What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Workspace ONE Intelligence is proactive monitoring and automated remediation, catching endpoint issues before they affect users and compliance. I work in banking, so a normal day starts with automated compliance checks in the morning, ensuring devices are encrypted, antivirus is on, and nothing is jailbroken. Before people log into core banking or trading systems, it keeps monitoring in real time and fixes issues automatically, which has cut down our help desk tickets significantly.
Using automated remediation and compliance checks has changed my daily workflow substantially. Before, my morning meeting involved manual checking of Excel reports from the MDM and SCCM, going through which devices had missing patches and all that. Now that whole process is automated and runs itself before employees even log in. We had a recurring issue where laptops used for accessing trading systems would sometimes have antivirus definitions that had not updated, or disk encryption would be flagged as non-compliant after an update. Before, that would only be caught when someone raised a help ticket. Now, Workspace ONE Intelligence catches that in real time, heals itself, and fixes the issue automatically without anyone needing to file a ticket or wait for IT to investigate.
Another important aspect of my use case is that it is not just one department using it. It is across the whole bank, across all branches, so it is not a niche tool one team uses. We have both power users and casual users on it. The scope is quite wide. Beyond just fixing issues automatically, it gives us centralized reports for audits, which matters significantly in banking. It not only fixes the problem but also proves that it was fixed and compliant, which saves considerable time when auditors arrive.
What is most valuable?
The best features that Workspace ONE Intelligence offers are the real-time device risk and compliance monitoring. It is not just periodic checks; it is constantly watching, and that ties into the automated remediation with self-healing capabilities. The automation via API is enormous, with event-driven automation where things trigger on their own. I can build custom solutions through Postman or a .NET app if I need something specific, such as cleaning up dormant devices. The tuning capability is there, and that is one of the most underrated features. Workspace ONE Intelligence is good for inventory, encryption, locating lost devices, and kiosk mode. It does have much more than people expect from just device management.
I mainly use the automation API in my day-to-day work, and it is one of the things I use the most. Workspace ONE Intelligence exposes APIs, and I can call them either through Postman for quick one-off tasks or through a .NET app if it is something I want running more regularly. I use the API most frequently for cleaning up dormant devices. If a device has not checked in for a while or is sitting there unused, instead of manually going into the console and deleting it one by one, I pull out the device ID and hit the API to delete it directly. It saves considerable time, especially when managing dozens or hundreds of devices. What I find most useful about it is that it is not locked into what the console UI allows. If I can think of a workflow, I can usually build it as long as I know the right endpoint. The documentation for it is also decent, so I am not guessing half the time. It is less about clicking around the dashboard and more about building a script once and letting it run, which is my preference for work.
Workspace ONE Intelligence has impacted us positively in several ways. Probably the biggest impact is help desk ticket reduction. I saw maybe ten to twenty percent fewer tickets early on. With the automation, it is now forty to sixty percent down, which is a tremendous time saving for IT teams since we are not chasing down every compliance issue manually anymore. It has shifted us from reactive to proactive IT, which is a bigger cultural change. Before, we would find out about a problem when a user complained or filed a ticket. Now, we catch it before it even becomes a user-facing issue. On the compliance side, it is really valuable, especially in banking. Having that automated morning compliance check and a centralized report for audits saves considerable manual work involving Excel exports and manual package tracking. Overall, it is time savings, a stronger security posture, and better auditing readiness. It is a general shift towards things running smoother without constant manual intervention.
What needs improvement?
Windows device management specifically could still use improvement when I compare it to something like Microsoft Intune. The features are strong overall, but it is not the best in every area. The automation, compliance monitoring, and reporting are genuinely excellent, but Windows-specific management is the area I would flag if someone asked me what is not as good as something else.
For improvements needed for Workspace ONE Intelligence, there are several areas I would flag. Probably the biggest one is Windows device management. I do not feel it is as strong as Microsoft Intune in that specific area. Support is another area. It is a mixed bag. Sometimes it is great, and sometimes it is not. Part of that might be because the same support team handles multiple solutions instead of having a dedicated team for Intelligence. The response quality can feel inconsistent depending on who you get. There is also location mapping and device enrollment, especially for older devices. It is a bit clunky in my experience. If I have an older device, enrollment is not always as smooth as it should be. Another concern is the pricing structure. It comes at a separate cost on top of UEM, which is not necessarily a deal-breaker, but it does add up, and there is definitely price sensitivity depending on the market.
Reporting is excellent, but if you are not careful, it is easy to overbuild reports and end up with too much noise instead of clear signals. This is more of a watch-out than a product flaw, but I think Workspace ONE Intelligence could guide people better on dashboard best practices out of the box rather than leaving it fully open-ended.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Workspace ONE Intelligence for around two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Workspace ONE Intelligence is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In terms of scalability, I would say it is one of the strong points for me. It is very easy to add new devices, and I have not run into any limitations there. From the server standpoint, I have seen it handle large environments really well. One of the biggest deployments I am aware of had something around fifty to sixty servers running, and it still held up fine. Obviously, for something that size, you need a couple of people managing it, but the platform itself scales without issue.
How are customer service and support?
My experience with customer support has been mixed. If I had to rate it, I would call it inconsistent rather than bad.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have previously used MaaS360, but due to the cost, we tried to move to Workspace ONE Intelligence.
How was the initial setup?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Workspace ONE Intelligence is that it has been reasonable. It is not the cheapest option out there, but definitely not overpriced. It comes as a separate cost when you are purchasing UEM, so that is something to budget for upfront. It is not bundled in automatically. Compared to other tools, it holds up well. When I look at alternatives such as MaaS360, Workspace ONE Intelligence comes out more cost-effective. We are talking about a single-digit per-user cost versus fifty dollars or so for some competitors. The value is there, especially once you factor in the automation savings. Time-wise, a basic deployment can take as little as a day. If you are adding features such as tunneling, that is an extra day. The full enterprise rollout, which we did at the bank, took us around five weeks to get fully up and running, plus formal training for the team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Before choosing Workspace ONE Intelligence, I evaluated other options such as MaaS360 and Microsoft Intune. Workspace ONE Intelligence was the one that suited our needs.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Windows device management is probably the biggest area where I feel Workspace ONE Intelligence does not perform as strongly as Microsoft Intune in that specific area.
What other advice do I have?
My biggest piece of advice for others looking into using Workspace ONE Intelligence would be to start small. Do not try a big-bang approach. Do not roll it out everywhere with full automation turned on from day one. Build up to it. Focus on small areas first, and if things go well, scale up that particular workflow and create additional ones. Regarding the dashboard, do not overbuild them. It is tempting to make everything visible, but it creates noise. Keep them focused on what actually matters. I would rate this product an eight out of ten.