Russell Smith

This week in IT, I talk about Microsoft’s latest addition to Outlook, Outlook Bookings. And in addition to a round-up of the week’s news, I show you how to quickly @ mention a group of people in Microsoft Teams using tags. About This Week in IT This week in IT is a weekly podcast hosted…

This week in IT, I show you how to find open tabs faster in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Plus, there’s all this week’s news and I highlight an event that I’m hosting for Petri and Netwrix on May 18th that you won’t want to miss. About This Week in IT This week in IT…

This month sees Microsoft announce a whole load of new features for Windows 11, but it’s not clear when they will all be generally available. Plus, Microsoft gives some advice on upgrading to Windows 11 and Edge beats Safari to become the 2nd most used web browser on desktop devices. Microsoft offers advice on upgrading…

In episode 17 of This Week in IT, Petri’s Editorial Director, Russell Smith, looks at Microsoft’s rapidly growing security business after the recent earnings report. Plus, there’s more security news as Emotet moves from feeding off Office macros to PowerShell. And Microsoft teams up with Red Button to provide independent testing of Azure cloud infrastructure….

This week in IT, Windows Autopatch could kill off Patch Tuesday for some enterprises, but not all might be what it seems. Remote Help is now generally available, and yes, it’s expensive. Windows 10 November 2021 is ready for broad deployment. Microsoft is planning to disable SMB v1 in an upcoming Windows 11 release. Exchange…

This week in IT, April Patch Tuesday updates fix 119 vulnerabilities, Windows 10 Search Highlights hits general availability, Atlassian Jira/Confluence outage set to last for another two weeks, Microsoft to bring privileged access management to Windows via Endpoint Manager, and critics say Windows cloud licensing is anticompetitive. About This Week in IT This week in…

This week in IT, Microsoft’s Windows 11 event this week was filled with promises of what the future holds but little on the when or how new features would work or be delivered. But there is lots YOU could use to become more PRODUCTIVE and SECURE. So, I’ll be looking at the new Windows 11…

Windows Update gets new energy efficiency feature, Microsoft buys Minit for mining, and QNAP says its NAS devices are vulnerable to a critical OpenSSL bug. About This Week in IT This week in IT is a weekly podcast hosted by Petri’s Editorial Director Russell Smith. Each week, Russell rounds up the most important stories for…

This Week in IT, Microsoft source code is leaked by hacking group Lapsus$, HP warns of a serious remote code execution flaw in many of its printers, Nvidia announces a new ARM ‘superchip’ for servers, Jira gets a new app for Microsoft Teams, and there’s more… About This Week in IT This week in IT…

This week in IT, multifactor authentication lets Cisco users down and the Russians in, Microsoft Teams Connect arrives in preview to make cross-enterprise collaboration easier, Microsoft Azure gets a slight lead in the enterprise cloud space, and Windows Server is getting a new feature to protect against brute force SMB dictionary attacks. About This Week…

Welcome to the new look Petri.com! Our team has been working hard over the past three months to completely redesign the look and feel of the Petri IT Knowledgebase. Not only does the site now have a more modern look, but a lot of work has gone into improving performance and usability of the site….

This week in IT, all Linux distributions are affected by a serious security flaw, called Dirty Pipe, that can completely destroy systems. Google buys cybersecurity specialist Mandiant, swiping it from underneath Microsoft’s nose. Apple unveils its new all-powerful M1 Ultra chip. And Microsoft makes it easier for startups to participate in its Founders Hub program….