Modern Management Summit 2026

Modern macOS management begins at first boot. This session explores the complete macOS lifecycle using Microsoft Intune, from zero-touch provisioning with Setup Assistant to establishing a strong, identity-driven security foundation.
Attendees will learn how Platform SSO during Setup Assistant enables secure, passwordless authentication from day one, and how Declarative Device Management (DDM) delivers more reliable and responsive policy enforcement. We will also cover macOS recovery partition protection, device hardening strategies, and how Intune supports a comprehensive Zero-Trust approach for macOS.

Don’t let annual updates take a year to manage. Managing yearly Windows feature updates and Windows 11 upgrades in large enterprises requires control, scale, and minimal disruption. This session delivers practical Intune strategies for fast, reliable deployments.
We cover the core options - Autopatch Groups, Autopatch Phased Deployments, and Feature Update policies—with pros/cons (automation vs. granular control), plus smart grouping and targeting for complex device estates.

You’ll see how to:
• Pre-stage custom scripts for pre-upgrade tasks (compatibility checks, cleanup, app prep)
• Automate error diagnostics with SetupDiag.exe extraction
• Monitor upgrades effectively using Log Analytics
• Leverage Delivery Optimization for efficient, bandwidth-friendly content distribution
• Deliver targeted end-user notifications to minimize support tickets

Walk away with actionable techniques to streamline your annual update cadence, improve reliability, and maintain compliance in large-scale Intune environments.

Everyone knows the struggle, packaging in Microsoft Intune... but what is the best solution for your organization? Buy a third party product and let it manage the application or build a solution yourself in Azure DevOps and everything in between?

We discuss every use case and let you know what we would choose in every case. Also show you some examples related to a custom build solution in Azure DevOps.

The world IT Pros live in is messy. Legacy systems that never got upgraded, new systems built as if history doesn't exist, and standards with spotty coverage at best.  Also, Microsoft has a long, distinguished history of abandoning technologies after getting people completely committed to them - VBScript, Silverlight, Zune, take your pick.

PowerShell’s architecture was designed from day one for third-party extensibility, so that even if we got killed, you could keep going. This talk details those mechanisms.