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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.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Google makes it easier for enterprises to move apps that rely on Windows Server Active Directory to Google Cloud.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
How account synchronization works in the new version of Microsoft Edge.

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
This month sees Microsoft pull a standalone security update, release a Windows 10X emulator so that developers can start adapting apps to work with the upcoming dual-screen SKU, we get more details on the container architecture in Windows 10X, a public preview of FIDO2 support for hybrid Azure Active Directory deployments, and much more.

Microsoft UEFI Revocation List File update causes problems on some devices. Here’s what you need to know about the latest Windows Update problem.

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
Microsoft and its hardware partners have new device security requirements to protect against targeted firmware attacks.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
How to configure Windows for the best experience when using an external monitor and how to reset the graphics stack without restarting Windows.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
How to configure Windows Server DNS to support identical internal and external Exchange Server HTTPS namespaces.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In today’s Ask the Admin, I look at how to set up Your Phone in Windows 10 so that you can use it to make and receive calls via an Android handset.

This month sees a bumper crop of 99 patches from Microsoft, including a fix for the IE zero-day announced last month and a change in default configuration for new Windows Server Active Directory deployments.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Taking a look at the developer preview of a new PowerShell module from Microsoft that aims to make storing and securely accessing secrets easier in your PowerShell scripts.

February 7th saw Microsoft unexpectedly release a new version of its Chromium-based Edge browser to the stable channel.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Last year, Microsoft announced that it would be making changes to the default LDAP channel binding and signing configuration in Active Directory in the middle of January 2020. But now these changes are being delayed until the second half of 2020 to give organizations more time to prepare.