IT Knowledgebase Articles

In this guide, we’re going to explain how IT admins can use adaptive scopes to make retention policies for Microsoft 365 more dynamic. Adaptive scopes allow you to manage data retention using a more flexible approach compared to traditional methods. Microsoft 365 provides retention capabilities to manage the data for your organization out of the…

Outlook Email Encryption Options Outlook email encryption ensures that any email you send with Microsoft’s email client is encrypted before it leaves your computer. In this guide, we’re going to detail how to encrypt email in Outlook, as well as why you may want to start using this feature whether it’s for business communications or…

In this guide, we’re going to detail the top ten PowerShell commands for managing Windows PCs, checking services and processes, creating automated tasks, and output options. If you’ve never used PowerShell before, this is a very versatile task automation solution and we hope this guide the PowerShell commands covered in this guide will make your…

In this guide about Active Directory (AD) security, we’re going to detail five steps that IT admins need to follow to secure Active Directory environments in an organization. There are many best practices you’ll need to be familiar with to ensure Active Directory security, including restricting the use of privileged accounts, monitoring Windows Event Log…

Adaptive Cards are a great way to share information into Microsoft Teams in a formatted card. Adaptive Cards are available to use within Power Automate, and they’re a low-code solution to creating cards that share information in an organized way. In this guide, we’re going to explain how to leverage Adaptive Cards to manage tasks…

 Cloud Conversations is a weekly podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, Windows, Intune, and much more! Cloud Conversations – Microsoft Information Protection + SC-400 | Shabaz Darr + Viktor Hedberg In…

Learn all there is to know about how Active Directory (AD) replication works. This guide covers the basics of how domain controllers (DCs) replicate all of your user accounts, passwords, computers, and other objects in your environment. Learn about how sites define the logical layout of your network and how the tools and features in…

Don’t blame yourself if you missed it, because Microsoft quietly released Windows Server 2022 in September of 2021 with very little fanfare or publicity. With the new release, there are always questions about licensing and any changes that Microsoft may have made. So, if you are confused or wondering about Microsoft’s licensing for Windows Server…

This week in IT it’s all about security. Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy Mandiant, potentially making Microsoft unrivalled in the cybersecurity space. Windows AD gets an OOB fix, and learn what you need to do to protect your organization against a new Azure AD multi-phase phishing attack. This Week in IT – Could…

Learn how to set up and configure Microsoft’s new Cloud-PC solution, Windows 365. In this article, you will learn how to get started with Windows 365, how to set it up for your organization, and how to choose between Hybrid Azure AD and Azure AD native join. The high-level steps required to configure or set…