Russell Smith

This Week in IT, Microsoft finally releases the Windows 11 2024 Update, the first version of the OS to include major architectural changes for two years. Plus, there’s a slew of announcements for Copilot+ PCs. Links and resources Episode overview The latest episode of “This Week in IT” covers the release of the Windows 11…

This Week in IT, Microsoft announces the deprecation of WSUS in Server 2025, Intune gets MDM controls for Apple Intelligence, Entra Internet Access is now GA, and the replacement for the Remote Desktop Client is now GA across all platforms. Links and resources Episode overview This week in IT, Microsoft announced several updates including the…

This Week in IT, Microsoft announces updates to its AI solution Copilot, including a rebranding of the main product name and M365 Chat, general availability for Copilot in Excel, new Copilot pages, and much more… Links and resources Episode Overview Microsoft has announced several updates and rebranding efforts for its AI solution, Copilot, under the…

This Week in IT, Microsoft fixes some critical issues in this week’s Patch Tuesday, new research shows businesses increasingly concerned about Broadcom’s pricing strategy and business model for VMware, and Oracle partners with AWS to offer multi-cloud features. Links and resources Episode Overview This week’s IT updates cover critical Windows vulnerabilities, Broadcom’s VMware pricing concerns,…

In this article, I look at three easy ways to help prevent shadow IT becoming a problem in your business. Shadow IT isn’t a new problem facing IT departments. But with the explosion in remote working, cloud Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, and generative AI it’s become harder than ever to mitigate the risks. What are the…

This Week in IT, the Windows Control Panel is back from the dead, LinkedIn is moving from CentOS, Microsoft will discuss Windows security at an upcoming conference, and I have some updates on Microsoft 365. Thank you to Semperis for sponsoring this episode of This Week in IT. Download Purple Knight for free. Links and…

This Week in IT, Microsoft announces that Loop 2.0 is gradually rolling out to commercial customers, but has it changed enough to be a serious challenge to Notion? Plus, on the back of Copilot security problems highlighted recently at Black Hat, Microsoft offers some free protection if you’re using Copilot with an Entra ID account….

In this episode of Petri Dish, Mike Walters, President and co-founder of patch management solution Action1, shares his journey from co-founding Netwrix to reinventing patch management with Action1. Mike explains why he and his partner decided to create Action1 and how it is growing to become a game-changer in the patch-management space. Mike discusses the…

This Week in IT, businesses are cautious about implementing A.I, solutions like Copilot for Microsoft 365, because of concerns they might not be secure. But as Microsoft announces fast adoption of the new technology, can your organization afford to sit back and wait to see how it all unfolds? Thank you to Semperis for sponsoring…

This Week in IT, I look at Microsoft’s new backup and storage service for Microsoft 365 and whether you even need to back up your cloud data. Plus, why Secure Boot might not be quite so secure after all. Thank you to Semperis for sponsoring this episode of This Week in IT. Download Purple Knight…

This Week in IT, I look at Microsoft’s recently published security best practice advice following the CrowdStrike outage and how managed detection and response solutions fit into it. Links and resources Episode Overview In this week’s IT news, the focus is on Microsoft’s security advice following the CrowdStrike incident and how Managed Detection and Response…

This Week in IT, security software CrowdStrike brings down 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide but who is ultimately responsible? Microsoft is blaming the EU but would changes to Windows prevent security channel updates causing so much disruption in the future? Links and resources Episode Overview A recent CrowdStrike security update caused a massive IT outage,…