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'Welcome' Area: Discover what awaits and navigate community resources effectively

First, let me say “Welcome to the Nutanix community”You are joining a community of global influencers, cloud builders and advocates who influence change with practical advice, and bold ideas.In this section you will find the latest community news, community how-to’s, FAQ’s, and generally how to get the most out of your online experience. Be sure to check this area often or subscribe to this area to stay current on the latest news.Check out the following posts to get started and remember to have fun!👉 Express Yourself: The Art of Choosing and Changing Avatars for Online IdentityOne of the fun things about participating in an online community is developing a community identity. One way to do that is with a personalized avatar. You can have lots of fun with this, as it can give folks a sense of your personality.👉 Boosting Community Engagement: A Guide to Using Mentions EffectivelyOne of the features you see a lot of on social media sites are @Mentions. With @Mentions you can acknowledge

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What are you working on?

One of the awesome things about community, is the sharing and learning that can happen. It's always encouraging to see others want to help solve problems they are not directly involved in, offer new idea's to old problems and look for new ways of doing things. It also helps me connect people who may have similar interests, and can benefit from sharing their experiences. I thought this would be a great place to share what you are working on, get introduced to the community and let us know how we can help. Add your comments below, and let's begin the conversation. We have an EPIC community, let's connect and help each other power the next generation of enterprise computing. Community Manager,

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Nutanix University Boost is Back! Free Cert Exam When You Train by August 30Blog

Learn and get certified for free! Keep reading to find out how. [This promotion has expired] Give yourself a boost by taking part in this exciting offer! Now through August 30, anyone who completes one of the courses below - whether it’s online or in person - will also receive a FREE certification exam voucher.You’ll unlock a host of benefits that will help propel your career forward:Skill Advancement: Our training courses are designed by industry experts to help you grow your Nutanix hybrid multicloud knowledge. No matter which stage of the hybrid multicloud journey you’re on, there’s a course for you!  Industry Validation: Having a Nutanix certification will validate your skills and prove you’re well-equipped to guide your organization along their hybrid multicloud journey. Career Advancement: Position yourself for advancement and expand your opportunities for new tasks or career paths with the skills you learn from having the latest Nutanix training and a verified Nutanix certificat

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Karlie BeilCommunity Manager
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Nutanix University Boost: Free Cert Exam When You Train by February 14Blog

Learn and take a certification exam for free! Keep reading to find out how. [This promotion has expired]Start the new year off right by growing your skills and earn a new certification to add to your resume at no cost! Now through February 14, 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: Check out the list of eligible courses below. To get started, follow the link to your desired course and select “Enroll.” After completing the course, you will receive a free exam voucher for the related certification listed below.  Associate Level: Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF): Explore key Nutanix concepts, the features of Prism Central, and basic cluster management tasks. Related certification: Nutanix Certification Associate (NCA)Professional Level: Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA):  Our most popular course! Explore the breadth and depth of Prism Central's centralized man

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Accelerate Certification with Nutanix Training, Events, and User GroupsBlog

 Updated: April 9, 2025Certify after Nutanix TrainingOur Exam Preparation classes help you get ready for your certification exam by reviewing key exam topics and answering practice questions. They are offered in Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and On Demand formats and include an exam voucher.NCA Exam Prep On Demand NCP-MCI Exam Prep On Demand NCP-MCI Exam Prep ILTOur Instructor-Led product training classes also include an exam voucher for the associated certification.Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals Enterprise Cloud Administration Advanced Administration and Performance Management  Nutanix Unified Storage Administration Nutanix Database Management & Automation Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration Nutanix Cloud Clusters Administration - Azure Nutanix Kubernetes Platform Administration Certify at Nutanix EventsDon’t miss out on the opportunity to earn a Nutanix Certifications at one upcoming events that includes a certification exam room. 50% off for Nutanix User Group Membe

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Kick Start the New Year with Free Certification Exams!Blog

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

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Karlie BeilCommunity Manager
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Announcing NCA & NCP-MCI v6.10—Get Certified for Free with Limited-Time Offer!Blog

Our popular NCA and NCP-MCI v6.10 certifications are now live! Keep reading to learn more and find out how you can take either exam for free.We’re excited to announce the availability of version 6.10 for our popular Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) and Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certifications!  NCA Certification OverviewAre you new to Nutanix? Then this certification is for you! The NCA certification exam validates your skills and abilities to navigate the Prism UI, extract information from it, and use the UI to perform basic operational tasks. Successful candidates have approximately 6-12 months of holistic IT infrastructure experience as well as 3-6 months of Nutanix virtualization experience.To prepare for the exam, we recommend you complete the online Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) course by enrolling in the NCA 6.10 Learning Plan. This course explores the features that Prism Central offers for centralized infrastructure monitor

