Russell Smith

Need to provision a Microsoft Azure virtual machine with two or more network interface cards? Russell Smith shows us how to do exactly that in this handy how-to article.

Could Windows 10 and Windows Server vNext’s new next generation credentials capability help end our reliance on passwords? Russell Smith shares his thoughts in his latest article.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows us how to enable Internet Explorer Enterprise Mode logging by using Internet Information Services (IIS).

Russell Smith explains the difference between Internet Explorer Compatibility View and Enterprise Mode, and provides steps on setting up Enterprise Mode using Group Policy.

Leverage a protected users group in Windows Server 2012 R2 to protect privileged credentials in this how-to article.

Russell Smith gives us the low-down on Microsoft’s ‘Just-In-Time’ Privileged Access Management model, a feature which will be updated in Windows Server vNext.

Using a Windows Phone? Russell Smith shows us how to scan QR codes in Windows Phone 8.1 using Bing Vision in this quick how-to article.

Russell Smith shows us how Docker works, explains the differences between Linux containers and hypervisors, and discusses whether Docker containers are better than VMs.

Russell Smith gives us a run-down of updates to Microsoft Azure Active Directory, the Windows Store, and new mobile device management features that will be baked into Windows 10.

Russell Smith shares tips for using Microsoft Azure Automation to schedule Azure runbooks to batch regular administrative tasks in the cloud.

Russell Smith shows how to create new Active Directory users with three different administrative tools.

Russell Smith shares his tips on using the improved Snap and Snap Assist features in Windows 10.