Russell Smith

In the final part of this two-part article, Russell shows you how to install Puppet 5 on Red Hat Linux.

Windows Server 2019 is all about improved support for hybrid cloud scenarios, hyper-converged infrastructure, and security. In this Ask the Admin, Russell looks more closely at these features in Windows Server 2019.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell explains what Known Folder Migration (KFM) is in OneDrive for Business and show you how to configure it using Group Policy.

This month sees a host of memory corruption vulnerabilities patched and Intel discovers a new speculative execution side channel flaw.

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll look at a new Windows 10 SKU, Windows 10 Enterprise for Remote Sessions, that recently appeared in a Windows Insider preview build.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell show’s you how to enable the flag on a folder and explain why you might need this feature.

As a companion to my series on managing Windows Server with Puppet Enterprise, this short two-part article will guide you through installing your own Puppet 5 server on Red Hat Linux in Hyper-V.

This month Microsoft trials a new managed desktop service as part of Microsoft 365 in the US and UK, Windows gets leap second support and a new time protocol, and Windows Update will use machine learning to learn when you’ve gone for a coffee break.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell takes a look at Azure AD Password Protection and why Microsoft believes it will improve Active Directory security.

Microsoft has announced Remote Desktop Web Client general availability for Windows Server 2016 and 2019 Preview.

In this Ask the Admin, Russel looks at the new analytics capabilities in Windows Server 2019.

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll look at new functionality and examine whether performance has improved.