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Get Your NCA or NCP-MCI v6.5 Certification for Free!Blog

Level up your cloud infrastructure skills with our new NCA and NCP-MCI 6.5 certifications, plus take the exam for free if you act quickly!  This offer has expired.  Our popular associate and professional level certifications have been updated to v6.5 and are now open for registration! And there’s no charge when you register by November 30 (see below for details). New to Nutanix? Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA)The NCA exam tests your ability to:  Navigate the Prism UI Extrapolate information from the UI 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’d prefer to take the 5.20 version of the exam, it will be available through January 27, 2023.  Already have experience with Nutanix?Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI)The NCP-MCI exam tests your ability to complete standard tasks, such as: Deploying and managing virtual infrastructure components

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Chart Your Course to Success: Free Cert Exam When You Train by July 31Blog

Learn and take a certification exam for free! Keep reading to find out how.  We’re excited to announce a new opportunity for you to grow your Nutanix skills and earn a new certification to add to your resume at no cost! Now through July 31, anyone who completes one of the following courses listed below - whether it’s online or in person - will also receive a FREE certification exam voucher. Eligible Courses: Check out the list of eligible courses  below. Follow the link to your desired course and select “Enroll” to get started.  Associate Level: Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF): Explore key Nutanix concepts, the features of Prism Central, and basic cluster management tasks.Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA)  Professional Level: Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA): Explore the breadth and depth of Prism Central's centralized management capabilities.Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI)Nutanix Data Serv

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Level Up in the New Year with Nutanix UniversityBlog

Free certification exams when you complete training! Continue reading to find out how.  This offer has expired.Start the new year off right by building your skills and adding a new certification to your resume! Now through February 28, anyone who completes one of the following courses - whether it’s online or in person - will also receive a FREE certification exam voucher.Check out the list below for eligible courses and their related certification and get started today! Associate Level: Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF): Explore key Nutanix concepts, the features of Prism Central, and basic cluster management tasks.Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA)  Course DatasheetProfessional Level: Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA): Explore the breadth and depth of Prism Central's centralized management capabilities.Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) Course DatasheetNutanix Data Services Administration (NDSA)

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1 Free TB of Nutanix Unified Storage capacity with every Nutanix AOS clusterBlog

Every data center uses file, object or volume storage. Why not use some for free? Nutanix Unified Storage, the simple, flexible, and software-defined storage solution from Nutanix solves complex storage challenges for the modern datacenter. And now, Nutanix AOS customers get 1 TB of Nutanix Unified Storage capacity for free per AOS cluster. This gives Nutanix AOS customers the chance to experience this powerful unified storage solution in their own environment and for many, it’s enough to provide a department share for small workloads.What is Nutanix Unified Storage?Nutanix Unified Storage™ (NUS) is a software-defined data services platform that consolidates the management and protection of siloed block, file, and object storage into a single, unified platform. NUS harnesses the power of rich data services such as analytics, ransomware protection, lifecycle management, and data protection. These features enable organizations to seamlessly adapt to the ever-changing requirements of mode

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File Auditing and Analytics for your Nutanix Files Enterprise CloudBlog

This post was authored by Mike McGhee Technical Marketing Engineer at Nutanix The Ever-Expanding Universe of DataFrom 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 [1]. It’s no wonder analysts from IDC predict that by 2025 the world will produce 175 zettabytes of data, a tenfold increase from what was generated in 2016 [2]. The vast majority of this data is forecast to be unstructured. While much of this unstructured data will reside within Object Storage based services, a large amount, and likely the most actively accessed, will reside in network attached storage (NAS) leveraging the SMB and NFS protocols within datacenters. Traditional systems with their inherent limits on managing unstructured data at scale will be unable to handle the coming data explosion.

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It’s Time for Spring Training — Complete our NHCF Course & Get a Free NCA Exam!Blog

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

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Practice Exams are Now Here!Blog

Practice Exams are now available for Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) & Nutanix Certified Advanced Professional (NCAP)!     Nutanix practice exams are yet another way for you to prepare for your imminent certification exam. Our practice exams consist of 25 questions – based on the same objectives and level of cognitive complexity as you will find on the live exam.     These questions are based on the same knowledge objectives and are written at the same level of difficulty as you will find on the live exams. You have an hour to complete the exam, after which you will receive a percentage-based score.   However, the true goal of this exam is to become familiar with the types of questions you will see on the real exam. As a result, we recommend you take the exam as many times as you want and work towards a 100% passing score. If you do answer an item incorrectly, we will provide you with information explaining why the correct answer is right and the other options are not at the

