We love talking with IT pros. In fact, we just spent a few weeks in Italy and Switzerland attending events and meeting with you. Many of you have noted the value of a “single pane of glass” for managing devices.

This feedback has been heard loud and clear by Microsoft and our original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. We’re now announcing the integration of the Dell Management Portal, which will bring even more functionality to the Microsoft Intune admin center.

A brief history

A few years back, we launched the Surface Management Portal in the Intune admin center. In April 2023, we announced HP Connect would be joining Surface in the Partner portals tab of the Intune admin center. This extended the depth of features HP devices could access (read more in this What’s new post).

Announcing a new partner in the Intune admin center

Starting in October, a link from the Intune admin center to the Dell Management Portal will provide streamlined access to Dell-specific Windows device management features. The Dell Management Portal will provide:

Secure device management. Recover unique, per-device credentials including current and previous BIOS passwords as well as BitLocker recovery keys.
Fleet management. Access device hardware, OS, and storage information in addition to per-device assigned-user information including name and contact.
Application management. Securely access the latest version of select Dell enterprise applications to upload to Intune for deployment and get update status of those apps. Available at launch:

Dell Command | Monitor
Dell Command | End Point Configure for Microsoft Intune
Dell Command | Update
Dell Support Assist for Business PCs
Dell Trusted Device

Device reporting. Review updates, which are provided every 30 minutes.

The Dell Management Portal will appear in the Partner portals tab in the Devices blade of the Intune admin center.

Selecting the Dell Management Portal will prompt a connection wizard that will request permissions for Dell Management Portal to access your tenant.

Granting those permissions enables the new integrated Dell app deployment, reporting, and more.

The result? Less time navigating and more time doing.

We’re listening

We don’t only go to events to talk. We also go to listen to you. And when we can’t be face-to-face, we read the comments on posts like this and consolidate your feedback from the Microsoft Intune feedback portal. Your asks and comments inform and shape our product roadmap, so please continue to share your feedback. Subscribe to this blog for the latest official news, and follow me on LinkedIn to get the latest updates as soon as I do.

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