#Modern Workplace

I recently worked on a project that required setting up Intune and Defender for Endpoint enrolment policies for iPadOS. While some might say that this is a pretty routine task and in an absolute sense, it may very well be to some extent, I actually went another way. Let me start by mentioning that the iPadOS devices in scope were existing devices and in some come cases BYO so resetting them was not an option. Therefore, a user based enrolment had to be the choice of enrolment. Now back in the days, one would normally enroll the iOS\iPadOS devices using Company Portal and while this is still supported, with the introduction of support of Single Sign On extensions (SSO) of Apple devices, I chose to configure Web based device enrolment together with Just-in-time (JIT) for iPadOS devices. Web-based enrolment utilizes just in time (JIT) registration with the Apple single sign-on (SSO) extension to facilitate Microsoft Entra registration within the work apps thus reducing the number of authe...

Source: Microsoft When Universal Print was announced in private preview for macOS platform at Ignite 2023 , cross platform support for print management in the cloud became a reality. With the feature being moved into public preview  recently, it showcased Microsoft's commitment to lower the barrier of entry to cloud computing and digital transformation. What is Universal Print and how does it work for macOS? Universal Print is a cloud-based printing solution that uses built-in cloud printers, built-in legacy printers, and runs entirely in Microsoft Azure. When Universal Print is deployed with Universal Print-compatible printers, it doesn't require any additional on-premises infrastructure. Just like other Azure connectors, Universal Print connector is installed on a host device as part of the configuration. In case of macOS, the Universal Print functionality is possible after installing the Universal Print app. This can either be installed administratively or manually by the e...