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Russell Smith, the Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase, has over two decades of hands-on experience in IT, in both small business settings and government IT infrastructure projects.

Russell started writing for Windows IT Pro Magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, he has contributed insights to various IT publications, including Petri and CDW. His authoritative voice has resonated across industry blogs, where he dissects complex topics into an ‘easy read’.

Russell has authored over a thousand articles, each a testament to his depth of knowledge. His expertise doesn’t stop there: he wrote a book on Privilege Management and co-authored another for Microsoft’s MOAC series. Moreover, Russell’s commitment to education shines through in the courses he crafted for Pluralsight.

He is also presenter on his own YouTube channel, This Week in IT, and the current presenter of Petri Dish.

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TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot Become Mandatory for Windows Server Hardware in 2021

Most x64 bit server hardware shipping today has TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, but the features are often turned off by default.

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Microsoft Improves Data Protection in Azure Files

Last Update: Apr 07, 2022

Several new Azure Files features went into public preview earlier this year to help organizations move file shares to the cloud with confidence.

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Windows Virtual Desktop Now Integrated into Azure Portal

Last Update: May 24, 2025

The Windows Virtual Desktop July 2020 update brings Azure Resource Manager support and Teams media optimizations.

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Understanding Azure AD Application Proxy Support for Remote Desktop Services

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Application Proxy lets users access Remote Desktop apps hosted behind a Remote Desktop Gateway. Now it works with the RDS web client too.

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Microsoft 365 Universal Print Enters Public Preview

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Universal Print is a cloud-based infrastructure that works for today’s distributed workforce.

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How to Protect Against Active Directory DCShadow Attacks

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Protecting privileged access to Active Directory is key to preventing DCShadow attacks.

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Intune Makes Deploying Always On VPN Device Tunnels Easier without ProfileXML Node

How to enable Device Tunnel in Microsoft Intune’s VPN profile options.

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Azure AD Connect Cloud Provisioning Syncs Identities from Disconnected Forests

Cloud provisioning simplifies synchronizing on-premises identities to Azure AD during mergers and acquisitions.

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Patch Tuesday August 2020

Microsoft patches 120 vulnerabilities this month, including 2 zero-day flaws. One in Windows and the second in Internet Explorer.

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Microsoft Announces Public Preview of Endpoint Data Loss Prevention

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s new Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) service is now available in public preview to all Microsoft 365 E5/A5 customers.

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What’s New for IT Pros in Windows 10 Version 2004

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

There’s not a lot new going on for users in the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, so who should consider upgrading to the latest feature update?

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows – July 2020

This month, Microsoft drops Win32 app support in Windows 10X, 20H2 to get UI updates, and Microsoft is preparing a new Cloud PC service.

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