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The Journey to AHV Metro-AvailabilityBlog

This blog was authored by Gourab Baksi Principal Product Manager NutanixThis first blog in the three-part series on Metro Availability for AHV focuses on how to achieve zero data loss with Protection Policies in Prism Central at VM granularity.For mission-critical applications in various industry sectors like banking, capital markets, insurance, healthcare, and emergency life support services, 24x7x365 uptime is key for the business to function unhindered. In such cases, applications need to have transparent visibility into underlying IT infrastructure failures, including hardware components (disk, network cards, power supply), racks, clusters, or sites. A 2014 Gartner study puts the cost of downtime at $5,600 per minute and can go as high as $540,000 per hour for mission-critical applications.One of our core principles at Nutanix is to ensure the continuous availability of data for all applications running on the platform. To achieve seamless business continuity, we have built High Av

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Level Up Your Nutanix Skills This Summer and Get a Free Exam Voucher!Blog

Get a free certification exam when you complete a training course now through August 16!  This offer has expired. Level up your Nutanix skills and get certified for free with Nutanix University Summer School! 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: Enterprise Cloud Administration Nutanix Data Services Administration Nutanix End User Computing Administration Nutanix Database Management & Automation Nutanix Multicloud Automation Administration  Take this opportunity to invest in your career and grow your skill set.  Get started today! Terms and Conditions The exam voucher will be provided to you after you have completed the course. Self-paced online student’s vouchers will be assigned through the Learning Plan within 24-hours after the completion of the course. You must complete the course between June 14, 2022 and August 16, 2022. 

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Karlie BeilCommunity Manager
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Nutanix Certification Recertification: Expand & Advance Your SkillsBlog

The pace of technology changes rapidly these days, and new technologies are rolled out all the time. All that makes it difficult to show current or potential employers that you have the knowledge and skills to be successful, and help the organization meet its goals. Certification has always been a great way to showcase your skills, but a certification that is several years old doesn't reflect your current abilities.To help you show how you are continually growing and advancing your skills, Nutanix University is announcing a new "recertification" policy. Effective January 18, 2023 all Nutanix technical certifications - NCA, all NCPs, and NCM - will expire 2 years from the date you passed the exam — unless you recertify. Depending on your highest level of certification, you have multiple options:   Your Highest Level of Certification Your Options to Recertify NCA v5 NCA v6 Any NCP v6 Any NCP v5 Any NCP v6 NCM v6 NCM v5 NCM v6  If y

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Free Training + Free Exams from Nutanix UniversityBlog

Brush up on your Nutanix skills this summer, and get certified too!For the next two months, anyone who completes one of the following FREE online courses will also receive a FREE Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) certification exam voucher.Eligible courses:Enterprise Cloud Administration Nutanix Data Services Administration Nutanix End User Computing Administration Nutanix Database AdministrationThis is a great opportunity to build out your Nutanix skill set at no cost.For complete T&Cs visit here, or log in to your Nutanix University account via MyNutanix to get started. This post was authored by Jill Liles, Nutanix University Marketing Director️ 2021 Nutanix, Inc.  All rights reserved. Nutanix, the Nutanix logo and all Nutanix product, feature and service names mentioned herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nutanix, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of th

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Getting Started: Beginner's essentials for embarking on a successful community journey

🎉 Welcome to the Nutanix Community - your hub for connecting with tech enthusiasts from all corners of the globe! 🚀 We're thrilled to have you here, ready to dive into a world of knowledge, discussions, and shared experiences.This isn't just a community; it's a dynamic space where you can pose burning questions, ignite conversations, and tap into the collective wisdom of our global members. Whether you're on the lookout for best practices, eager to explore the latest tech deployments, or seeking advice on where to kickstart your journey, you've landed in the right place.But here's the key to unlocking the full potential of this community - give back twice as much as you receive! 🌟 Revel in the joy when others give your insights a 'Like' or crown your answer as the 'Best Answer.' It's a fun and rewarding cycle that keeps our community buzzing with energy.New to the scene? No worries! Let's take a quick tour of what awaits you:🌐 High-Level Categories:All About Community: Your go-to s

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NCP 5.15 is Here…And it has a New Name!Blog

This post was written by Jill Liles, Sr Marketing Manager for Nutanix UniversityNutanix University is excited to announce that the Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) 5.15 exam is now open for registration. And, that the NCP certification has a new name:Introducing Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure!                                        This is still the same NCP certification you know and love! But we hope you’ll agree this new name better reflects the Nutanix technology it covers, as well as the skills and knowledge you’ve demonstrated by earning it. The 5.15 Exam VersionYou can find the 5.15 version exam blueprint guide here and it will explain all of the objectives covered on this latest version. And when you’re ready to register, just visit Nutanix University (but make sure you grab the half price discount code from here first!).If you took the Beta version of the exam earlier this spring, THANK YOU for your support of the certification development proce

