Shortly after starting with the Windows team in 2009, I met Jeremy at a MVP mixer in Redmond. Within minutes he had me backed into a corner was inundating me with questions on Group Policy settings for the new Windows 7 beta that we just delivered.

I was thinking, “Who is this guy?” and more so, “How could any one person be so passionate about Group Policy and desktop management?” What is most amazing is after all these years, his passion around helping IT pros to manage their Windows desktops is just as strong as it was back in 2009!

Over the years I have been able to see the amazing impact that Jeremy has made. First upon how IT organizations look to manage the fundamentals, security, and troubleshooting of Group Policy. But Jeremy has also impacted how our own Microsoft engineering teams now look at problem sets based on his guidance with his audiences.

If you don’t believe me, ask anyone who has sat one of his sessions at TechEd/Ignite. They are the stuff of geek legend. Packed to the gills with 400 level uber-admins with a plethora of questions for him.

In the past few years, he has moved from not just being the GPO guru, but now onward as the go-to guy for Intune and MDM. In this book, Jeremy provides industry standard guidance on how to best co-exist and/or transition from GPOs to MDM tools but continue to manage and secure your desktops.

As a reviewer on Amazon stated of one of his earlier books, “The difference between the good system engineer and the great system engineer is that the great system engineer reads the right book. This is the right book.”

I can honestly say he’s right. This is the right book. Enjoy!

Stephen L. Rose

Microsoft
@stephenlrose