Doing IT Virtual - Founder
Janique Carbone is the co-author of the Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit, and upcoming Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit, both published by Microsoft Press. She currently contributes to the VirtualizationAdmin.com site with topics focused on virtualization. In the first quarter of 2009, she will have two articles published in the Windows IT Pro magazine. Janique is also developing a series of training videos focused on Microsoft virtualization technology including Hyper-V, SCVMM, SCOM, and DPM.
Janique has been working in IT for over 15 years on projects ranging from development to enterprise infrastructure design. In 1999, she joined Microsoft Consulting Services to specialize in the architecture and deployment of Active Directory for large enterprises. During this period, she also authored whitepapers for the Microsoft Windows Storage team as well as developed and delivered customer and partner-focused Windows training. In 2002, she transitioned from her Senior Consultant position in MCS to Microsoft Premier Support where she focused on operationsl management support for medium size enterprises. In this role, she assisted customers in maintaining and optimizing business critical Windows Server infrastructures, including Virtual Server deployments. She has developed Virtual PC and Virtual Server training for customer events like TechEd as well as internal MCS training events. Janique left Microsoft in April 2006 to pursue her interest in virtualization technology. In May 2006, she founded the Infrastructor Group.
Prior to Microsoft, Janique was an Aerospace Engineer, holding various senior systems positions for different NASA Johnson Space Center contractors (Rockwell, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing). In the span of about 11 years, she migrated from performingThermal Radiation Analysis of the International Space Station to IT management of NASA JSC engineering computing resources, including a stint developing a software application for use by the astronauts that reside aboard the International Space Station (a project called OOCI).
Janique holds a M.S. in Computer Science, B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, and MCSE certification.