Deep Dive into delivery optimization

Deep Dive into delivery optimization

Deep Dive into delivery optimization

You can imagine that when a new Windows patch or a new version of a software is released and has to be installed on every Devices and many PCs start to download the content at the same time from a destination outside the corporate network, the Internet break outs are very busy. Or if the internet connection of a certain location has a low bandwidth the download of a large app takes a long time. But more and more organizations move their applications as well as the update management to the cloud and reduce their on premise infrastructure.

To solve this problem microsoft has introduced a very good technology called Delivery Optimization. In this blog we would like to clarify what is DO and take a deeper look at how this works.

Deep Dive into delivery optimization
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Delay Windows Update pending reboot with toast notification

Delay Windows Update pending reboot with toast notification

Delay Windows Update pending reboot with toast notification

Who does not know the situation when you come back from vacation and the computer wants to reboot after an update installation. However, it is extremely important from a security point of view that the system is always up to date. The goal here is to delay Windows Update pending reboot behavior so that updates are still installed directly, but the user gets a little more time to read emails and reboot the device only when it fits them.

Another example is when a measurement or other process is running on the computer for several hours or days. Also here it would be really bad if a reboot interrupts this measurement. In this blog I show how you can delay Windows Update pending reboot prompts but still remind the user of the reboot and give him the chance to do it when it suits him.

Delay Windows Update pending reboot with toast notification
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Microsoft Endpoint Manager Reporting: Ultimate MEM Tour Part 4

Ultimate MEM Tour Part 4: Microsoft Intune Reporting

Ultimate MEM Tour Part 4: Microsoft Intune Reporting

After we have looked at the three categories of Device Management, Application Management and Endpoint Security, this blog continues with Intune Reporting, the reporting section of Microsoft Intune. Thanks to everyone who read the preceding blogs and gave me feedback. But it’s not over with very powerful and helpful features in Intune. Also in the Intune Reporting section you will find features that can make your daily work easier as an administrator and with which you can greatly increase the user experience. With Endpoint Analytics there is a very powerful Intune Reporting feature which is continuously developed and improved. But let’s take a closer look at it below.

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Use assignment filter for the update ring assignment

Use assignment filter for the update ring assignment

Use assignment filter for the update ring assignment

With the Assignment Filter a possibility was added to Intune to make assignments more comfortable. This feature was first available for configuration profiles and then for apps. With the service release 2107 Intune has enabled the assignment filters also for update rings, so you can finally use an assignment filter for the update ring scenario as well.

What are assignment filters and how can you use them for the update ring assignments I will show you in this blog.

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