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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

Delegate a Domain to Azure DNS

Dec 16, 2016
Russell Smith

Learn how to delegate a domain name that you own to Azure DNS.

Azure Virtual Network Peering Using PowerShell

Dec 14, 2016
Russell Smith

Find out how to link two Azure virtual networks using VNet Peering.

Install Windows Server DHCP, Configure Scopes, and Authorize in AD

Dec 13, 2016
Russell Smith

Learn how to install and configure a Windows DHCP Server using PowerShell.

Customize Nano Server Using Nano Server Image Builder

Dec 12, 2016
Russell Smith

Customize Nano Server images using a free tool from Microsoft.

Initialize and Format a Disk in Windows Using Disk Management

Dec 08, 2016
Russell Smith

Initialize and format a disk using Disk Management.

Sponsored: Securing Windows Containers with Hyper-V

Dec 08, 2016
Russell Smith

A malicious user could break out of a container if they uncover a design fault in the implementation of containers or an unpatched OS vulnerability. However, Windows Server addresses these security challenges by providing the option to place containers into Hyper-V partitions

Configure a DNS Zone Using Azure DNS

Dec 05, 2016
Russell Smith

Learn how to set up an Azure DNS zone and add records using PowerShell.

Deploy Windows 10 Using MDT and WDS, Part 3: Deploy Windows 10 from a PXE-Enabled Boot Client

Dec 05, 2016
Russell Smith

Learn how to deploy Windows 10 over the network on a PXE-enabled boot client using MDT and WDS.

Deploy Windows 10 Using MDT and WDS, Part 2: Create an MDT Task Sequence and Configure WDS

Dec 02, 2016
Russell Smith

Customize Windows 10 deployment in MDT using a task sequence, and configure Windows Deployment Services.

Sponsored: Understanding Windows Containers

Dec 01, 2016
Russell Smith

Learn why containers are more efficient than virtual machines, and the benefits of using Docker images with containers.