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The 2022 IT Salary & Skills Survey is now open, and you can participate!  This survey has closed. Thank you to everyone who participated!  This survey is one of the largest studies of IT salary, skills, and certifications. It’s the backbone of Skillsoft’s annual IT Skills and Salary Report, which shares detailed insights on skills and certifications, compensation, skills gaps and challenges, and more for IT professionals at every stage of their career.The survey typically takes 10-15 minutes to complete. You can bookmark your progress and pick up where you left off within one week of starting the survey. It’s also completely anonymous. Skillsoft doesn’t sell the data or share it with others. Participating in the survey is a great way to share how Nutanix certification and training has impacted your career. Plus, anyone who completes the survey can enter to win a $100 gift card! Take the survey today! This article was written by Karlie Beil, Customer Marketing Specialist.  ©️️️️️️ 2

This post was co-authored by Patrick Campbell, Sr Strategic Marketing Engineer, Nutanix and Cody Richard, Global Partner Solutions Architect, Red HatNearly a year ago, Red Hat and Nutanix announced a strategic partnership to help customers leverage a full stack platform for any hybrid cloud workflow that includes server virtualization and containerization using Kubernetes. As leaders in our respective offerings, Red Hat and Nutanix strive to provide our customers with industry leading open source Kubernetes orchestration and management, a hybrid cloud platform, and a proven Linux distribution.Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat OpenShift are certified to run on the Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV), enterprise virtualization deployed on the Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP). The relationship continues to grow with this recent addition of the Red Hat Ansible Certified Content Collection for Nutanix NCP, building momentum for customers of both Red Hat and Nutanix.Why Ansible, Why Nutanix?As

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With Nutanix Metro Availability you can achieve a RPO of zero (0). This blog post will explain how to set this up.First let me explain my lab:I have two Nutanix clusters (Cluster-1 and Cluster-2) fresh foundationed with AOS 5.20.3.5 and ESX 7.0 U2. DNS and NTP are configured, and I created Storage Containers with the following names (all this is done on BOTH clusters, except the vCLS containers):METRO_1-2 This is for guest vm's running on Cluster-1 which are synced to Cluster-2; Set the advertised capacity to the real capacity; METRO_2-1 This is for guest vm's running on Cluster-2 which are synced to Cluster-1; Set the advertised capacity to the real capacity; vCLS-1 (Only on Cluster-1) This is for the vCLS virtual machine created by vCenter; vCLS-2 (Only on Cluster-2) This is for the vCLS virtual machine created by vCenter. The three containers. Screenshot is from Cluster-2. On Cluster-1 there is a vCLS-1For metro availability you need to have both Nutanix clusters in the same VM

Check out the top 5 reasons to get NCA certified.  The Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) is our foundational certification that helps you build a solid base for a rewarding career in hybrid multicloud technology and is perfect if you’re just getting started with Nutanix solutions. The NCA exam tests your skills and abilities in navigating a Nutanix AOS cluster as well as managing and operating Nutanix core offerings. Here are the top 5 reasons to get your NCA certification:  Advancement Opportunities. Position yourself for advancement and expand your opportunities for new tasks or career paths with a verified Nutanix certification. While you may have all the skills that a certified IT professional may have, without the certification, you will have to prove on the job that you know what you’re doing. Stand Out in the Job Market. Companies around the globe are always looking for candidates with Nutanix experience, so having your NCA certification will help you stand out from your peers i

Are you ready to level up your hybrid multicloud skills? Take advantage of this limited time offer and get a free NCP-MCI Exam Prep course when you register for the Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) course. Read on to learn more.  This offer has expired.Now through July 31, when you register for an instructor-led date of the Nutanix ECA course, you’ll get the NCP-MCI Exam Prep course for free ($800 value)*! During the ECA 4-day instructor-led course, you’ll learn about the tasks Nutanix administrators perform through the use of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and command line interfaces (CLIs) and it will enable you to successfully configure and manage Nutanix in the datacenter. Following the ECA course, you’ll complete the 1-day NCP-MCI Exam Prep course that helps you prepare for the Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) exam. This instructor-led course covers over 100 exam questions and you’ll be able to ask questions along the way so you can feel

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.  April Video Recap  Capacity Planning | Tech BytesLearn how Nutanix Cloud Manager for Intelligent Operations can help you determine your future resource requirements with capacity forecasting and planning.   Get The Data You're Looking For | Tech Bytes Learn how you can customize and schedule reports with Nutanix Cloud Manager to get the data that you're looking for.  For more information on non-Nutanix vCenter monitoring, check out https://nutanix.storylane.io/share/fodvbfup8cbx.  Running Nutanix On Nutanix | Nutanix Community PodcastIn this episode of the Nutanix Community Podcast, Dwayne Lessner chats with Matt Slotten who has done some really impressive work with moving a portion of our test drive environment on-prem. Think of it as Nutanix running

