🚀 Endpoint Analytics vs. Properties Catalog in Intune – Which One Should You Use? 🔍

 

Properties Catalog Configuration Profile

• What it is: A way to create custom profiles in Intune to monitor specific things about devices, like battery details.

• What it does: You choose exactly what battery info you want to track (e.g., current charge level or battery capacity) and set it up to collect that data.

• How easy is it? Takes more work – you have to manually create the profile and assign it to devices.

• Control: You have full control to decide what specific data you want to collect.

• Best for: Digging into detailed battery info that you care about, even if it takes extra setup.

• Example: It’s like making a custom checklist for your devices and checking each item yourself.

Endpoint Analytics

• What it is: A tool in Intune that automatically collects and analyzes data about device performance, including battery health.

• What it does: It gathers info like average battery life or how often devices are charged, then shows you reports and insights.

• How easy is it? Very easy – it works on its own without you needing to set up much.

• Control: You don’t get to pick exactly what data it collects – it gives you a standard overview.

• Best for: Getting a quick look at battery health across all devices without any hassle.

• Example: It’s like getting a pre-made summary of how all your devices are doing, no effort required.