🚀 Staged rollouts in Microsoft Intune just got released in public preview! If you've ever had to manage multi-phase app or policy deployments by manually swapping Entra groups or building custom PowerShell automation, Deployment Plans in Microsoft Intune is a massive quality-of-life upgrade. Instead of all-or-nothing rollouts or manual babysitting, Intune now gives us built-in orchestration to roll out payloads (apps & configuration policies) across staged rings. Here are 3 reasons why this new feature is a game-changer: 1️⃣ Standardized, Reusable Rollout Templates No more reinventing the wheel for every application or policy update. With Deployment Plans, you can define your organization's approved rollout pattern once (e.g., Pilot → Early Adopters → Broad → All Devices) with preset deferral intervals (hours/days). When you're ready to deploy, you just attach the payload to your plan. 2️⃣ Cumulative Phased Rings (With Virtual Group Smarts) Each ring safely expands targeting cumulatively over time. Even better: if your final ring targets virtual groups like All Devices or All Users, Intune automatically handles the transition—clearing previous staging assignments and rolling up the deployment cleanly into a broad assignment. 3️⃣ Full Control with Pause, Resume & Collision Detection Things don’t always go according to plan, and safety nets are essential. Active deployments can be paused, resumed, or cancelled on the fly. Plus, built-in assignment collision detection prevents conflicts before a ring activates, protecting production environments from accidental dual-targeting or configuration drift. Native ring-based deployments have been on the community wishlist for a long time, and bringing this directly into the Intune Admin Center is a huge step forward for safer change management. 🔗 Read the full documentation: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/in… Have you tested this out in preview yet? How are you handling staged rollouts today? 👇 #MicrosoftIntune #EndpointManagement #SysAdmin #ModernWorkplace #CloudManagement #MSIntune