In the Nutanix® DRaaS Infrastructure, there is a tenant cluster and a production VPC for each customer. Generally, customers will have production VMs running on the On-prem cluster. Customers connect their On-prem environment with the Nutanix DRaaS VPC using an IPSec tunnel, which is used by the DRaaS workflow for replicating On-prem production data. During a Disaster Recovery (DR) situation or while running DR Tests, customers would want to failover their VMs from On-prem to a cluster in the DRaaS service.When this happens, usually all VMs in one subnet of an On-prem network (e.g., 192.168.10.0/24) are failed over to the DRaaS service. If the customer chooses to preserve the IP, VMs in the DRaaS service come up with the same IPs as On-prem (e.g., 192.168.10.0/24 network). In such DR situations, customers can certainly choose only certain critical VMs to be replicated, but in those cases, on-prem VMs cannot communicate with VMs in the DR target.WHY, you may wonder?The reason behind thi

Nutanix and ServiceNow have built a strong partnership over the years, and the collaboration continues as we look to deliver even more benefits for our mutual customers! One example of this is to see just how easy it is to integrate the Nutanix Frame Desktop-as-a-Service with the ServiceNow workflow solution to easily onboard and provision apps and desktops to new users!PrerequisitesThird-Party Identity Provider (supported by Nutanix Frame and ServiceNow)Note: For the purposes of this demo, we will be leveraging Okta as our Identity Provider - but you can use your supported identity provider of choice in a very similar approach. Install and configure the Okta Spoke within your ServiceNow instance (requires an IntegrationHub subscription). Detailed instructions available here. Nutanix Frame Subscription with one or more Organizations, Accounts, and Launchpads configured.Okta Spoke available in the ServiceNow StoreSummaryIn this demo, we have created two separate Frame Accounts for our u

Being accepted onto the NTC program for 2022 is the culmination of four years of working with the technology that has quite literally been life changing for me. I know that might sound clichéd, but those who know me well, know that six years ago I had truly fallen out of love with the world of IT, a world that had been my (work) life from the age of nineteen. I had been too long in a stagnant environment! I was bored, I felt couped up in stuffy offices, and needed a change, so I enrolled with the Open University here in the UK to read Environmental Science with a view to a complete career change.A New StartThen four and a half years ago I moved to a new role with a new employer, I became aware of Nutanix and became a customer. As a technology, it made me sit up and take notice, but more than that, as a community of people I was exposed to - Nutanix employees, their partners, and their customers – there was a buzz I hadn’t experienced for too long! I’m not ashamed to say that I found my

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.  March Video Recap Creating and managing VM Templates | AHV Mission ControlLearn how to create and manage VM Templates on Nutanix AHV.   Security Central: Simplify Microsegmentation Policies | Tech Bytes In this short video, we take a sneak peek at Security Planning feature of Nutanix Security Central which allows us to easily plan microsegmentation policies.   AOS 6.1 Multinode Removal | Tech Bytes Learn how the new multinode removal feature - available in AOS 6.1 - can make your Day 2 operations easier.   Easy automation with 4 new actions in Nutanix X-Play PC.2022.1 | Tech Bytes Check out the 4 new actions in pc.2022.1:  Lookup VM Details, Lookup Host Details, Lookup Cluster Details, and Send Alert to PagerDuty.    Whole Node Maintenance | AOS 6.1 |

Get a FREE Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) certification exam when you complete the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) training course within the next month. Continue reading to find out how!  This offer has expired. Students who complete the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) course via instructor-led training always receive a free Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) exam voucher. But now through April 26, students who take the free self-paced online version will too*! The NHCF course introduces you to the products, capabilities, and technologies that serve as the foundation of the Nutanix hybrid multicloud solution. This course is designed for IT staff and business leaders who want to learn Nutanix fundamentals (AOS & AHV), virtualization, and cloud related concepts.  After you complete the course, validate your skills with the NCA certification. NCA certification holders have proven they have the skills and knowledge to navigate a Nutanix Cluster.  This is a great op

Are you interested in Nutanix training and wondering what payment options you have? Continue reading to find out!  In the recent Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index, 79% of respondents indicated they lack the IT skills required to meet business demands. Move into the other 21% with Nutanix University training and fill critical skill gaps to ensure your success. At Nutanix University we offer a fresh, engaging, and interactive way of teaching you the fundamentals you need to succeed. With beginner through advanced level training courses, we have a course for you no matter where you are on your hybrid multicloud journey.With our instructor-led training, you’ll get expert-led classes equipped with detailed instruction and hands-on labs. Each class is designed to help you master core concepts in a comfortable, ready-to-learn environment—whether that’s virtual or in-person. We also offer supplemental training options through Facilitated Labs and Exam Prep training. No matter which you choose, yo

