Category: Microsoft 365

Using Ubuntu Desktop with Microsoft Intune – Part 1

Can you use Ubuntu Desktop in combination with Microsoft Intune in the real world? Linux has been around for ages, and over the years, I hopped on the Linux train several times. But after a while, I find myself returning to Windows because it is so familiar to me. Now, I have once again switched to Ubuntu Desktop 23.10. This time, I am conducting a two-month trial to determine whether a Cloud Consultant can effectively work on Ubuntu 23.10. And besides that, we also discover if organizations can leverage Microsoft Intune and Defender for Endpoint to manage these devices. Follow me at the beginning of a series of posts where I write about my experiences and learnings!

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Try and manage Windows 365 Cloud PCs

Microsoft released their new subscription-based Windows 365 Cloud PCs. With Cloud PCs, you rent a desktop environment in Microsoft Azure. There is a variety of CPU, RAM and storage options. They reside directly in your Azure AD tenant while also actively managed by Microsoft Intune.

I am seeing this as the sweet spot between a desktop virtualisation environment while giving users the freedom to create their own modern workspace. Let’s dive in and see what this new product has to offer.

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Windows Defender Credential Guard – A setup guide

Windows Defender Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to secure secrets on Windows 10 Enterpirse and Windows Server 2019 machines. Using this method, only privileged system software can access them. Windows Defender Credential Guard will help preventing unauthorized access that can lead to credential theft attack. In this tutorial I will show you how to implement Windows Credential Guard.

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