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Welcome to the 2021 Nutanix Technology Champions (NTC)Blog

I am delighted to share our growing list of Nutanix Technology Champions (NTC) for 2021. This group of IT professionals are from every cloud, application and technology group. Their diverse backgrounds, experiences, and expertise help their organizations and the virtualization community to challenge the status quo.This has been a challenging year with COVID, families coping with distance learning and the changing dynamics of working from home. But these NTCs continued in the face of unprecedented uncertainty, delivering the applications and services their companies, clients and friends needed.In addition, they continued to mentor and encourage others showcasing what being part of a community is all about.I'm looking forward to another exciting year and learning from many of you. Take the time to get to know one another and congratulate each other on social media, use the hashtag #NutanixNTC and keep the conversation going.One more thing - What can I do if I did not make the list this y

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Utilizing MetalLB to Provide LoadBalancer Services for Nutanix KarbonBlog

This post was authored by Michael Haigh, Technical Marketing Engineer, Nutanix You’re likely aware that Kubernetes Pods (and containers in general) are ephemeral, meaning it’s expected that they can die at any time. If you’re new to Kubernetes, this can be quite alarming, however Kubernetes objects like ReplicaSets or Deployments will automatically replace these failed Pods. This replacement of Pods does present a problem around network connectivity. While each Pod has a unique IP that’s internal to the Kubernetes cluster, a newly generated Pod is not guaranteed to have the same IP. This means that you cannot rely on Pod IPs to access your Kubernetes based application. Instead, Kubernetes has three main ways of providing external access to your application: NodePort: A Kubernetes Service which exposes your Pods via a port (generally 30000–32767), which when used in conjunction with a Kubernetes node’s IP (http://nodeIP:port) provides external access. This is the easiest way to provide

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Drive failure Comparison – Nutanix ADSF vs VMware vSANBlog

In the first post in this series I compared the actual Usable Capacity between Nutanix ADSF vs VMware vSAN on the same hardware. We saw approximately 30-40% more usable capacity delivered by Nutanix. Next we compared Deduplication & Compression technologies where we learned Nutanix has outright capacity efficiency, flexibility, resiliency and performance advantages over vSAN. Then we looked at Erasure Coding where we learned the Nutanix implementation (called EC-X) is both dynamic & flexible by balancing performance and capacity efficiencies in real time. Next we switched it up and discussed how both solutions can scale capacity & we learned while vSAN has numerous constraints which make scaling less attractive, Nutanix allows customers to scale storage capacity by adding individual drives, HCI node/s or storage only nodes without manual intervention. But all these advantages Nutanix has over vSAN don’t mean a thing unless the platform is also highly resilient to failures.

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DR Orchestration Brings Parity with AOS 5.17Blog

This post was authored by Dwayne Lessner, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer AOS 5.17 in my mind should be officially named the “Disaster Recovery” release. This release provides many great updates for customers using Nutanix Leap: DR orchestration to keep their business running. This release gives more flexibility to protection topologies, reduces system overhead, gives users more choice and reduces recovery point objective times. Single Prism Central Support In past releases in order to perform DR orchestration between two different sites you would have to have Prism Central (PC) at each location forming an availability zone. An availability zone in Nutanix is what one PC manages as a fault domain. This makes good sense in large environments if you were to failover, you would still need a management plane to initiate the action. For smaller sites that want to utilize leap for deploying a PC VM at each site can take of a lot of resources. So now with 5.17 you can replicate between

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joshodgersNutanix Employee
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Deduplication & Compression Comparison – Nutanix ADSF vs VMware vSAN (Part 2)Blog

In part 1 of Deduplication & Compression Comparison – Nutanix ADSF vs VMware vSAN, we talked about data reduction/efficiency technologies which apply further storage capacity efficiencies to the usable capacity. In part 2, we’ll look deeper at how, when and where the data reduction takes place. The following table shows the storage tiers the data reduction technologies are supported for both products: vSAN data reduction technologies are NOT applied in the high performance “cache” tier whereas they are with Nutanix where in-line compression for writes is on by default and Deduplication is supported. With vSAN, Deduplication and Compression are only applied once the data is cold and de-staged to the capacity tier. Going back to the reference I made earlier that VMware has consistently been saying that they do not support data reduction on hybrid intentionally for performance reasons. It begs the question then why they do not apply these valuable technologies to their “all-flash” cac

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