View our new 3-day Enterprise Cloud Solution Design (ECSD) boot camp schedule and learn how to sign up.  We’re happy to announce a new schedule for our ECSD boot camp. In this 3-day boot camp, you’ll take a deep dive into Nutanix solutions and the Nutanix solution design methodology, which is based on the Nutanix Platform Expert (NPX) certification program.How do I know if the ECSD boot camp is right for me? The boot camp is designed for experienced and expert technologists, engineers, consultants, and solution architects who support the adoption of private and hybrid cloud in the enterprise. Attending the boot camp is also the first step towards earning your Nutanix Certified Expert (NCX) certification.To qualify for the boot camp, you’ll need to have:Documented and demonstrated ability to deliver enterprise-scale IT solutions that support business-critical applications (BCA) Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) c

Celebrate Twosday 2/22/22 with buy one, get one free certification exams!  This offer has expired.  To celebrate Twosday you can get 2 certification exams for the price of one*! This offer is eligible on the following certifications:  Nutanix Certified Associate Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services Nutanix Certified Professional - End User Computing  Nutanix Certified Professional - Database Automation Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation  Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure Don’t wait — this offer is good on 2/22/22! Not ready to test yet? You can use your exam any time in the future.  *Terms and conditions: You must purchase before February 23, 2022 to claim this discount.This code can only be used once per person.Training is not required for certification, but strongly recommended. This article was written by Karlie Beil, Customer Marketing Specialist.  ️️ 2022 Nutanix

Are you looking for a safe, real-world environment to practice your skills? Facilitated Labs are now available!  We know how important hands-on practice is when you’re learning something new. So we’ve added a Facilitated Labs option for our popular Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) course. Whether you’ve taken the instructor-led (ILT) or online self-paced version of the course (or plan to in the future) you can now sign up for the Facilitated Labs to get additional hands-on practice time.  Facilitated Labs are a great way to apply your knowledge while building your skills and confidence. It’s also an excellent way to prepare for the Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) exam. You’ll even get a voucher to take the exam for free!  In the one-day session, you’ll receive a lab guide and will have access to our Nutanix-hosted live lab environment from wherever you are. The lab environment is pre-configured and ready to run the labs. An instructor will be a

Get a FREE certification exam when you complete a training course now through January 31, 2022.  Continue reading to find out how!  This offer has expired.  Start the new year off right by investing in your career! For the next two months, anyone who completes one of the following courses - whether it’s online or in person -  will also receive a FREE* certification exam voucher. Eligible courses: Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals Enterprise Cloud Administration Nutanix Data Services Administration Nutanix End User Computing Administration Nutanix Database Management & Automation Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration Advanced Administration & Performance ManagementThis is a great opportunity to invest in your career! » Go here to get started today!  *Terms and ConditionsExam voucher delivery: For online students: voucher will be assigned via their Learning Plan within 24-hours after the completion of the course. For instructor-led students: your voucher will be assigned

Wondering how to get started on the path to NCA certification? Read on…There are a lot of options when it comes to IT certifications these days, and deciding which one is right for you can be tricky.  The Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) is our foundational certification that helps you build a solid base for a rewarding career in multicloud technology.  But is it the right one for your career plan? What topics does it cover? How do you get ready for it? All these questions and more are answered in our brand new Quick Start Handbook. In the handbook you’ll find:  Nutanix Certification benefits  Advice from people who have the NCA certification already Our top 4 study tips  Helpful Nutanix resources  What’s next after the exam  And more!  Ready to get started? Download your copy here today!  This article was written by Karlie Beil, Customer Marketing Specialist.   ©️️ 2021 Nutanix, Inc.  All rights reserved. Nutanix, the Nutanix logo and all Nutanix product, feature and servi

Introduced with the Nutanix Files™ release 3.8, Smart DR brought share-level replication between active file server instances for disaster recovery. If you’re not yet familiar with Smart DR, you can get an overview of the feature and its benefits here. Shortly after its initial release, Nutanix introduced 1-minute replication interval support with the Files 3.8.1 release. The recent Files release 4.0 further enhances Smart DR with scalability improvements and self-service restore (SSR) integration.ScalabilitySmart DR allows for file server share replication regardless of the storage density of the physical nodes, but Smart DR did come with the limitation of supporting up to 25 shares for replication. Files 4.0 increases this limit to replicating up to 100 shares between file servers. Replication is supported down to 1-minute replication intervals for up to 25 shares. The remaining shares can support down to 10-minute intervals.SSR InteroperabilityNutanix Files has long supported SSR sn

