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Russell Smith
Editorial DirectorRussell Smith, the Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase, has over two decades of hands-on experience in IT, in both small business settings and government IT infrastructure projects.
Russell started writing for Windows IT Pro Magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, he has contributed insights to various IT publications, including Petri and CDW. His authoritative voice has resonated across industry blogs, where he dissects complex topics into an ‘easy read’.
Russell has authored over a thousand articles, each a testament to his depth of knowledge. His expertise doesn’t stop there: he wrote a book on Privilege Management and co-authored another for Microsoft’s MOAC series. Moreover, Russell’s commitment to education shines through in the courses he crafted for Pluralsight.
He is also presenter on his own YouTube channel, This Week in IT, and the current presenter of Petri Dish.
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Change and Delete Office 365 User Accounts with PowerShell
Last Update: Dec 03, 2024
- Feb 25, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows us how to delete Office 365 users and change account properties with Windows PowerShell.
Reset an Azure Active Directory User Password and Set to Never Expire
Last Update: Dec 03, 2024
- Feb 13, 2015
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Russell Smith
Resetting Azure Active Directory password is simple with a little help from PowerShell in this quick, how-to article by Russell Smith.
What are Microsoft Azure Resource Groups?
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Feb 11, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith walks us through the Microsoft Azure Resource Manager and explains how Azure resource groups can be used to manage your Azure assets.
Use PowerShell’s Get-Content cmdlet to Copy Files to Multiple Computers
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 10, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shares how you can use PowerShell’s get-content cmdlet to copy files to multiple computers in this how-to article.
Enable Tracking Protection in Internet Explorer to Improve Privacy and Speed
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 09, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows us how to enable Tracking Protection in Internet Explorer to improve privacy and speed up your web browsing.
Migrate Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2: Migrate DHCP, Remove Server 2003, and Raise Functional Levels
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Feb 06, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith teaches us how to install and migrate DHCP settings, as well as steps for demoting a Windows Server 2003 domain controller, and raising domain and forest functional levels.
Migrate Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2: Install AD and Transfer FSMO Roles
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 05, 2015
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Russell Smith
In this series on migrating from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2, learn how to easily install Active Directory, as well as steps for transferring FSMO Roles.
Migrate Active Directory from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2: Preparing Windows Server and Active Directory
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Feb 04, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows us how to migrate Active Directory domain controllers running Windows Server 2003, including DNS and DHCP, to Windows Server 2012 R2.
Migrating from Windows Server 2003: Getting Started
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Feb 03, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn how to prepare for a migration from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012 R2 in this new article series from Russell Smith.
Copy, Move and Rename Files Using Windows PowerShell
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jan 30, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows us how to use Windows PowerShell to perform basic file management operations in Windows Server and Windows 8.
Using the Azure Virtual Machine Optimization Assessment Tool
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jan 29, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows us how to use the Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine Optimization Assessment Tool to get advice about running Active Directory, SQL and SharePoint in the cloud.
Create an Office 365 Group in Outlook.com
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Jan 26, 2015
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Russell Smith
In this easy how-to article, Russell Smith shows us how to create an Office 365 group in Outlook.com.