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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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3 Tips for Working with the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC)
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 21, 2014
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Russell Smith
In this Ask an Admin, learn a few tricks to work faster with the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC).
Remove Stale Computer Accounts from Active Directory Using PowerShell
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 20, 2014
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Russell Smith
Search for and remove inactive users and computer accounts and query Active Directory – all by using PowerShell. Find out how in this handy post!
Find Out How Many Computers Are Running Windows XP
Last Update: Jul 04, 2025
- May 19, 2014
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Russell Smith
How many PCs do you have running Windows XP? Find out how to easily get that info using PowerShell in this Ask an Admin.
How to Add Computers to a Domain Using PowerShell
Last Update: Jun 08, 2025
- May 15, 2014
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Russell Smith
In this quick Ask an Admin, learn to use PowerShell to join one or more computers to an Active Directory domain.
Review: Fiio X3 Digital Audio Player
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 08, 2014
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Russell Smith
Can Fiio’s X3 DAP make music-on-the-go an enjoyable experience? Read our review to find out!
Provisioning Windows Server 2012 on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 06, 2014
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Russell Smith
Learn the basics of configuring VMs on Amazon’s cloud platform, including how to get WS2012 running in a VM and more.
Is CloudShare or Microsoft Azure Better for Building Lab Environments in the Cloud?
Last Update: Sep 24, 2024
- May 06, 2014
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Russell Smith
In this op-ed post comparing Microsoft Azure and CloudShare, find out which cloud platform is better for sysadmins to create test labs.
How to Add UPN Suffixes in Active Directory
Last Update: Jun 07, 2025
- May 01, 2014
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Russell Smith
Learn all about User Principal Name (UPN) suffixes and how to add additional UPN suffixes to Active Directory in this helpful Ask an Admin article.
How Can I Copy Files and Preserve Date Timestamps?
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- May 01, 2014
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Russell Smith
Make searching a snap! In this Ask an Admin, learn to use Robocopy to make sure file timestamps are maintained during a copy or move operation.
3 Tips for Solving Wireless Connectivity Problems
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Apr 29, 2014
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Russell Smith
Trouble with connections? Find out how to set wireless router passwords and use netsh to enable or disable network adapters in this quick Ask an Admin.
How to Enable Shadow Copy on a Shared Folder in Windows Server 2012 R2
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Apr 28, 2014
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Russell Smith
In this easy Ask an Admin, check out how to enable shadow copies in Windows Server 2012 to enable users to restore files using the Previous Versions tab.
Migrate or Restore a Windows Server 2012 R2 Certification Authority to a New Server
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Apr 24, 2014
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Russell Smith
Migrating to a new version of Windows Server or different hardware? Learn to backup CA components so they can be restored to the same or a different server.