Russell Smith

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.

Today at Build 2023, Microsoft announced Windows Copilot for Windows 11. As the first PC operating system to include integrated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, like those found in ChatGPT and Bing Chat, Microsoft is centralizing AI features already available in Bing Chat as a new capability in Windows 11. It will also allow users to…

Windows 11 Moment 3 is just around the corner and I look at 3 of the most important changes. Plus, RHEL is getting AD domain auto join and Microsoft is scanning your password protected zip files. Transcript Windows 11 Moment 3 is just around the corner and I look at three of the most important…

Google shows off its competitor to Microsoft 365 Copilot, Duet AI, at its I/O conference this week. I look at what Google announced and what Microsoft also revealed about its own AI tech recently as it enters wider testing. More Google I/O news on Petri: Google Introduces Duet AI With Generative AI Features for Workspace…

Do you know your WAF from your WAAP? Or your RASP from your WAF? This week, Petri is hosting a webinar with Fortra, which looks at how to protect your web apps from advanced web attacks. Join myself and Fortra’s Josh Davies, an experienced senior security analyst, who will explain some advanced techniques attackers use…

Microsoft announced today the launch of its Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program, which is an invitation-only paid preview of the ChatGPT-based AI features it announced for Microsoft 365 apps and services in March this year. The program will be available to 600 customers worldwide. Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program expands on initial trial…