Getting software for “free” sounds like a promising proposition, but its value for true enterprise mobile management and security remains questionable. There are lot of talks about Microsoft’s first attempt to MDM market called “Intune” and of course there is Airwatch, Mobile Iron and the rest. Let’s see where these stack up.
Intune has consistent Flat design Dashboard a similar design approach to Office 365/Azure . Being a Microsoft Product it Integrates with Azure AD nicely as expected. In product page Microsoft is claiming “Microsoft Intune gives you the flexibility and control to secure your data on any device—even those you don’t manage.” Correct? Yes and No.
Microsoft has been doing most of the heavy lifting such as Patching and Deployment by SCCM. But Intune is completely separate and of course you will have to pay the licensing (upto $19 per user) separately.
Now lets answer some questions that matters to you and your business.
-Does it meet your enterprise security requirements with certifications from FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST, ISO 27001 and SOC-2 Type II?
-Will your users demand intuitive native-like, enterprise app catalog experiences for all major platforms?
-Are a robust assortment of automated compliance rules and enforcement actions essential for effective security?
-Do you need a single secure container for unified email, app and content access with built-in encryption?
-What about mobile malware protection?
-Will you have to pay more for a more robust Intune suite than the one that you were initially quoted?
If you answered Yes to any of these questions, Intune lacks what you need. All of this considered, are you willing to trust Microsoft for all your mobile initiatives?
As a first approach they have done ok .But as I mentioned it’s their first approach. You might want to wait and check the features and pricing of other market leaders. Intune is still an immature product that lacks many of the core features and workflows needed to securely manage all of the devices that access your corporate data, apps and content.
First of all, Maas360 is powered by Watson AI and IBM calls it Unified Mobility Management rather than just MDM or EMM.
Lets say, you have 50-100 users who work remotely all the time. How would you manage Patching and remote support ? With IBM Maas360 end users devices don’t have to be even part of a AD ! All clients can be Patched as if you are patching your regular onsite machines. Managing, Patching, Scripting, Software Package Deployments can be taken care of remotely as long as the end user devices are connected to internet.
Maas360 is the only solution that supports most end user devices.
- Windows XP- Windows 10
- MacOS
- IOS
- Android
- Chrome OS
- Windows Phone
- Blackberry
Even, If you are thinking about rugged devices, yes they cover that too.
Thanks to the power of IBM Big Fix which is integrated nicely with Maas360 to do all your System Admin work at ease.
As more organizations adopt cloud productivity software, such as Microsoft Office 365, IT leaders need to deploy, manage and secure these tools on employee-owned (BYOD) or corporate-issued smartphones, tablets and laptops.
IBM MaaS360 empowers IT organizations to maximize productivity by supporting the ecosystem of Microsoft business products within heterogeneous mobile environments for the past 10 years.
Your organization is making the right choice for business productivity with Microsoft – make the right choice with the best-in-class cloud EMM leader with IBM MaaS360.
Price comparisons are based on 1000 users and 3 years of total spending .
