Microsoft Intune helps businesses manage computers, phones, and tablets from the cloud.
IT teams can use Intune to apply security settings, install applications, require encryption, control access, and check whether devices meet company standards.
For remote and hybrid businesses, this is especially useful because devices may rarely connect directly to the office network.
Intune can also work with Microsoft Entra and conditional access. For example, a company can require that a device be properly managed before it can open certain Microsoft 365 resources.
This does not mean every device must be locked down the same way. Businesses can create different rules for company-owned devices, personal devices, executives, or special-purpose systems.
The main benefit is consistency. Instead of relying on employees to configure every security setting correctly, the business can apply many requirements automatically.
Device management becomes more important as companies rely more heavily on cloud services and remote work.