Welcome to Janique Carbone's Section

Janique Carbone is the co-author of the Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit, and the upcoming Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource kit. She has been working in IT for over 15 years on projects ranging from application development to enterprise infrastructure design. Janique has developed Virtual PC and Virtual Server training for customer events such as TechEd, authored whitepapers for the Microsoft Windows Storage team, and has assisted customers in maintaining and optimizing business critical Windows Server infrastructures, including Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 deployments. In May 2006, after 7 years at Microsoft, she founded the Infrastructor Group, whose charter is to deliver in-depth training, consulting, and community education that encompasses the virtualization project lifecycle. At Microsoft, Janique initially worked as a Senior Consultant in Microsoft Consulting Services, specializing in the architecture and deployment of Active Directory for large enterprises. During her tenure at Microsoft, Janique developed and delivered multiple customer and partner Windows training seminars. In addition, she developed and taught a graduate-level TCP/IP network course at the University of Houston – Clear Lake. Before joining Microsoft, Janique worked as an engineer on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station projects for Boeing, as well as various other contractors supporting the National Air and Space Administration – Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC), in Clear Lake.

Janique Carbone is an MCSE and holds Master of Science degrees in Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering. She lives in Texas where she is on the board of directors of the Homeless Pet Placement League – a Houston-based animal rescue (www.hppl.org). If you would like to learn more or contact her, visit her site at www.doingITvirtual.com or check out her profile at LinkedIN.

Janique Carbone's Latest Contributions

Configuration of a Self-Service Portal using System Center VMM 2008 R2 (Part 1): Date - Feb 25, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Management; How to configure a System Center VMM 2008 R2 Self-Service Portal.
VIDEO: Using Authorization Manager to Create New Role Definitions and Assignments in Hyper-V: Date - Feb 03, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Management; This video explains the process of using authorization manager to create new role definitions and assignments in Hyper-V.
VIDEO: Hyper-V Virtual Disk Overview: Date - Dec 10, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; This video provides an overview of Hyper-V Virtual Disk.
Second Level Address Translation Benefits in Hyper-V R2: Date - Nov 24, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; The new Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V.
VIDEO: Hyper-V Virtual Networks Overview: Date - Nov 03, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Networking; An overview of Hyper-V’s Virtual Networks
VDI with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V: Date - Oct 27, 2009; Section - VDI Articles / Microsoft Hyper-V; How VDI solutions work in conjunction with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
Using Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1 with Hyper-V: Date - Oct 08, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Backup & Recovery; Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 SP1, and how it can backup Hyper-V configuration information and virtual machines.
VIDEO: Importing a VM in Hyper-V: Date - Sep 16, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Migration; This video explains processes of exporting and importing a VM in Hyper-V.
What's new in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V: Date - Sep 08, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; Looking at the latest features included in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V.
VIDEO - Installing Integration Services in a Hyper-V Guest: Date - Jul 30, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; This video explains the process of installing Integration Services in a Hyper-V Guest
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtual Machine Configuration: Date - Jul 09, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; The virtual machine configuration parameters that you must define prior to creating a new virtual machine, and the process to create and configure a new virtual machine using the New Virtual Machine Wizard in Hyper-V Manager.
Comparing Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V: Date - Jun 18, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 compared to Hyper-V, the newest Windows virtualization technology, within the context of base architecture, features, and management interface.
High-Availability Options with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V: Date - Jun 10, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Load Balancing & High Availability; How to implement a high-availability virtualization infrastructure using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
How to Use Hyper-V Snapshot Revert, Apply, and Delete Options: Date - Jun 02, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; How to use the Hyper-V snapshot Revert, Apply and Delete options, understanding how the Revert and Apply options differ and how they can be used to return a virtual machine to a previous configuration and state.
Server Virtualization Assessment using Microsoft Assessment and Planning 3.1 Toolkit (Part 3): Date - May 13, 2009; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Virtualization Articles; Concluding the series by walking through the steps in using MAP 3.1 to collect inventory and performance metrics, perform analysis and generate reports to support a server virtualization assessment.
Live Migration in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V: Date - May 05, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Load Balancing & High Availability; Taking a look at the Live Migration feature included in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V.
VIDEO: Backing up a Hyper-V Host Using DPM 2007: Date - Mar 24, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Installation and Deployment; How to back up a Hyper-V host using DPM 2007.
Virtual Machine Disk Options: Date - Feb 26, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Installation and Deployment; A review of the virtual machine disk options that are available on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
Installing Windows Hyper-V Server 2008: Date - Feb 04, 2009; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Installation and Deployment; How to install Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and use the HVConfig command line configuration tool.
Server Virtualization Assessment using Microsoft Assessment and Planning 3.1 Toolkit (Part 2): Date - Jan 13, 2009; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Virtualization Articles; An overview of MAP 3.1 features that facilitate conducting a server virtualization assessment.
Using Hyper-V Snapshots: Date - Nov 13, 2008; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; A hands-on video that shows how to create a Hyper-V snapshot, and shows the viewers where to locate all the files for a newly created snapshot.
Server Virtualization Assessment using Microsoft Assessment and Planning 3.1 Toolkit (Part 1): Date - Oct 01, 2008; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Virtualization Articles; A high-level overview of a server virtualization assessment and the type of data that you need to collect in order to perform such an assessment.
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Integration Services: Date - Aug 13, 2008; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; In this article, you will learn about Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Integration Services, how to install them, and supported guest operating systems.
Understanding and Using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Snapshots: Date - Jul 23, 2008; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; How the snapshot feature works in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, as well as how to create a snapshot and revert to the previous snapshot using the Hyper-V Manager.