Migration software
Microsoft Intune Enterprise App Management
Suggested in 2 of our migration playbooks, mainly for Identity and security. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
What it handles
The limits of the built-in tools that Microsoft Intune Enterprise App Management gets around, as covered in our playbooks.
Configuration Manager to Intune migration
- Re-package apps with the latest Content Prep ToolAdds catalog Win32 apps with prefilled install and uninstall commands, detection rules and requirements. Needs an add-on licence or Intune Suite.
- Intune cannot import Configuration Manager apps, so every app is repackaged.Catalog Win32 apps with prefilled commands and detection rules. Needs an add-on licence or Intune Suite.
Essential Eight in Microsoft 365
- Apps that do not update themselves need a new package for every patchAuto-update moves Required catalog apps to new versions without a new app or supersedence rule. No rollout rings: updates go to all targeted devices at once. Needs an add-on licence or Intune Suite.
- ML1 wants patches for office suites, browsers, email clients, PDF software and security products within two weeks. Apps that do not update themselves need a new Intune package each time.Auto-updates Required catalog apps without new packages, to all targeted devices at once. Needs an add-on licence or Intune Suite.
How it handles key settings
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what Microsoft Intune Enterprise App Management carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Catalog Win32 apps with prefilled commands and detection rules. Needs an add-on licence or Intune Suite. | Configuration Manager to Intune migration |
| Application patching | Auto-updates Required catalog apps without new packages, to all targeted devices at once. Needs an add-on licence or Intune Suite. | Essential Eight in Microsoft 365 |
Tools for the same jobs
Other tools our playbooks suggest for the same migrations.
We write these notes from the vendor documentation cited in each playbook. Tools cannot pay to be included or to change them. Check the vendor's current documentation and terms before you buy.