Russell Smith specializes in the management and security of Microsoft-based IT systems. In addition to blogging about Windows and Active Directory for the Petri IT Knowledgebase, Russell is a Contributing Editor at CDW’s Biztech Magazine. Russell has more than 15 years of experience in IT, has written a book on Windows security, co-authored one for Microsoft’s Official Academic Course (MOAC) series and has delivered several courses for Pluralsight.
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Are the new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Win8 features enough change to increase BYOD in the workplace? Find out in this article!
Learn to install and configure the Directory Synchronization tool for account and password sync in part 2 of our series on synching Office 365 with AD!
In this Ask an Admin, find out how to quickly find AD replication errors with the Active Directory Replication Status Tool.
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The updated Directory Synchronization tool is pretty handy. Learn more about how to sync Office 365 and AD in part 1 of this series.
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Managing disk space on file servers can be a challenge. Learn to create disk quotas in Windows Server 2012 in this Ask an Admin.
Why add manually when you can do a bulk import? Learn to import IP addresses with IPAM into Windows Server 2012 in this Ask an Admin.
Want to get Server Core up and running quickly? Discover how to set basic configuration parameters in Windows Server Core 2012.
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DNS plays a vital role in a healthy AD environment. Learn to configure DNS settings for a network adapter in Windows Server 2012 in this quick Ask an Admin article.
PowerShell's Out-Gridview cmdlet is your friend. Learn to manage AD in PowerShell using Out-Gridview and filter your results.
Are you giving PowerShell a fair shake? Read about PowerShell features that could help you with Windows Server management strategy.
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We get caught up in the cloud today as we show you how to create and connect to a new Windows Server 2012 VM Windows Azure.
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Make Bitlocker your security buddy! Check out these steps to enable and manage BitLocker drive encryption in Windows Server 2012.
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"No access for you!" Learn to enable & configure Access Denied Remediation (ADR) in Windows Server 2012 to display custom messages for Win8 users.
Defeat the default! Enable PowerShell logging using the command line or in Group Policy using the steps in this easy Ask an Admin.
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Need connection? Learn how to add the Microsoft loopback network adapter in Windows Server 2012.