Russell Smith
Editorial Director at Petri
Editorial Director of @PetriFeed. Let's connect on YouTube at https://t.co/liMY64Vxo0
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1 week ago |
petri.com | Russell Smith
Cayosoft started life as a license management solution for Microsoft 365 and it gradually evolved into a comprehensive backup, protection, and administration product for Active Directory (AD) and Microsoft Entra ID. In this episode of Petri Dish, Petri’s Editorial Director, Russell Smith, talks to Cayosoft CEO and founder Bob Bobel about managing complexity in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and the future of the IAM space.
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2 weeks ago |
petri.com | Russell Smith
Key Takeaways: Power BI Pro licenses are increasing from $10 to $14 per user per month The price hike could force organizations to look for BI alternatives, but migration can be complex Microsoft might be pushing organizations towards different subscriptions like Microsoft Fabric or Microsoft 365 E5 If you’re a Power BI user, when your contract is next due for renewal, you’re going to be in for a surprise.
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2 weeks ago |
petri.com | Russell Smith
Old habits die hard and Microsoft’s efforts to get users and organizations to adopt passwordless authentication has been a slow burn. At last week’s Secure 2025 event, Microsoft announced that it’s hoping to encourage more users to choose passwordless authentication by improving the Microsoft Account login experience. Here’s what we found out. Microsoft and other big players, like Google and Apple, are trying to persuade users to ditch insecure passwords and to move to a passwordless future.
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4 weeks ago |
petri.com | Russell Smith
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the complexity of Microsoft’s licensing agreements? If so, you’re not alone. Licensing is probably the least favorite subject of Petri’s readers, but somebody’s got to manage it. Licensing can get complex, and Microsoft is starting to sell its cloud services directly and bypassing parts of the channel, so there isn’t always a man in the middle who’s potentially able to negotiate good deals on your behalf and really lay out the options for you.
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1 month ago |
petri.com | Russell Smith
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