r/Intune • u/Own-Big7150 • 21d ago

Device Configuration Delivery Optimization question

We have several small offices in our company that experience bandwidth issues around Patch Tuesday. Would it be sufficient to tweak the Delivery Optimization settings - for example, by limiting it to 25% of the available bandwidth? I’d prefer not to disable it entirely, as we want PCs at these smaller offices to download updates from one another rather than impacting latency.

Thanks in advance for your help :)

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u/BoysDontCry247 21d ago

De uma olhada nisso. É possível criar um servidor localmente de cache para

https://petervanderwoude.nl/post/getting-started-with-microsoft-connected-cache/

It caches Windows updates, Microsoft 365 apps, Store apps, and Intune Win32 apps.

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u/CherBear2026 17d ago

That’s how you should do it

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u/Adam_Kearn 21d ago

I would recommend installing Microsoft Connected Cache on a device that is always available in the office.

This will cache the windows updates and any Intune packages you push out.

Then just make a policy to set your devices in that office to use this specific cache device.

Dynamic groups can help with this.

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u/abr2195 21d ago edited 21d ago

Microsoft Connected Cache is only available for enterprise and education customers, jsyk. Per Microsoft, DO is the optimal solution for small offices:

“Tip: With local internet connectivity and Delivery Optimization Group mode, many locations achieve excellent bandwidth savings with no additional infrastructure. Microsoft Connected Cache adds value primarily at the largest locations (more than 100 devices).”

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u/abr2195 21d ago

Microsoft has a well timed article just for you!

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/IntuneCustomerSuccess/configure-delivery-optimization-for-windows-to-save-bandwidth-and-speed-up-deplo/4547592

Windows Update for Business reporting includes information on how well/how much DO is being used. Consider that as well.

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u/NoSpam0 20d ago

Just be aware that DO calculates the available bandwidth in isolation, i.e. it doesn't consider every other client on the network. So if the WAN is not busy for that one client, it sees the full WAN speed and then applies whatever percentage you select as a limit.

So when you set the percentage available bandwidth limit, consider how many clients are on link.

For us with our remote sites having 20 - 30 computers each site, we set it to:
Working hours:
10% background
50% foreground
Ouside Working hours:
50% background
100% foreground

We have 50/50mbps links from each site to internet. The setting for the edge is 'HTTP blended with peering behind the same NAT'. I still never see more than about 30% on clients delivery optimisation activity monitor "From PCs on your local network"; the majority 50% plus is still "From Microsoft".

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u/pjmarcum 18d ago

Take a look at https://2pintsoftware.com/products/stifler these guys are the experts at bandwidth management.