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

What’s New in Windows 8 for Hyper-V Based Cloud Computing (Part 6) - Hyper-V High-Availability Features: Date - May 16, 2012; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; In this article, you learn about new continuous-availability features in Windows Server 8 that Hyper-V can leverage to provide high performance and scalable cloud environments.
What's New in Windows 8 for Hyper-V Based Cloud Computing (Part 5) - Hyper-V Storage Scenarios: Date - Apr 18, 2012; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; In this article, you learn about new storage scenarios in Windows Server 8 that Hyper-V can leverage to provide highly scalable and highly available cloud environments.
System Center 2012 and Cloud Management: Date - Mar 27, 2012; Section - Cloud Computing / General; This article offers an overview of how System Center 2012 helps to build, operate, and manage heterogeneous cloud deployments that include multiple hypervisor platforms.
What’s New in Windows 8 for Hyper-V Based Cloud Computing (Part 4) - Hyper-V Storage Features: Date - Mar 01, 2012; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; In this article, you learn about new storage features in Windows Server 8 that Hyper-V can leverage to provide highly scalable and highly available cloud environments.
What’s New in Windows 8 for Hyper-V Based Cloud Computing (Part 3) - Hyper-V Cloud Scenarios: Date - Dec 01, 2011; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; In this article, you learn about Microsoft cloud scenarios and how they are enabled or enhanced using Windows 8.
What's New in Windows 8 for Hyper-V Based Cloud Computing (Part 2) - Hyper-V in Windows 8 client: Date - Nov 15, 2011; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; In this article, you learn about Hyper-V in Windows 8 client.
What's New in Windows 8 for Hyper-V Based Cloud Computing (Part 1) - Hyper-V Key Features: Date - Oct 18, 2011; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; In this article, you will learn about new key Hyper-V features in Windows Server 8.
Managing Citrix XenServer with System Center VMM 2012: Date - Sep 20, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Citrix Articles; In this article, you will learn how to use System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 to manage common Citrix XenServer operations.
Performing a Bare Metal Installation of Hyper-V using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012: Date - Jul 26, 2011; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Installation and Deployment; In this article, you will learn how to use System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 to perform a bare metal installation of Hyper-V on a Dell PowerEdge T110 server.
Graphical management user interface option for Microsoft Hyper-V: Date - Jul 12, 2011; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Management; This article provides an overview of the 5nine application, available versions, and feature details.
Getting Ready for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012: Date - May 31, 2011; Section - Cloud Computing / General; In this article, you learn about new features in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (VMM 2012). Because the review in this article is based on a beta version of VMM 2012, the final feature set and configuration support may differ from what is documented.
Performing a V2V Conversion from VMware vSphere to Hyper-V R2 using System Center VMM 2008 R2: Date - Feb 10, 2011; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / P2V & V2V; In this article, you learn how to use System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 to perform a virtual-to-virtual (V2V) conversion of a VMware virtual machine to a Hyper-V virtual machine.
Backup and Restore Windows Virtual Machines on VMware vSphere using System Center DPM 2010: Date - Jan 27, 2011; Section - VMware ESX and vSphere Articles / Backup & Recovery; In this article, you learn how to use System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010) to perform a backup and Bare Metal Restore (BMR) of a virtual machine running a Windows Server 2008 guest operating system on a VMware ESX or ESXi host.
Managing VMware ESX with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2: Date - Dec 23, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; This article is about how to use System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 to manage VMware ESX servers, and how to initiate vMotion from the Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Administrator Console.
Using Quick Storage Migration in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2: Date - Oct 26, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Management; How to deploy a Hyper-V virtualization environment that uses System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 to provide the ability to migrate a virtual machine between two domain-joined, unclustered servers with different storage devices, using a feature called Quick Storage Migration.
Using Dynamic Memory in Hyper-V R2 SP1: Date - Sep 22, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Installation and Deployment; Taking a look at the Hyper-V R2 SP1 dynamic memory architecture, how to configure the new virtual machine memory settings and how to interpret the new memory status columns in the Hyper-V manager console.
Using the Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Version 2.1 with WSUS (Part 2): Date - Sep 02, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; Taking a look at OVMST 2.1 requirements & installation guide as well as creating and monitoring an OVMST 2.1 servicing job.
Implementing VDI using Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services and Hyper-V: Date - Aug 03, 2010; Section - VDI Articles / Microsoft Hyper-V; The different Remote Desktop Services (RDS) components and how they integrate with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V to provide virtual desktops.
Using the Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Version 2.1 with WSUS (Part 1): Date - Jul 14, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / General; How the Microsoft Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.1 (OVMST 2.1) integrates with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 and Windows Software Update Services in order to update offline virtual machines.
What is Microsoft Desktop Enterprise Virtualization (MED-V) v1 SP1?: Date - Apr 13, 2010; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Virtualization Articles; Desktop Enterprise Virtualization (MED-V), Microsoft’s solution for a local desktop virtualization with centralized management.
Configuration of a Self-Service Portal using System Center VMM 2008 R2 (Part 2): Date - Apr 01, 2010; Section - Microsoft Hyper-V Articles / Management; How to use a System Center VMM 2008 R2 Self-Service Portal to create and manage virtual machines.
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.