Michael B. Smith | Experts Exchange

Michael B. Smith

Managing Consultant

United States of America

Blog:

https://essential.exchange/blog

Member Since: 2008/12/19

Industry: Computer & IT

Top Skills:

Exchange Active Directory Azure

Tech Certifications:

CERTIFIED EXPERT

Message

Talent + Technique + Good ideas ==> Good solutions. That's what I can provide to you.

Activity

Points this month5,200

Total points2,044,046

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Solutions: 716

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Group Discussions: 1

Professional Background

Managing Consultant

Smith Consulting, d/b/a The Essential Exchange

November 2007 – Present

Virginia, USA

We make order out of chaos…

We build solutions. No matter the size of your organization; whether enterprise, small business, or another IT services company – we architect, design, deploy, and support solutions that help your business.

No two companies are the same. As part of our process, we will learn what makes your company special; we will discover how we can provide you the best experience possible.

We are experts on Microsoft technologies, including:

Exchange deployments and Exchange migrations
Active Directory Domain Services deployments and use
PowerShell automation and scripting
Azure Automation, Azure PowerShell, and general Azure usage
System Center products, including Configuration Manager, Orchestrator, Operations Manager, and others
Windows Server
Active Directory Certificate Services
Course development and delivery for Microsoft technologies
…etc.

Smith Consulting is based out of Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. However, given the miracle of the Internet and remote connectivity technologies, as well as airlines, we support clients all over the planet. We can support you, as well!

Education

East Carolina University

Bachelor of Science

Physics

1980 – 1984

Full Biography

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Languages

English

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Russian

Elementary Proficiency

Level Progress

Current: Level 31

Michael B. needs 3,954 points to level up.

LVL 32

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Overall

31

2,044,046
Powershell

18

678,016
Exchange

18

657,912
Azure

15

482,059
Active Directory

15

471,702
Windows OS

13

382,793
Microsoft 365

11

261,216
Windows 10

11

257,425
Windows Server 2016

10

206,259
Outlook

9

196,391
Microsoft Server OS

8

129,543
Scripting Languages

7

114,100
Networking

7

109,350
Windows Server 2012

7

99,386
SCCM

6

85,600
Security

6

83,850
Microsoft Office

5

69,100
Email Servers

5

53,075
Microsoft

5

52,850
Virtualization

4

49,650
DNS

4

46,809
Cloud Computing

4

38,050
SBS

4

36,610
Windows Server 2019

4

36,350
Windows Server 2008

4

35,918
VPN

3

29,700
VB Script

3

28,750
Microsoft SQL Server

3

25,600
Installation

3

22,750
Domain Controller

3

19,200
VMware

3

19,200
Windows Batch

3

18,900
Hyper-V

3

18,600
Microsoft Applications

2

17,950
OneDrive

2

16,850
Microsoft SharePoint

2

15,050
Programming

2

14,700
.NET Programming

2

13,200
Remote Access

2

12,900
Software

2

12,400
Server Software

2

12,350
Windows Server 2003

2

12,026
Network Security

2

11,750
PC

2

11,700
Vulnerabilities

2

11,150
TCP/IP

2

11,075
AntiSpam

2

10,950
Microsoft Server Apps

2

10,900
Citrix

2

10,850
Linux

2

10,616
Mobile

2

10,350
Consulting

2

10,050
VBA

2

10,000
Storage

2

9,900
XML

2

9,600
Skype

2

9,250
Email Clients

2

9,150
Network Management

2

9,150
Programming Languages-Other

2

8,750
HTML

2

8,700
Regular Expressions

2

8,600
Visual Basic.NET

2

8,500
SSL / HTTPS

2

8,200
Group Policy

2

8,050
OS Security

1

7,000
WSUS

1

6,800
Microsoft IIS Web Server

1

6,650
Networking Protocols

1

6,650
Printers and Scanners

1

6,500
Software Firewalls

1

6,500
Web Servers

1

6,450
Windows 7

1

6,350
Android

1

6,316
REST

1

6,100
Apache Web Server

1

6,000
Shell Scripting

1

5,850
Storage Software

1

5,750
FTP

1

5,700
Mac OS X

1

5,666
C#

1

5,600
HTTP Protocol

1

5,600
Server Hardware

1

5,600
Microsoft 365 Enterprise

1

5,500
Operating Systems

1

5,200
Troubleshooting

1

5,200
Unix OS

1

5,100
Microsoft Excel

1

4,900
Databases

1

4,800
Gmail

1

4,650
Microsoft Visual Studio

1

4,550
NetScaler

1

4,300
Windows Networking

1

4,250
Microsoft Legacy OS

1

4,050
Microsoft Word

1

4,000
Monday

1

3,950
Microsoft Development

1

3,900
DHCP

1

3,700
Miscellaneous

1

3,700
.NET App Servers

1

3,650
Desktops

1

3,650
WCF

1

3,650
Web Languages and Standards

1

3,600
Cloud Services

1

3,550
Email Protocols

1

3,550
Anti-Virus Apps

1

3,500
Analytics

1

3,450
JSON

1

3,450
Redhat

1

3,450
AWS

1

3,350
File Sharing Software

1

3,200
Paessler

1

3,200
AJAX

1

3,050
ASP

1

3,050
Apple Networking

1

3,050
Apple OS

1

3,050
Hardware

1

3,050
Network Analysis

1

3,050
Visual Basic Classic

1

3,050
Cyber Security

1

3,000
Encryption

1

2,950
Java EE

1

2,950
Linux Distributions

1

2,950
OS Deployment

1

2,950
Windows 8

1

2,950
iPhone

1

2,950
Cell Phones

1

2,925
Email Software

1

2,850
SQL

1

2,850
Windows 11

1

2,800
Smartphone Programming

1

2,700
Web Browsers

1

2,650
Chrome

1

2,550
Displays / Monitors

1

2,550
Exclaimer

1

2,550
Microsoft DOS

1

2,550
Linux Networking

1

2,450
Web Services

1

2,450
Wireless Networking

1

2,450
Adobe Creative Suite CS

1

2,050
DevOps

1

2,050
Windows 2000

1

2,050