image to maintain.
Compliance policies then do the ongoing work: enforcing disk encryption, minimum operating system versions, screen lock timeouts and antivirus status, and feeding that compliance state into conditional access so non-compliant devices lose access to email and business applications until they're fixed.
For personal devices, we configure app protection policies that secure company data inside managed applications — Outlook, Teams, OneDrive — without enrolling the whole device, giving staff a workable balance between convenience and control.
- Autopilot builds replacing manual imaging for new devices
- Compliance policies enforced through conditional access, not just reported on
- App protection for personal devices without full enrolment
- Patch and update rings staged to avoid disrupting whole teams at once
Everything in the engagement, set out up front.
A deployment and management service covering policy design, enrolment, patching and ongoing compliance monitoring.
Autopilot deployment
Zero-touch provisioning for new Windows devices, enrolling and configuring them automatically on first power-on.
Compliance policy design
Encryption, patch level, password and configuration policies enforced consistently across corporate devices.
Conditional access integration
Access to email and applications tied directly to device compliance status, not just user credentials.
App deployment and patching
Business applications packaged, deployed and kept current across the managed estate without manual installation.
BYOD app protection
Company data secured inside managed apps on personal devices, without full device enrolment.
Ongoing monitoring and reporting
Regular visibility of compliance status, patch currency and enrolment gaps, with remediation guidance.
What you receive.
- Intune tenant configuration and policy set
- Autopilot deployment profiles
- Device compliance policy documentation
- Conditional access policy configuration
- Application deployment packages
- BYOD app protection policy set
- Monthly compliance and patch reporting
- Enrolment runbook for IT or HR teams
Built for organisations that need the work done properly.
Growing SMEs replacing manual imaging
Organisations onboarding new staff regularly who need consistent device builds without dedicated imaging staff.
Hybrid and remote-first teams
Businesses whose staff rarely visit an office, where devices must be provisioned and secured remotely from day one.
Firms pursuing Cyber Essentials
Organisations that need demonstrable, consistent secure configuration and patch management across every device.
Businesses with BYOD policies
Companies allowing personal devices to access email or Teams and needing an enforced but proportionate security baseline.
What changes once the work is done.
What changes once Intune is deployed and properly governed.
Faster, consistent onboarding
New starters receive a fully configured device automatically, cutting IT setup time from hours to minutes.
Demonstrable compliance
Encryption, patching and configuration status is reported centrally, supporting Cyber Essentials and client audits.
Reduced entry points for attackers
Non-compliant devices lose access automatically, closing off a common route into company data.
Workable BYOD without full device control
Staff keep personal device privacy while company data stays encrypted and remotely wipeable.
Lower support overhead
Standardised builds and centralised patching reduce the volume of ad-hoc device issues reaching the help desk.
Insurance and tender readiness
Clear evidence of endpoint management for cyber insurance renewal and supplier due diligence questionnaires.
Why organisations bring us in for Intune rather than doing it alone.
Intune is powerful but unforgiving of poor initial design. Policies applied too broadly can lock staff out of applications they need; policies applied too loosely leave gaps an attacker can exploit. Getting the grouping, targeting and rollout sequencing right the first time avoids a disruptive re-work later.
We provide Microsoft Intune support as part of a wider managed IT and security practice, so device compliance policy is designed with the same conditional access and identity controls we set up in Azure AD, rather than as an isolated project that someone else has to reconcile afterwards.
We work with clients across Chesterfield, Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London, supporting both organisations deploying Intune for the first time and those with an existing but under-managed tenant that needs tidying up and properly governing.
Whether you want a one-off deployment handed to your internal IT team, or ongoing management of policies, patching and compliance reporting, we scope the engagement to match what your team can realistically sustain, rather than leaving you with a platform nobody has time to look after.
Questions we are asked most often.
What is Microsoft Intune support and do we need our own licences?
Microsoft Intune support means we configure, manage and monitor the endpoint management platform on your behalf. You need the appropriate Microsoft 365 or Enterprise Mobility + Security licensing already in place, or we can advise on the right tier for your organisation before we start any configuration work.
Can Intune manage both company-owned and personal devices?
Yes. Intune supports fully managed corporate devices and a lighter enrolment for personal phones and laptops used under a bring-your-own-device policy, applying app protection policies without taking full control of a user's personal data. We set the boundary between the two based on your risk appetite.
How does Windows Autopilot fit alongside Intune?
Autopilot handles the out-of-the-box provisioning of a new Windows device, enrolling it into Intune and applying your standard build automatically when a new starter first switches it on. It removes the need for IT to image machines by hand, which matters most for organisations with distributed or remote staff.
Will Intune stop us achieving Cyber Essentials certification?
The opposite. Intune's compliance and configuration policies map closely onto Cyber Essentials' five technical controls, particularly secure configuration, malware protection and patch management, so a well-configured Intune estate makes the certification process considerably more straightforward.
How long does an Intune deployment take?
A straightforward rollout for an organisation with a few hundred devices typically takes four to eight weeks, covering policy design, pilot testing with a small user group, then phased enrolment. Estates with legacy applications or unusual device types generally take longer to test compliance policies against.
Do you manage Intune ongoing, or just set it up?
Both. Some clients want a one-off deployment handed to their internal IT team; others want us to manage policy updates, app patching and compliance monitoring on an ongoing basis. We scope the engagement around what your team can realistically sustain in-house.
What happens to devices that fall out of compliance?
Intune can restrict access to email and business applications automatically until a non-compliant device is remediated, for example a missing patch or a disabled disk encryption setting. We configure these conditional access rules so they're strict enough to matter without locking out users unnecessarily.
Managed IT services
Day-to-day IT support and infrastructure management alongside your Intune-managed device estate.
Cyber Essentials certification support
Align your device compliance policies with the five technical controls required for certification.
Modern workplace solutions
Secure access to applications and collaboration tools for staff working from anywhere.
Considering Microsoft Intune for your device estate?
Book a short call and we'll talk through your current device management approach and what a properly configured Intune rollout would look like for your organisation.
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