A 6-step plan for moving from Microsoft Intune to HaloFortress without an all-or-nothing cutover. Co-existence agents run both stacks side-by-side. Most fleets complete migration in 3-8 weeks.
Install the HaloFortress agent alongside your Microsoft Intune agent. Run in observe-only mode for 7-14 days while you translate policies. Cut over conditional access for a pilot ring, then expand by posture rings until Microsoft Intune can be retired. The first policy is live within 11 minutes of tenant provisioning.
Export Settings Catalog, Compliance Policies, Conditional Access policies, and App Protection Policies from Intune. HaloFortress ingests the export and produces a translation report.
Run HaloFortress alongside Intune via Configuration Manager-style co-management for Windows. Mac and Linux move to HaloFortress directly since Intune coverage there is partial anyway.
Cut over conditional access in shadow mode for one ring. Both signals reach Entra; only HaloFortress enforces.
Mac and Linux fleets migrate fastest because Intune coverage is thinnest there. Most teams retire Intune for Mac in week 2.
Windows migration is the longest tail. Move 5% rings, hold, observe. Most fleets are fully cut over in 6-12 weeks.
Once HaloFortress is enforcing across all platforms, drop Intune at the next M365 renewal cycle for license savings.
Yes. HaloFortress covers the full Intune scope (configuration, compliance, conditional access, app protection) plus EPM and DLP, with same-platform Mac and Linux support. Most teams switch for speed: 11-minute policy iteration versus Intune's typical 2-6 week cycle.
Yes. HaloFortress federates with Entra ID via SAML and OIDC, ingests group claims via SCIM, and writes device compliance signals back to Entra so existing Conditional Access policies in Microsoft 365 keep working.
No. Microsoft 365 productivity features stay on E3 or below. Intune is the only product you replace. Conditional access for M365 apps continues to work because HaloFortress writes compliance signals to Entra ID.
HaloFortress is priced per endpoint per month, independent of your Microsoft contract. Most teams find the per-endpoint cost is offset by being able to drop from E5 to E3 once Intune, Defender for Endpoint, and Entra Premium P2 are no longer required for endpoint security.
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