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Russell Smith

Editorial Director

Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase. Russell has more than 20 years' experience working in IT. From small business to large government IT infrastructure projects.

Russell started his writing career for Windows IT Pro magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, Russell has contributed to a variety of publications, including Petri, CDW's list of publications, and various industry blogs including Netwrix, BeyondTrust, and others.

In addition to more than 1000 articles Russell has authored, he has also written a book on Windows security and co-authored another for Microsoft's MOAC series. Russell has also authored several courses for Pluralsight.

LATEST

Create a Cloud Storage Local Cache Using Azure File Sync

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at how Azure File Sync works and how to enable it in the Azure management portal.

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Understanding G Suite Licensing

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains the different licensing options for G Suite and how they compare to Office 365 plans.

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Why You Should Use Microsoft’s Active Directory Tier Administrative Model

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains what Microsoft’s AD tier administrative model is and how it can improve security.

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Microsoft Announces SQL Server 2017 for Docker

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at Microsoft SQL Server 2017 being available for the first time on Windows, Linux, and Docker and what this means for DevOps and database admins.

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Windows Server 2016: Understanding Microsoft’s Enhanced Security Administrative Environment

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll look at Microsoft’s recommendations for securing Active Directory forests using its Enhanced Security Administrative Environment model.

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Microsoft Announces Azure Confidential Computing

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith provides a brief overview of Microsoft’s Azure Confidential Computing technology and looks at how it might help persuade otherwise hesitant organizations to move sensitive data to the cloud.

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Windows Store Apps Can Compromise PC Security

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains why you should use application control to restrict which Windows Store apps users can run.

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Windows Defender Exploit Guard Replaces EMET in Fall Creators Update

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at the technical details of how Windows Defender Exploit Guard will replace the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) in Windows 10.

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Windows Server 2016: Short-Lived Active Directory Group Membership

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to temporarily add users to Active Directory groups.

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Configure DNS to Enable a Trust Between Two Active Directory Forests

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to set up DNS in Windows Server so that you can establish a cross-forest trust.

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