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Advanced Intune capabilities now included with Microsoft 365 E5
What changed in July 2026, how to confirm tenant readiness, and how to sequence adoption without treating every new entitlement as production-ready.
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Microsoft cloud field notes for enterprise teams.
Implementation guidance, architecture decisions, certification study plans and operational lessons across Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra ID, endpoint security and Azure Virtual Desktop.
About the authorVivek Sharma is a senior Microsoft solution architect with 20+ years of experience delivering workplace, identity, security and cloud transformation in regulated and global enterprise environments.
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Browse all articles →Set up NDES and SCEP for Intune with Azure Blob CRL publishing
Build the certificate flow, publish CRLs securely and validate the entire chain from device to relying service.
MS-102 study guide: Microsoft 365 Administrator
A four-week plan covering tenant administration, Entra, Defender XDR, Purview and practical labs.
AZ-140 study guide: Azure Virtual Desktop
A hands-on five-week plan for infrastructure, FSLogix, security, applications, monitoring and recovery.
Latest technical guides
All technical articles →Security & IdentityImplementation guide
Set up NDES and SCEP for Intune with Azure Blob CRL publishing
A production-minded deployment guide for AD CS, NDES, the Intune Certificate Connector, SCEP profiles and highly available CRL distribution through Azure Blob Storage.
IntuneImplementation guide
Implementing Endpoint Privilege Management without permanent local admin
A phased enterprise deployment pattern for audit, elevation rules, support approval, local administrator removal and operational governance.
IntuneImplementation guide
Deploying applications with the Intune Enterprise App Catalog
How to pilot Enterprise Application Management, review catalogue metadata, deploy Win32 apps and establish an update lifecycle.
Security & IdentityArchitecture guide
Planning and implementing Microsoft Cloud PKI with Intune
Choose a deployment model, build a controlled CA hierarchy, issue SCEP certificates and validate Wi-Fi, VPN or certificate-based authentication.
IntuneImplementation guide
Configuring Microsoft Intune Remote Help for enterprise support
A practical setup for licensing, RBAC, helper deployment, Conditional Access, session testing and support operations.
IntuneOperations guide
Using Intune Advanced Analytics for endpoint troubleshooting
Turn device query, fleet query, device timeline, battery health and resource performance into repeatable support workflows.
Microsoft certification study guides
Browse study guides →Study GuidesCertification guide
MS-102 study guide: Microsoft 365 Administrator
A structured four-week preparation plan covering tenant administration, Entra identity, Defender XDR, Microsoft Purview and hands-on Microsoft 365 administration.
Study GuidesCertification guide
AB-900 study guide: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals
A focused two-week plan for Microsoft 365 services, Copilot data protection, governance, agents and basic administration tasks.
Study GuidesCertification guide
AZ-900 study guide: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
A practical seven-day plan to learn cloud concepts, Azure architecture and services, and Azure management and governance.
Study GuidesCertification guide
AZ-140 study guide: Configuring and Operating Azure Virtual Desktop
A hands-on five-week plan for AVD networking, host pools, FSLogix, identity, security, application delivery, monitoring and resilience.
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Intune & Windows
Autopilot, compliance, application delivery, EPM, analytics and endpoint security.
Identity & Zero Trust
Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, certificates and secure access patterns.
Microsoft 365
Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, migrations and service governance.
Azure Virtual Desktop
Host pools, FSLogix, security, application delivery, monitoring and resilience.
Study guides
Objective-aligned plans, practical labs and exam-readiness checklists.
About Vivek
Senior Microsoft Solution Architect
I have more than 20 years of enterprise IT experience delivering Microsoft Security, Identity, Modern Workplace and cloud transformation across banking, healthcare, manufacturing and consulting. My work spans Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Defender, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 11, Zero Trust and tenant-to-tenant migration.
This site focuses on practical, secure and operationally realistic approaches for large organisations.