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Russell Smith

Editorial Director

Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase. Russell has more than 20 years' experience working in IT. From small business to large government IT infrastructure projects.

Russell started his writing career for Windows IT Pro magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, Russell has contributed to a variety of publications, including Petri, CDW's list of publications, and various industry blogs including Netwrix, BeyondTrust, and others.

In addition to more than 1000 articles Russell has authored, he has also written a book on Windows security and co-authored another for Microsoft's MOAC series. Russell has also authored several courses for Pluralsight.

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Export Active Directory User Information to Excel

Jul 02, 2013
Russell Smith

Learn how to export AD user information to Excel and generate reports on user objects with PowerShell in this quick ‘n easy Ask an Admin!

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Plan a Windows Server 2012 Migration with MAP 8.0

Jun 27, 2013
Russell Smith

Discover how Microsoft’s Assessment and Planning Toolkit 8.0 can help you migrate to Windows Server 2012 in this handy Ask an Admin.

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Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2: Deployment and Remote Access

Jun 25, 2013
Russell Smith

Learn about the new deployment and remote access features in Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2 in this Ask an Admin.

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Installing the Desktop Experience on Windows Server 2012

Jun 18, 2013
Russell Smith

Miss having desktop features like the snipping tool and desktop themes on Windows Server 2012? Learn how to install Desktop Experience and add them.

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New in Windows Server 2012: ReFS, NTFS Updates and SMB 3.0

Jun 13, 2013
Russell Smith

ReFS, NTFS, and SMB – oh my! Find out about new storage and file services features in Windows Server 2012 in this Ask an Admin article.

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Search Active Directory for Locked-Out User Accounts with PowerShell

Jun 11, 2013
Russell Smith

Finding locked user accounts in Active Directory can be a pain. Search for locked-out accounts using PowerShell in this quick ‘n easy Ask an Admin.

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Windows Server Update Services 2012: Configuration

Jun 06, 2013
Russell Smith

After you’ve installed WSUS 2012, what next? Learn how to configure clients and approve updates in Windows Server Update Services 2012 in this helpful article.

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Data Deduplication and Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012

Jun 06, 2013
Russell Smith

Who doesn’t like improvements? Read on for more about the new Data Deduplication and Storage Spaces features in Windows Server 2012.

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Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 8: Download and Install

Jun 04, 2013
Russell Smith

Need to manage servers from a dedicated workstation? Learn how to use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 8 to get it done.

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Managing Windows Server 2012 with Server Manager

May 31, 2013
Russell Smith

Learn how to more effectively manage Windows Server using the new Server Manager tool in Windows Server 2012.

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