Hi all,
I felt this would be more suitable in here than in the mobile phone section..?
My organisation has recently made the decision for Windows 8.1 phones to replace the existing Blackberrys.
I've been presented with this project and the timescale provided is typically very imminent, we are talking about 200 Lumia 625 phones in total.
Of course, Windows Phone 8.1 is a completely new concept to myself although I'm familiar with ios devices in enterprise and MDM solutions (I use Meraki (no windows phone support) currently for iPads/iPhones).
I've recently implemented System Center 2012 R2 so would consider using Active Sync for emails and the Intune connector for device configuration, what experiences have others had with this and how does it compare with the likes of Airwatch / Ironguard etc?
Also, I'm struggling to determine:
1. Is a Company App absolutely vital? (I would use it for Lync 2013 and perhaps future apps I develop).
2. How would I image the devices? the devices typically come from EE/vodafone branded with their applications (Angry Birds pre-installed.. and Nokia bloaty apps), Is it possible to set one up how I would like then replicate onto the others? (for iOS I created icloud images and then synced to the device.. , this is acceptable for the small business)
3. MDM costs, is Intune/SCCM management actually cheaper all things considered? (advantage of airwatch being that its web based etc).
Microsoft have been in direct contact with myself regarding this, but I sense that they know I don't fully understand the in's/outs and although our CAL package includes most products I don't want to purchase stuff we won't need.
Any guidance / experience on similar enrollments would be greatly appreciated!
I felt this would be more suitable in here than in the mobile phone section..?
My organisation has recently made the decision for Windows 8.1 phones to replace the existing Blackberrys.
I've been presented with this project and the timescale provided is typically very imminent, we are talking about 200 Lumia 625 phones in total.
Of course, Windows Phone 8.1 is a completely new concept to myself although I'm familiar with ios devices in enterprise and MDM solutions (I use Meraki (no windows phone support) currently for iPads/iPhones).
I've recently implemented System Center 2012 R2 so would consider using Active Sync for emails and the Intune connector for device configuration, what experiences have others had with this and how does it compare with the likes of Airwatch / Ironguard etc?
Also, I'm struggling to determine:
1. Is a Company App absolutely vital? (I would use it for Lync 2013 and perhaps future apps I develop).
2. How would I image the devices? the devices typically come from EE/vodafone branded with their applications (Angry Birds pre-installed.. and Nokia bloaty apps), Is it possible to set one up how I would like then replicate onto the others? (for iOS I created icloud images and then synced to the device.. , this is acceptable for the small business)
3. MDM costs, is Intune/SCCM management actually cheaper all things considered? (advantage of airwatch being that its web based etc).
Microsoft have been in direct contact with myself regarding this, but I sense that they know I don't fully understand the in's/outs and although our CAL package includes most products I don't want to purchase stuff we won't need.
Any guidance / experience on similar enrollments would be greatly appreciated!
