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The Intune Delegation Model™ | RBAC, Scope Tags and Copilot Without Losing Central Control

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Most tenants delegate Intune like it’s a political favor.

I build delegation like a zero-trust operating system — where RBAC, Scope Tags, and Copilot don’t fragment governance — they enforce it.

This is The Intune Delegation Model™:

-• Local admins get power without privilege

-• Scope Tags create surgical visibility lanes

-• RBAC roles behave like governance neurons, not just checkboxes

-• Copilot decisions are traceable, scoped, and reversible


Why This Matters

When CVE pressure rises or policy drift breaks production:

  • Central command must see across scopes
  • Delegated teams must act fast without overreach
  • Copilot must reason within role boundaries, not hallucinate outside them

Most tenants either over-delegate or under-delegate.

The Intune Delegation Model™ hits the sweet spot where trust ≠ exposure.


Key Principles

  • Tenant Brain Unification → All delegation flows upward to one governance spine
  • No Silent Drift → Every role, scope, and Copilot action is logged, scoped, and ready for audit
  • Proof over Permission → Just because someone “can” doesn’t mean the system lets them “escape” proof

What You Can Do With It

  • Delegate by function, not by org chart
  • Build Copilot-safe roles that guide, not guess
  • Trigger Just-In-Time visibility using tags and automation
  • Ensure audit parity across all support zones

This isn’t delegation.

This is sovereignty — on Microsoft’s native stack.


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