About the Author

Russell Smith specializes in management and security of Microsoft-based IT systems and is a Contributing Editor for CDW's Biztech magazine and writes regularly for industry journal Windows IT Professional. Russell is also contributing author to Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Microsoft Windows Vista Client for Enterprise Support Technicians from Microsoft's Official Academic Course (MOAC) series of books published by Wiley and Sons.

An independent IT consultant and MCSE with more than ten years of experience, Russell's recent projects include Active Directory Security Consultant for the UK Health Service National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) and Exchange Architect for Wipro Technologies. Russell also has extensive experience as an IT trainer.