Devices rarely touched a corporate network. I designed an identity-driven, cloud-native Intune model to manage and secure them.
Context
A fully distributed workforce needed managed, secure devices that rarely connected to a corporate network.
Challenge
Traditional device management assumed a perimeter that no longer existed. Devices were inconsistent and compliance was unclear.
Scope
- Design cloud-native device management
- Establish compliance policies
- Integrate endpoint security
- Enable self-service provisioning
Constraints
- No reliance on a corporate network
- A workforce spread across time zones
- A need for low-friction onboarding
Approach
- 01Built an identity-driven, cloud-native Intune model
- 02Defined compliance policies tied to Conditional Access
- 03Integrated Defender for Endpoint for risk-based access
- 04Enabled self-service enrollment for fast onboarding
Technologies
Microsoft IntuneEntra IDDefender for Endpoint
Microsoft Intune
Entra ID
Defender for EndpointOutcome
- Consistent, compliant devices with no network perimeter
- Device compliance tied directly to access decisions
- Fast, low-friction onboarding for a distributed team
Lessons
Modern endpoint management is an identity problem. Anchor it to Entra and Conditional Access and the perimeter stops mattering.
What made it complex
Delivering enterprise device assurance to a workforce that never connects to a corporate network.
Azure Landing Zones
Azure Policy
Microsoft Sentinel
KQL
Conditional Access