The Nutanix Files™storage solution introduces new enhancements in its newest 4.0 release that improve client performance, enhance file server compute efficiency, and deliver a consistent experience in mixed environments.  We’ve also done some scalability testing we’re excited to share.Improving Synchronous Random Write Performance CPU Scheduling with NFS Flow Control with Nutanix Volumes Pushing the Performance EnvelopeImproving Synchronous Random Write PerformanceTo help take advantage of storage class memory technologies like Intel’s Optane® product line, Nutanix Files 4.0 creates separate high speed log devices placed on the fastest storage tier of the Nutanix cluster. Each file system associated with a share will include log devices either on initial creation or upon upgrade to Files 4.0. Use of the high speed log has shown to improve sustained synchronous random write performance. Synchronous writes are required when setting SMB shares to be continuously available (CA.)  CPU Sched

We’ve updated one of our popular training courses and certification to cover Nutanix AOS 5.20! Read on to learn more.  Say hello to 2022 with the newly updated AOS 5.20 Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) training course and Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) certification exam.  NHCF Training Course The new NHCF course introduces you to the products, capabilities, and technologies that serve as the foundation of Nutanix’s Hybrid Cloud solution. Find out more here.  NCA Certification ExamThe NCA certification exam tests your skills and abilities in navigating a Nutanix AOS cluster and managing Nutanix core offerings. We recommend that you have approximately 6-12 months of holistic IT infrastructure experience as well as some hands-on experience working with an AOS implementation. Learn more here.  PLUS, take advantage of this limited-time offer! While you always receive a free exam when you take our instructor-led training, for the next 90 days we will also give you a free exam vou

Learn about our new training bundle and how you can sign up today!  We’ve combined our popular Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) and NCP-MCI Exam Prep training into one convenient bundle specifically designed for Nutanix teams!  This unique bundle covers both courses into a single, five-day training event. Value priced for two people, this is a great option to cost-effectively train multiple people on your Nutanix team at once.  Here’s what’s included in this new bundle: Two seats in the ECA course and NCP-MCI Exam Prep course  Two free exam vouchers per person  One $50 Nutanix store gift certificate per person  You can find more details about the course by downloading the course Datasheet attached in this blog.  Don't wait, seats are filling up fast! Click here to learn more and reserve a spot for your team today!  This article was written by Karlie Beil, Customer Marketing Specialist.  ️ 2021 Nutanix, Inc.  All rights reserved. Nutanix, the Nutanix logo and all Nutanix product, f

Check out the top 10 Nutanix University videos you may have missed in 2021!  As we say goodbye to 2021, let’s take a look back at our top 10 videos of the year. How to Install Community Edition Episode 1Learn about Nutanix Community Edition, which allows you to experience Nutanix technology at no cost  How to Install Community Edition Episode 2 How to log into Nutanix Prism, prepare the environment for workloads, and build a virtual machine with Nutanix Community Edition File Architecture Episode 2: The Basics of a Nutanix File Server In this episode, Mike McGhee walks through the basics of a Nutanix File server instance  Cloud Native with Nutanix and OpenShift How to build and operate cloud native applications using Nutanix Cloud and Red Hat OpenShift  Tech TopX: Upgrading AOS on Prism CentralFind out how easy it is to upgrade AOS with Nutanix   How to Setup Nutanix using ESXi How to set up and install a Nutanix AOS cluster running ESXI using Nutanix Foundation  Controller Virtual Mac

We continue our countdown to 2022, with a recap of the top 5 community blogs based on pageviews. We covered a wide variety of topics, with the intention of informing, inspiring and providing instruction on our latest products and developments. So with that here are the top 5 most viewed community blogs.1️⃣Make your Mark in 2022 and Become a Nutanix Technology ChampionThis 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.2️⃣File Auditing and Analytics for your Nutanix Files Enterprise CloudFrom enterprise applications to the internet of things (IoT), the number of connected devices which produce data is growing at a staggering rate. Business Insider forecasts that by 2020 more than 24 billion internet-connected devices will be installed around the globe. It’s no wonde

2021 is coming to an end and I wanted to highlight some of our most popular podcast episodes. This gives me insights into what is top of mind for our community in terms of topics. If you have some downtime, consider re-listening to an episode. Thank you to all our podcast listeners who have continued to listen week after week.Let me know if there is a topic you are interested in and I can work on getting an expert to share their thoughts for 2022. Also if you are interested in joining me and Dwayne on the podcast, let me know and we can make that happen.So with that here are the top 5 popular episodes for 2021.1️⃣ NVIDIA GPUs and Benefits for EUCThis week on the podcast I chat with regular Kees Baggerman and Aditya Kaul. We chat about a topic that has been very hot in the last year or so end user computing and in particular NVIDIA GPUs and benefits for EUC.2️⃣ Nutanix + Red Hat NewsThis week my co-host Dwayne Lessner chats with Luke Congdon from our product management team to talk abou