IT Knowledgebase Articles

In this article, I’ll explain how to use the PowerShell Where-Object cmdlet to filter objects and data. I’ll provide a series of easy examples showing you how to filter files by name or date, how to filter processes by status or CPU usage, and more. When using PowerShell, you will often receive an extremely large…

The Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) is a cross-platform command line tool allowing IT pros to connect to Azure services and execute administrative commands within the tenant. After installing the Azure CLI locally, you can execute commands using the terminal of your choice. Azure CLI install procedures vary, so let’s explore some options. In this article,…

In this article, we’ll explore what you need to take into account when moving workloads that require a directory service like Active Directory (AD) on Amazon Web Services (AWS). As we’ll see, there are currently two options for deploying Active Directory-dependent workloads on AWS, using AWS Managed Active Directory or self-hosting Active Directory on AWS…

PsExec is a command-line utility program for Windows written by none other than Mark Russinovich, the current CTO of Microsoft Azure. It’s still being updated as part of the SysInternals suite of utilities. PsExec allows you to run programs locally, and, more importantly, on remote computers. You can even kick off similar commands on multiple…

When you need to manage file permissions on Linux or macOS, the chmod command is the way to go. However, the chmod recursive option lets you apply the chmod command to all files inside a directory and its subdirectories. In this article, we’ll explain how to use mac chmod recursive to easily change file permissions…

Windows 11 Smart App Control is a new feature that Microsoft introduced in Windows 11 version 22H2, also known as the 2022 Update. Smart App Control is a system-level feature that can help to protect your Windows 11 PC by blocking malicious and untrusted apps. In this article, we’ll explain how Windows 11 Smart App…

Russell Smith, Editorial Director of Petri, talks to Maurice Cote from Devolutions about the difference between cybersecurity and IT security and what it means for IT departments.

The Attribute Editor in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) is a hidden tab that contains a list of all attributes and their values. This tab lets IT pros view and edit almost every attribute of every object in Active Directory. In this guide, I’ll show you how to view the Attribute Editor in Active…

As we’re currently going through times of economic uncertainty, an Azure certification can really help IT pros stay ahead of the curve. You may think that getting IT certifications are not worth the time and effort. However, if you’re interested in Azure and willing to future-proof your career, getting an Azure certification can really help….

Data Management as a Service (DMaaS) is an IT term used to describe cloud-based solutions for managing data from different sources on one central platform. The “as-a-service” component describes the pay-per-usage model that DMaaS platforms use. In this post, I will explain how Data Management as a Service works and why it can make sense…