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Russell Smith

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Covers:  Windows, Microsoft, Technology, Windows Server, PowerShell, News, Cloud Computing, AI
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Russell Smith’s Biography

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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, h…

Russell Smith’s Journalist Portfolio

macOS Malware – ShadowVault Surfaces on the Dark Web

macOS Malware – ShadowVault Surfaces on the Dark Web

This week in IT, security firm Guardz uncovers new macOS malware called ShadowVault, available on the Dark We…

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Windows Copilot Brings AI Personal Assistant to Windows 11

Windows Copilot Brings AI Personal Assistant to Windows 11

Today at Build 2023, Microsoft announced Windows Copilot for Windows 11. As the first PC operating system to …

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Stephen L Rose Joins Petri.com as Chief Technology Strategist

Stephen L Rose Joins Petri.com as Chief Technology Strategist

I’m delighted to announce that Stephen L Rose has joined Petri.com as Chief Technology Strategist. For those …

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The Role of Identity Threat and Detection Response in Zero Trust Security

The Role of Identity Threat and Detection Response in Zero Trust Security

I recently spoke to Sean Deuby, who is Principal Technologist at Semperis and an Identity expert. Sean told m…

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Google Announces Duet AI But Can It Compete with Microsoft 365 Copilot?

Google Announces Duet AI But Can It Compete with Microsoft 365 Copilot?

Google shows off its competitor to Microsoft 365 Copilot, Duet AI, at its I/O conference this week. I look at…

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Why IT Holds the Key to Better Financial Decisions

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Finance wants to become more strategic, but IT has to provide the governed, trustworthy data foundation first. In this episode of Petri Dish, I’m talking to Brian Kobleur, who is Vice President of Ecosystems at Vena Solutions.
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Windows on Arm Gets Its Mac Mini Moment

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ASUS has announced the ASUS Ascent QN10, a compact Windows on Arm mini PC powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite, pairing an 18-core Oryon CPU with an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 4TB of NVMe storage in a small 130 x 130 x 40mm chassis.
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How Enterprise CMS Platforms Are Forcing IT to Rethink Security and Governance

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Key Takeaways: Enterprise CMS platforms now sit inside the IT control plane. WordPress VIP is not just a publishing platform; it intersects with identity, security, governance, compliance, and business-critical availability. Security depends on operational discipline as much as platform design. Enterprise teams need controls such as SSO, MFA, role-based permissions, audit logs, and hardened infrastructure to reduce risk at scale. AI and low-code tools will increase the governance burden.
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