Using policies for configuration and deployment

IT Policies are a broad topic and there are several types of policy that will need to be defined. Some policies can be implemented using technology while others are better if they appear in a Human Resources handbook. For example, we may wish to state that work resources could not be used to create or access inappropriate materials. While we can implement some technical solutions to aim towards this, putting it in the conditions of work is very simple without having to technically define and implement what is a complex and ambiguous area.

The IT policies will ultimately define the configurations that are acceptable to IT and deploy technologies to assist with meeting the business requirements. The two types of policy that we will focus on here, especially since Windows Intune can help deliver on them are: