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Uplevel your skills this year and stay ahead of the curve with free online training through Nutanix University. Continue reading to find out more. In today’s evolving IT environment, it’s important to continually sharpen your skills so you can be more effective and stand out from your peers.  Nutanix University makes it easy to learn and reach your goals at your own pace with online training. Learn anytime and anywhere with short, self-paced videos. Plus, all self-paced online training courses are completely free! Online training courses range from beginner to advanced, so there’s a course for you no matter where you are on your hybrid multicloud journey. After you complete the course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to take on the corresponding certification exam to validate what you’ve learned! Check out the course links below to learn more.  Associate Level Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) This course explores Nutanix’s centralized management capabilities and shows you

Check out the top 10 Nutanix University videos you may have missed last year!  As we say goodbye to 2022, let’s take a look back at our top 10 videos of the year. Certification Overview Videos  Nutanix Certification: An Overview Nutanix Certification Director, Jon Hall, walks you through the Nutanix Certification program levels and the benefits of becoming certified.  Intro to the Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) ProgramNutanix Certification Director, Jon Hall, discusses the NCA program and what comes next. He'll also review the training and other resources that are available to help you succeed on the exam. Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP): Everything you Need to Know to Prepare and SucceedNutanix Certification Director Jon Hall walks you through the Nutanix Certified Professional level of certification, and the available tracks that let you specialize your career. He'll also review the training and other resources that are available to help you succeed on the exam. Demo and How-

Check out these Nutanix University videos you may have missed last month!  To stay up to date with our latest product demos, how-to videos, and more, make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button on the page.  December Video Rewind Creating a Production Ready VPC in under 5 Minutes with Flow Virtual NetworkingIn this demo video from Eric Walters you'll see how to create a production ready VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) in under five minutes with Flow Virtual Networking and AHV. You'll be ready to deploy VMs in completely isolated network environments giving you multi-tenant and self-service software defined networking deployed and configured from Prism. Put Your Playbooks on Autopilot Learn how to take your playbooks to the next level by configuring X-Pilot, which will enable a playbook to keep running until a specific KPI is met.  Delivering a Multi-Tenant Object Service Discover how Nutanix Objects solves multi-tenancy requirements! TME Steve McElfatri

Check out the Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) global community and learn how you can be a part of it! As we near the end of 2022, it’s time to take a look back at some NCP program highlights and congratulate all of the new NCPs that joined the community this year. NCPs are now in over 136 countries around the world! Comment below to let us know which country you represent! If you haven’t received your NCP certification yet, now is a great time to start! In a recent survey by Skillsoft, they reviewed the top paying IT certifications today and the Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certification ranked #8 on the list for the second year in a row! Check out the full article. Getting certified has also been shown to help grow your career faster when you get certified early! Congratulations again to everyone who achieved their NCP certification this year and best of luck to those in pursuit of it in 2023! Visit our website to find out more about gettin

The Nutanix Certified Expert (NCX) certification tests candidates on their ability to create and deliver Cloud-Smart solutions that leverage the Nutanix stack for Private Cloud and the best offerings from our Public Cloud partners for hybrid services.Every NCX is an expert in their field and has the proven ability to design enterprise-scale solutions that support business-critical applications with service level agreements specified by business stakeholders.Recently we caught up with Mikhail Kisselyov to talk about his experience earning this expert-level certification and to get his advice for other professionals looking to earn their NCX. Can you tell us about your IT background? My IT career began right after college when I joined JSC Kazakhtelecom, the largest telecommunication operator in Kazakhstan, as a Junior IT Engineer in 2007. Today I work as the Head of Regional IT Infrastructure Department. In addition to managing a team of Systems and Network Engineers, I also work with d

Check out these Nutanix University videos you may have missed last month!  To stay up to date with our latest product demos, how-tos, and more, make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button on the page.  November Video Rewind  Which Nutanix certification is right for you?There are several certification tracks available to let you build a career development path that meets your current and future goals and experience level. You might be wondering, which certification is right for you? Use our new Certification Pathfinder and answer three simple questions to find out. Seamless NVIDIA vGPU host driver upgrades with LCM | AHV Mission Control Learn how to seamlessly upgrade NVIDIA vGPU host driver with Nutanix Life Cycle Manager. How to use the Azure Load Balancer | Tech BytesLearn how to give your applications Internet Access by using an Azure Load Balancer.  Nutanix Cloud Manager for VMware ESXi | Tech BytesAre you looking at deploying Nutanix Cloud Infr

