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Russell Smith
Editorial DirectorRussell 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.
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Azure Autoscaling with VMSS and Managed Disks, Part 2: Deployment
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Mar 22, 2017
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows you how to deploy VMs in a Virtual Machine Scale Set with autoscaling enabled and a load balancer on the front end.
What Is Azure AD Privileged Identity Management?
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Mar 20, 2017
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Russell Smith
Learn how Azure Active Directory Privileged Identity Management can improve tenant security.
Understanding Azure Storage: Storage Types and Redundancy
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Mar 17, 2017
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Russell Smith
Learn about the different storage services and redundancy settings in Azure Storage.
Azure Autoscaling with VMSS and Managed Disks, Part 1: Concepts
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Mar 16, 2017
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Russell Smith
Learn how Virtual Machine Scale Sets and Managed Disks make Azure Autoscale easier to work with.
Understanding Azure Storage: Managed Disks and Storage Accounts
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Mar 14, 2017
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Russell Smith
Learn about the different types of Azure storage account and Managed Disks.
The Anatomy of a Privilege Escalation Attack
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Mar 10, 2017
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Russell Smith
Learn how an attacker can move laterally across a network to get access to a domain controller.
What Are Azure Managed Disks?
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Mar 06, 2017
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Russell Smith
Learn about how new Managed Disks in Azure make storage management easier.
Add a Network Interface to an Azure VM
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 27, 2017
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Russell Smith
In this article, I show you how to add an additional network interface to an Azure VM that’s already configured with 2 or more NICs.
What Is Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) in Windows 10?
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 22, 2017
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Russell Smith
Learn about the Antimalware Scan Interface in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.
Auditing Improvements in Windows Server 2016
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 20, 2017
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Russell Smith
Learn about improvements to security auditing in Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10.
How to Encrypt an Azure Virtual Machine
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Feb 17, 2017
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Russell Smith
In this article, I’ll show you to encrypt an Azure virtual machine.
Understanding Windows 10 Enterprise Licensing
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Feb 17, 2017
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Russell Smith
Discover how Windows 10 Enterprise is licensed.