The problem
A workstation that hasn't checked in for 30 days might be on vacation. At 60 days, it might be a forgotten travel laptop. At 90 days, it's probably decommissioned but never cleaned up. At 180 days, it's a security risk and a license drain.
- Manual cross-correlation — identifying obsolete devices in the SCCM or Intune console requires custom reports, manual filtering and cross-referencing.
- Skipped routine — because it is painful, most teams never run it — and the audit surprises them.
- Compliance drift — phantom devices keep counting in compliance percentages and exaggerate license consumption.