Did you miss the opportunity to take a free v6.5 Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) or Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certification exam? Or maybe you took the NCA exam but now you’re ready to advance to NCP-MCI? Then this offer is for you!  This offer has expired. During the month of December, NCA and NCP-MCI v6.5 certification exams are 50% off! Register for either exam by December 31 using discount code HP65DC22. Not sure which certification is right for you? If you’re relatively new to Nutanix, then check out the NCA certification. This certification exam tests your ability to navigate the Prism UI, extrapolate information from the UI, and use the UI for basic operational tasks. Once you’ve registered for the exam, the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) course will help you prepare.If you already have experience with Nutanix, then the NCP-MCI certification might be right for you. This certification exam tests your ability to complete stand

Level up your skills with new v6.5 training and v6 certifications! Continue reading to learn more.  We’re happy to announce new v6.5 associate and professional-level instructor-led training schedules for three of our courses, including our popular ECA course and new Exam Prep courses! Plus, new v6 Nutanix Certified Professional technology-focused certifications are now available!  v6.5 Instructor-Led Training Schedules  Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) 6.5 - our best selling course! This course is designed to extend, deepen, and broaden your Nutanix administration knowledge. With Prism Central as the focal point, this course illustrates the breadth and depth of Nutanix’s centralized management capabilities, and allows you to explore topics such as configuring and maintaining a cluster, creating and managing VMs, identifying and remediating performance issues, and more.View the schedule and register today.  Prefer to take the self-paced online version of the course? Check it out he

From Nov 2022 through Jan 2023, get a FREE NCP-MCI Exam Prep class when you purchase the Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) v6.5 class at full price! Continue reading to learn more…  Now through January 31, 2023 anyone who purchases a virtual instructor-led ECA class delivered by Nutanix University will receive a NCP-MCI Exam Prep class for free! This limited-time package combines these two popular courses into a single, five-day training event. The first four days covers our best-selling course, ECA, which enables system, network, and storage administrators to successfully configure and manage Nutanix in the datacenter. It covers many of the tasks administrators perform through graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and command line interfaces (CLIs). Plus, with instructor-led training, you have access to expert instructors who can answer questions along the way and you’ll receive a voucher to take the certification exam for free! After the ECA class, on the fifth day, you’ll sit in on t

 Nutanix University is proud to recognize the following Authorized Training Partners (ATPs) for outstanding quality and performance during 2022. These partners are being recognized for their leadership and performance in delivering quality Nutanix training to customers and partners around the globe.  Highest QualityAsia Pacific - RedEducation Europe, Middle East & Africa - TIM North America - TechData USTop PerformingAsia Pacific - ZERO One Europe, Middle East & Africa - Global Knowledge North America - Adistec “We congratulate all our ATPs for their ongoing commitment to the industry, and thank them for their continued partnership in delivering the Nutanix curriculum and enhancing the skills and abilities of cloud professionals everywhere,” said Vijeev Verma, Sr. Director of Customer Experience at Nutanix.  This article was written by Jill Liles, Marketing Director.  ©️️️ 2022 Nutanix, Inc.  All rights reserved. Nutanix, the Nutanix logo and all Nutanix product, feature and se

Check out these Nutanix University videos you may have missed this month!  To stay up to date with our latest product demos, how-tos, and more, make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button on the page.  October Video Rewind  Scaling Nutanix Objects Within AND Across Clusters | Tech Bytes Struggling to cope with explosive data growth? See how easy it is to expand a Nutanix Objects deployment, either by scaling out the cluster or by adding more clusters to the object namespace – or both! Nutanix Security Central Deployment | Tech Bytes In this video, you'll learn how to deploy Nutanix security central in just a few minutes. Nutanix security central keeps organizations more secure in a Hybrid Cloud scenario than anyone else. Save Money with Hibernate | Tech BytesTrick or Treats into Halloween with Nutanix Cloud Clusters. Save money in AWS with shutting down your workloads for the weekend and bring them back Monday morning without losing any data. Securi

Working in an IT department and managing an IT team can come with a lot of challenges, like growing skills gaps, professional development, and budget constraints just to name a few. In the 4th Annual Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index, we found that 79% of companies said they lack the skills required to meet current business demands. The industry recognized training and certification program through Nutanix University can help close that gap.  Here are just a few of the benefits our customers have reported after they participate in the program:  95% say that Nutanix certification increased their technical knowledge and abilities  45% say training and certification increased productivity 25% reported lower employee turnover  Plus, our Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certification was ranked the #8 top paying IT certification for the second year in a row!  Interested in learning more? Check out our website for more information. What motivates you to g

This week on the podcast, Dwayne chats with Marc Trouard-Riolle, about Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Azure and how to get started. Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Microsoft Azure enables your applications to be run where you want them, on-premises or in the public cloud, all operated as a single cloud.Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Azure Ready to test drive? Nutanix University YouTube PlaylistIf you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me on Twitter and if you haven't already done so, make sure you are subscribed to the show wherever you consume podcasts.

