Staying up to date with Intune
Yes. It's a mess. Welcome 😏.
So... you're an admin/engineer for your Intune stack in your org of choice. You know as well as I do - no one knows about Intune as much as you do in the org. I mean you'd love them to be there, but they aren't. You also know another thing: Intune, Azure, and M365 changes can just happen to you if you're not paying attention. And if you have your hands full - you're probably not paying attention.
There is NO centralized area for all of these updates - and before you're little light bulb goes up and thinks "AH, I know - I'll feed sources to AI and have it summarize the news to me" - I did that. Let's just say it still needs improvement. For the time being, you're just going to HAVE to be involed.
You are the SME in the org, and so you're expected to know. So... make it your job to know. Below I'll cover items you should be reviewing on a bare minimum weekly basis.
If I'm missing any sources you think are relevant, let's add to the list! Place a comment here and I'll check it out.
| Source | Frequency | Why You Should Check It | Source Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| What's new in Microsoft Intune | Updates every Monday | The one-stop shop for all new Intune releases that are live in production. Essential weekly read. | Microsoft |
| Intune Portal > Tenant Administration > Tenant Status > Service Health & Message Center | No set schedule / when "big bad" issues happen (also aligns with What's New page) | Shows ongoing issues with Intune and release information in Message Center. Sneaky but super important to check often. | Microsoft |
| In development for Microsoft Intune | No set schedule / aligned with Windows 365 roadmap | Lists upcoming Intune UI updates and not-yet-released features to help with planning and readiness. | Microsoft |
| Microsoft 365 Roadmap | No set schedule | See everything coming across Microsoft 365/Azure/Intune. You can filter for Intune only, but worth reviewing it all. | Microsoft |
| Microsoft 365 Blog | 0–3 times a month | Marketing-style big picture announcements and messaging. Helpful for knowing what Microsoft wants customers to notice. | Microsoft |
| Windows Roadmap | No set schedule | Roadmap for Windows OS updates. Lets you preview feature updates (e.g., 25H2) before rollout decisions. | Microsoft |
| Azure Status | Only when outages or service issues occur | THE page to check when Intune (or other Azure services) seem off. | Microsoft |
| Microsoft 365 Apps Update History | In line with M365 update releases | Shows version history of Microsoft 365 Apps (by channel/version). Useful for troubleshooting. | Microsoft |
| Intune Customer Success Blog | 2–8 times per month | Semi-technical posts from Microsoft that feel like MVP-style blogs. Often very practical, recent-release-focused. | Microsoft |
| Andrew Taylor Newsletter | Every Friday | A weekly newsletter curating deep Intune insights and other community blogs. Great real-world angle. | Community |
| Peter van der Woude Blog | Bi-weekly (ish) | Consistently detailed deep-dives into recent Intune features and topics. | Community |
| GetRubix YouTube | 0–4 updates every 2 weeks (varies) | Video explanations of Intune updates. Great for anyone who prefers visual/audio over text, perfect for drives or multitasking. | Community |
| Reddit Intune Subreddit | Community-driven, ongoing | A forum-style place with MVPs, sysadmins, and newcomers sharing questions, fixes, and experiences. | Community |
| Call4Cloud Blog | Varied (several times a month) | Blog by Rudy, covering latest Intune topics. Community-driven, with practical enterprise insights. | Community |
| Daniel Engberg Blog | Weekly | Similar to Andrew Taylor’s style—condenses and summarizes the week’s Intune/Microsoft tech news. | Community |
| Intune Change Tracker (GitHub) | Depends on Graph API feed | Automates tracking of Intune catalog changes via RSS—best used with a good RSS tool. | Tool |