Russell Smith

Knoxville

Host of The Drive M-F 3-6pm on @foxsportsknox & Voluntary Reaction #Vols postgame shows. Attendance, as always, is mandatory.

Articles

Windows 11 2024 Update - Everything You Need to Know

Oct 4, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

This Week in IT, Microsoft finally releases the Windows 11 2024 Update, the first version of the OS to include major architectural changes for two years. Plus, there’s a slew of announcements for Copilot+ PCs.🎥 Check out the video on YouTube🔗 And get the show resources on Petri.com.
Microsoft’s Copilot Event - Wave or Tsunami?

Sep 20, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

This Week in IT, Microsoft announces updates to its AI solution Copilot, including a rebranding of the main product name and M365 Chat, general availability for Copilot in Excel, new Copilot pages, and much more…🎬 Watch the full episode on YouTube.
Windows Zero-Day, VMware Worries, and Oracle’s AWS Affair

Sep 13, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

This Week in IT, Microsoft fixes some critical issues in this week’s Patch Tuesday, new research shows businesses increasingly concerned about Broadcom’s pricing strategy and business model for VMware, and Oracle partners with AWS to offer multi-cloud features. 🎬 Watch the full episode on YouTube.
Security Alert: Microsoft 365 Copilot Is Compromised at Black Hat

Aug 23, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

This Week in IT, businesses are cautious about implementing A.I, solutions like Copilot for Microsoft 365, because of concerns they might not be secure. But as Microsoft announces fast adoption of the new technology, can your organization afford to sit back and wait to see how it all unfolds? Watch the full video on YouTube 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinIT/videosGet the show notes and resources on Petri.com – Is Copilot for Microsoft 365 Secure?
Lord of The Rings: Microsoft’s Resiliency Advice Post-CrowdStrike

Aug 2, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

This Week in IT, I look at Microsoft’s recently published security best practice advice following the CrowdStrike outage and how managed detection and response solutions fit into it.
CrowdStrike Postmortem - Is the EU to Blame?

Jul 26, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

This Week in IT, security software CrowdStrike brings down 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide but who is ultimately responsible? Microsoft is blaming the EU but would changes to Windows prevent security channel updates causing so much disruption in the future? 🎬 Watch the full video here on YouTube. 🔗 Get the links and resources on Petri.com.
Windows 11: Unmasking the Phantom Edition

Jul 8, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

🎥 This Week in IT we cover rumors about a new edition of Windows 11, the end of driver synchronization for WSUS, and Microsoft’s preview of a new optimization architecture for Teams running on VDI 🔍🚀 #TechNews #Windows11 #MicrosoftTeams Watch the full video on YouTube: 🎬 https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinIT/videos Get the links and resources on Petri.com: 📖 Microsoft Teams Gets Optimized SlimCore Architecture for VDI – Petri IT Knowledgebase Windows Intelligence In Your Inbox Sign up for our...
Unmasking Windows Recall: Microsoft’s Security Overhaul

Jun 14, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

This Week in IT, I look at changes Microsoft is promising to bring to its controversial AI feature, Windows Recall, that should help calm concerns that the data it collects might be used for nefarious purposes. 🎬 Watch the full video on YouTube. 📖 Get the show notes at Petri.com.
Unleash the Power of AI with NEW ‘Apple-Beating’ PC Hardware

May 24, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

This Week in IT, Microsoft announces new Surface PCs with Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus chips that are set to rival and even beat Apple’s M3 SoC. Plus, there are 20 new Windows on Arm devices being launched this summer by partners and a new Windows AI feature that is already causing controversy. 🎬 Watch the full video on YouTube. 📖 Get the resources on Petri.com.
Top 20 Features in the New Microsoft Teams and Outlook

May 14, 2024 | thurrott.com | Russell Smith

In this episode of UnplugIT, hosts Darrell Webster and Stephen Rose delve into the latest updates and features in the new Microsoft Teams and Outlook clients. Watch this episode on YouTube or at Petri.com.