Episode 428: Migrating Group Policy to Microsoft Intune

Welcome to Episode 428 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, Ben and Scott unlock the secrets to modernizing your IT management by ditching pesky on-prem GPOs and embracing the future with Intune. They discuss how savvy IT pros are migrating thousands of GPOs into clean, manageable cloud policies. Dive into real-world workflows: from exporting and analyzing legacy GPOs with AI tools, to recreating policies in Entra ID, and finally decommissioning AD. You’ll discover how to think through the migration, avoid common pitfalls like leftover legacy configs, and implement a phased migration that minimizes disruption.

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Show Notes

• DiskPrices.com
• These HDD prices are getting crazy. An increase of 96.4% in 1 month for the same 26TB drive. $279.99 a month ago to $549.99 today. Where are we buying hard drives now?
• Import and analyze your on-premises GPOs using Group Policy analytics in Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Copilot in Intune
• Policy CSP
• Use the Intune settings catalog to configure settings
• Use the Intune properties catalog to get device hardware properties
• Create a Settings Catalog policy using your imported GPOs in Microsoft Intune

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• M365 Licensing Consultation
• M365 Tenant Assessment
• Copilot Readiness Assessment

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