Russell Smith

This Week in IT now has its own YouTube Channel! If you have been watching This Week in IT since it started more than a year ago, you will probably realize that home was the Petri IT Knowledgebase YouTube channel. We recently decided that it would be nice to give the show its own identity…

With the exception of Windows 11 Moment 3 landing for everyone in July, it’s been a fairly quiet month. But Insiders did get access to Windows Copilot and the new Outlook for Windows client and Microsoft revealed more about Windows 11 version 23H2. Let’s get started! Windows 11 Moment 3 generally available with July Patch…

Is your data in Microsoft 365 as secure as you think it is? It depends. As Microsoft 365 Backup goes into preview, I look at the solution and whether you need a separate backup of your cloud data. Plus, changes to WSUS and new Windows Autopatch features hit general availability. Transcript Is your data in…

When Microsoft 365 Copilot was announced earlier this year, it generated a lot excitement. And now we know how much it’s going to cost. But will organizations be ready to pay? Plus, all the top news stories from the past week. Transcript When Microsoft 365 Copilot was announced earlier this year, it generated a lot…

This week in IT, security firm Guardz uncovers new macOS malware called ShadowVault, available on the Dark Web, which steals personal information like credit card details and logins – so I’ll look at what you can do to protect your devices – plus, is it farewell to Azure AD as we know it? And, Microsoft…

In this week’s special edition of the show, I’m joined by Rod Trent, Edward Walton, Brodie Cassell, from the Microsoft Security Insights show, and Thijs Lecomte where we discuss the impact of AI on IT security. Including, how AI will integrate with security tools and services, whether it really is intelligent and could completely replace…

Imagine a world where you never have to worry about updating Windows. Or where you access it from. Microsoft wants you to sign up to stream Windows. But are you ready to pay for Window-as-a-Service? Today I look at Microsoft’s latest subscription plans for Windows 365. Plus, Windows 11 Moment 3 is now available as…

Intel is shaking things up BIG TIME! We look into Intel’s next-gen tech revolution! Plus, Teams is about to make collaborative note taking a whole lot easier and Microsoft Edge gets a useful new feature.

I recently spoke to Sean Deuby, who is Principal Technologist at Semperis and an Identity expert. Sean told me about the importance of protecting identities in the current landscape and how Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) is a critical component of the Zero Trust security model. The emergence of cloud computing and the shift…

I’m delighted to announce that Stephen L Rose has joined Petri.com as Chief Technology Strategist. For those who don’t know Stephen, for fourteen years he led Microsoft deployment, adoption, and usage of Windows, Office, OneDrive, and Teams and Co-Pilot for IT professionals worldwide. And Stephen currently holds over 15 Microsoft and CompTIA technical certifications. As…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Stephen Rose, Petri’s Chief Technology Strategist, talks to Paul and Brad about the most interesting news from Build 2023.

This Week in IT, Stephen Rose meets Richard Campbell, host of RunAs Radio, to discuss all the major AI announcements at Microsoft Build 2023. Including, Windows Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, AI plugins, privacy and security, and the AI hype cycle.