Modern Management Summit 2026

Ready to tackle Apple device management at scale but not sure where to start? This workshop cuts through the complexity and gets you building a working infrastructure fast. You'll configure Apple Business Manager, connect with resellers, pick the right MDM for your environment, and get devices enrolled with solid security from day one. We'll wire up identity providers, push apps efficiently, and show you how Apple's ecosystem actually works in practice. No vendor pitches—just straight-up technical guidance you can implement immediately, whether you're deploying your first Mac or scaling to thousands of devices.

Troubleshooting Windows and Intune keeps advancing, and so do the community-driven tools that support it. In this updated 2026 edition, three Microsoft MVPs come together to explore how modern troubleshooting is evolving through shared knowledge, real-world experience, and powerful community-built tools.
The session focuses on practical, hands-on troubleshooting using a variety of Windows and Intune community tools, ranging from comprehensive troubleshooting frameworks to smaller, focused utilities that deliver quick wins for IT pros. While some tools are explored in more depth, the broader goal is to show how different community solutions complement each other in real troubleshooting scenarios.
Along the way, the speakers share real-world experience from creating and using community tools and how those tools evolve through feedback and practical troubleshooting needs.
AI now plays a central role in both troubleshooting and building community tools. The session demonstrates how AI can analyze logs, process large data sets, propose fixes, accelerate script creation, and assist in developing and maintaining troubleshooting tools while community tools continue to provide structure, context and repeatable workflows.
You’ll see practical examples where GitHub Copilot, VS Code Agents, Microsoft 365 Copilot and ChatGPT complement community-built tools rather than replace them, each taking on a different part of the troubleshooting and tool-building workflow.
Expect a fast-paced, demo-heavy session filled with actionable techniques, real PowerShell examples and insights into the future of AI-assisted Windows and Intune troubleshooting.

This session explains what really happens after you change or add a policy in Intune.

Why most policies do not wait hours, why the famous 8 hour sync is a myth, and why policy delivery often feels random. We show how Intune nudges a device to check in, what happens if that nudge never arrives, and why making multiple changes can slow things down instead of speeding them up.

We also look at what Microsoft does not really talk about. What is changing behind the scenes, how communication is becoming more direct, and why this makes policy delivery faster, more predictable, and less dependent on timing.

Moving Windows management to the cloud is not just a tooling change—it requires a fundamental shift in how identity, devices, access, and security are designed. In this advanced session, Per Larsen from Microsoft’s Customer Acceleration Team (CAT) shares real world lessons learned from helping enterprises adopt cloud native Windows management aligned with Zero Trust principles.
Drawing on hands on customer engagements across complex environments, this session focuses on how organizations have re architected Windows management around verify explicitly, assume breach, and least privilege. You’ll learn how cloud native capabilities in Microsoft Intune enable stronger security posture, simpler operations, and scalable automation—without re creating legacy management patterns in the cloud.
The session highlights practical guidance and common pitfalls across identity driven access, device trust, provisioning, policy design, application control, and operational readiness. Expect concrete recommendations, architectural trade offs, and lessons learned from the field—grounded in real customer outcomes, not theory or marketing.
This is an experience driven session for architects and technical decision makers who are already on the cloud native journey and want to align Windows management with Zero Trust by design.

Is your Intune environment quietly falling behind? Are you worried your policies, apps, and security measures aren’t keeping pace with the latest in cloud endpoint management? You’re not alone, but you don’t have to stay stuck on the platform.

Climb aboard the Intune Night Train for a fast-track journey from your current setup to the cutting-edge of 2026. Our conductors will guide you through each major stop, showing exactly what needs to be modernized, automated, and secured so you arrive fully equipped for the future.

You’ll go to sleep with concerns about your environment, and wake up with a roadmap to the latest and greatest. The whistle’s blowing, it’s time to catch the train.

As Microsoft Intune continues to evolve with Intune Suite and Copilot powered experiences, understanding what is included at each licensing level is essential for effective planning and deployment. This session provides a clear, Intune only breakdown of ME3 and ME5 licensing, with a focus on what capabilities Intune admins get today and how those capabilities expand with ME5.
We’ll begin with a deep dive into ME3 for Intune, covering the core endpoint management and security capabilities available to Intune administrators. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of which Intune scenarios are fully supported under ME3, how to design standard management workflows within those boundaries, and where ME3 provides strong foundational value for organizations standardizing on Intune.
From there, we’ll walk through ME5 from an Intune perspective, highlighting how ME5 expands Intune through Intune Suite features, advanced analytics, and Copilot inclusion within the Intune experience. We’ll explain what additional scenarios ME5 enables for Intune admins, how it changes day to day operational workflows, and why ME5 is positioned as the licensing foundation for more advanced, AI assisted, and agent driven Intune scenarios.
Throughout the session, we’ll focus on practical, side by side comparisons:
•What Intune capabilities are covered in ME3
•What additional Intune Suite and Copilot aligned capabilities ME5 brings
•How Copilot fits into Intune across licensing tiers
•Common Intune specific decision points when evaluating ME3 vs ME5
We’ll close with guidance for Intune admins and decision makers on how to align licensing choices with their endpoint management goals—whether that’s maintaining a strong Intune baseline with ME3 or planning for advanced Intune Suite and Copilot adoption with ME5.
This session is ideal for Intune administrators, architects, and IT leaders who want a precise, no marketing fluff understanding of what each license unlocks inside Intune and how to plan their Intune roadmap accordingly.

Learn how to turn your Windows Autopilot rollout into a reliable, user-friendly experience. Based on real-world deployments, this session shares practical tips, common mistakes to avoid, and proven methods to streamline setup and improve user onboarding. Whether you’re implementing Autopilot for the first time or refining an existing process, you’ll gain insights to ensure a smooth and consistent experience every time.

This session highlights how Microsoft Intune enables secure, modern, and unified management across iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and visionOS. Built on a platform-native approach powered by Declarative Device Management (DDM), it demonstrates how to achieve responsive configuration, reduced administrative overhead, and enhanced device autonomy.
We will examine core security capabilities, device hardening strategies, and methods for protecting corporate data while maintaining a seamless user experience across the Apple ecosystem. Participants will gain guidance on designing a scalable and resilient Apple device management strategy suited for modern environments.