{"id":3889,"date":"2020-07-06T16:02:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T16:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vizor.cloud\/blog\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2022-03-23T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T11:52:49","slug":"what-is-endpoint-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vizor.cloud\/blog\/what-is-endpoint-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u00a0is\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0Endpoint Manager?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last November, Microsoft announced the combination of SCCM and Intune under one umbrella and renamed it Microsoft Endpoint Manager.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Microsoft claims that\u00a0<\/span>this combined solution<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u201cdeploy[s] a seamless, end-to-end management solution that combines the functionality, data, and new intelligent actions of Microsoft Intune and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Naturally, as fans of SCCM and Intune, we searched for information. As a result, here are the top 5 discussions all SCCM and Intune admins are talking about.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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1. Are they getting rid of SCCM<\/span><\/b>(ConfigMgr)\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and Intune to create this new product?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

SCCM (<\/span>ConfigMgr<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>now officially referred to as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager by Microsoft<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Microsoft<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span>bundling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>these products to create\u00a0<\/span>a suite\u00a0<\/span>under the\u00a0<\/span>Endpoint Manager<\/span>\u00a0brand<\/span>, each product remains available as its own\u00a0<\/span>entity<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. A<\/span><\/b>m I licensed to use Microsoft Endpoint Manager<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

Organizations\u00a0currently licensed for\u00a0ConfigMgr\u00a0will be automatically licensed for Intune for co-managing your Windows PCs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Organizations\u00a0currently licensed for Intune will be automatically licensed for\u00a0ConfigMgr\u00a0for co-managing your Windows PCs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. What\u00a0<\/span><\/b>is Endpoint Manager?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Microsoft Endpoint Manager is a new name for a suite of products comprising\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>your\u00a0devices in one place. Therefore, pulling information from both Intune and SCCM, even if it\u2019s on-prem. Further, Endpoint Manager is actually comprised of\u00a0<\/span>six Microsoft products<\/span><\/a>. They include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n