Today, we are delighted to announce that Nutanix Frame has been named as one of only four Chrome Enterprise Recommended solutions for Virtualization by Google!With this announcement, Frame and Google continue to expand their long-standing partnership to deliver world-class solutions that integrate seamlessly with one another. In addition to ChromeOS and Chrome, Frame provides native integration with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Drive for Desktop, Sign-in with Google, as well as Progressive Web App (PWA) technology.Frame and Chrome Enterprise teams worked closely together to validate that Frame met the functionality, end-user experience, and security requirements to achieve this important designation. ChromeOS and Chromebook customers who need to provide access to Windows apps and desktops hosted on Nutanix Enterprise Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, or their public cloud of choice, now have a Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solution in Frame that is validated by Google.Simplifying Secu

Check out our new v6.5 NHCF instructor-led training schedule and how you can sign up!  We’re excited to announce the v6.5 Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF)  2-day virtual instructor-led training course is now available!If you’re relatively new to Nutanix and want a feature-focused introduction to Prism Central and its various capabilities, then this course is for you! NHCF v6.5 explores the breadth and depth of Nutanix’s centralized management capabilities, and allows you to explore the wide variety of features available in Prism Central.You’ll also get more hands-on activities in v6.5 and dive deeper into tasks that directly relate to on-the-job monitoring/operator-related activities. With this virtual instructor-led training course, you’ll receive detailed instruction from one of our expert instructors all from the comfort of your home or office. As part of the course, you’ll participate in hands-on labs where you’ll work with Nutanix products in a controlled environment and a

The Nutanix Certified Expert (NCX) certification tests candidates on their ability to create and deliver Cloud-Smart solutions that leverage the Nutanix stack for Private Cloud and the best offerings from our Public Cloud partners for hybrid services.Every NCX is an expert in their field and has the proven ability to design enterprise-scale solutions that support business-critical applications with service level agreements specified by business stakeholders.We caught up with Dave Weber to talk about his experience earning this expert-level certification and to get his advice for other professionals looking to earn their NCX. Can you tell us about your IT background? My career got started back in the late 1990s in IT help desk support. From there I worked my way up to desktop administrator, then up to server administrator. During my time as a server administrator in 2018 Nutanix was brought into my company. I then became a Nutanix administrator and started moving everything over from VM

Check out these Nutanix University videos you may have missed last month! To stay up to date with our latest product demos, how-tos, and more, make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button on the page.  September Video Rewind  Achieving Higher Availability (HA) with Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on AWS | Tech Bytes Achieve higher ability and your hybrid cloud dreams with having more access to different node types in AWS.   Adding GPUs to Nutanix Kubernetes Engine Node Pools | AHV Mission Control Learn how to add GPUs to Nutanix Kubernetes Engine (NKE) node pools for running AI/ML workloads in the latest instalment of the AHV Mission Control Series.  How do subnets work in Flow Virtual Networking | Tech Bytes Learn about the different types of Flow Virtual Networking subnets and how they are used.   What is Memory Overcommit and how do I enable it? | AHV Mission Control In this video, AHV PM will show you what Memory Overcommit is and how to enable it i

The 2023 Nutanix Technology Champion (NTC) applications are open!We are accepting submissions up to November 4, 2022, at midnight PST. We will announce the new group in December 2022.This program recognizes Nutanix hybrid multicloud experts for their ongoing and consistent external contributions to the community and industry. Nutanix Technology Champions are our advocates and technology ambassadors who influence change with practical advice and bold ideas.The NTC program provides unique opportunities to expand their knowledge further, amplify their brand, and help shape the future of the hybrid multicloud.Benefits to program members include:Early access briefings about Nutanix products and announcements Access to private betas and insight into ongoing product development Participation in exclusive meetings with engineering teams Access to discussions on the Nutanix NTC Slack channel with internal teams Unique activities at our annual .NEXT conference, including pre-show briefings  Care