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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
In part two of this series on deploying Active Directory and a member server running certificate services in Microsoft Azure, Russell Smith shows you how to add a PowerShell Desired State Configuration resource to the project.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains what hyper-convergence is and how it can help simplify your IT systems.

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you what Office 365 Secure Score can do for the online security of your business.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at how Microsoft’s new service can help organizations meet compliance requirements.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith walks you through what happened when he converted an external Office 365 user to a paid subscriber and how to avoid the problems encountered.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains the changes to how default app file associations are managed in Windows 10.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to create additional calendars for people and resources with structured resource data.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains how Windows Defender System Guard reorganizes existing security defenses.

Last Update: Jun 04, 2025
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith outlines some of the security features in Windows Server that can be used to help keep sensitive accounts safe.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to be sure the source media you use to install software in your business hasn’t been tampered with.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains how Controlled Folder Access can help protect users against ransomware.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how you can manage the new OneDrive Files On-Demand feature in the Fall Creators Update.