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This post was written by Jill Liles, Sr Marketing Manager for Nutanix UniversityOver the past few months we’ve made several announcements to key Nutanix certification programs, hinting at things to come. Well, the time has finally come: The evolution of Nutanix Education has arrived! (Read the complete press release here.)This next era of Nutanix University training and certification programs are being designed to give you options that let you build a customized learning path that meets your current and future career goals. The new programs will cover our key product areas:  Digital HCI Services Multicloud Infrastructure Data Center Services Data Services, Security & Governance, Business Continuity DevOps Services Multicloud Automation, Database Automation Desktop Services End User Computing At the same time, we’re also making it easier for you to get started with Nutanix certification by releasing a new foundational level: Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA).

 2020 has been one of the most challenging, transformative, and “unprecedented” years in recent memory. It’s been a time of change for many in the Nutanix University community, so we wanted to do what we can to make the transition to 2021 a positive one.  So for the next 3 months, we will drop the price of most of our Nutanix Certification exams to just $50! But before you head off to take the exam, we recommend spending a little time with the exam blueprint guide and the related training courses in Nutanix University to make sure that you are as prepared for success as you can be. Once you’re ready to take the exam, just use the discount code GoodbyeHello when you register. Get started at www.nutanix.com/university  Terms and conditions Eligible exams include all NCP, NCM, NCSE, and NCS exams.  The NCA exam is not part of this discount program. You must register by January 31, 2021 to claim this discount, but your exam date can be later. This code can only be used twice per pers

This post was authored by Sydney Araya, Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.Most of us have included self-improvement or learning a new skill to our list of New Year’s resolutions at some point in our lives but it can be easier said than done. To help you get – and stay – inspired this year, we want to introduce you to Dairlon Alves, System Analyst at TechnipFMC. In his new profile, Transition and Transformation: How Getting Nutanix Certified Enhanced My Career in IT he shares how his choice to be a lifelong learner transformed his career path from gardener to Nutanix Certified Professional.“Professional growth is a journey. IT is constantly evolving, and your growth is your responsibility. Just like a garden, it’s important to nurture your growth and get support from the right mentors and community so that you can reap the rewards that come your way.” We hope you’ll be just as inspired by Alves’ story as we were. Read the full story© 2021 Nutanix, Inc.  All ri

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

A few weeks ago we announced a new level for Nutanix certification, the Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA). The beta version of this exam has closed, but starting today you can now register for the live version of the exam, the first available date will be December 8.The NCA program is designed for IT professionals with 6-12 months of experience, or IT managers who are not engaged with Nutanix systems on a day-to-day basis. Earning this certification proves that you have the skills needed to navigate a Nutanix Cluster and to assist in operating and managing a Nutanix Enterprise Cloud.If this program sounds right for you, you can go ahead register for your exam date now - it costs just USD $99. While you’re waiting, we suggest using this time to prepare: Download the exam blueprint to review the knowledge objectives Complete the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals training course (available online or as instructor-led training) Take the practice exam  These 3 steps will help ensure tha

This post was written by Jill Liles, Sr Marketing Manager for Nutanix University Last week we announced several new changes for Nutanix University, including a new certification level (Nutanix Certified Associate) and a new instructor-led training course (Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals). This week, we’re excited to let you know about some new - completely FREE - elearning courses and learning plans. Just log in to Nutanix University via your my.nutanix account to enroll and get started with any of these courses.  Nutanix Multicloud Infrastructure Learning PlanThis learning plan includes five new courses covering the products, capabilities, and technologies that serve as the foundation of the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud.   Configuring and Managing a Nutanix Cluster explores how to configure and manage a Nutanix cluster, including node operations, deploying at remote and branch office locations, role-based access control, and more. Configuring and Managing Nutanix Workloads helps you l

This post was authored by Sydney Araya, Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.   Join us for the Global .NEXT Digital Experience, happening September 8th – September 10th, 2020! .NEXT is your one-stop source for information, education, and inspiration on the latest IT technologies and trends. This event is the perfect opportunity to enhance your value to current and potential employers by growing your knowledge and skills with education courses, certification opportunities and hands-on labs. Over these 3 days, you can: Brush up on the skills & knowledge you need to succeed on the NCP exam Get the hot new industry certifications managers are looking for Discover more Nutanix solutions to key technology challenges like security, HCI, and EUC ----------------------------------------------- FREE Nutanix Certification Exams Experience .NEXT like never before and leave with a new certification! All .NEXT attendees will receive a voucher to take t

This post was authored by Sydney Araya, Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.   A few months ago, we introduced our new series of free, online training courses covering the core Nutanix Cloud Solutions, the Enterprise Cloud Solutions. Today we are excited to release the newest addition, the Nutanix Private Cloud course!   Each of the Enterprise Cloud Solutions courses is made up of two parts. First, you'll dig into product training that introduces elements of the Nutanix product portfolio. Then, you’ll explore how the solution ties them all together.   Check out the new Private Cloud course, or catch up on the other courses, in the Nutanix University learning platform.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------   Nutanix Private Cloud In this training, you'll walk through what a private cloud is, why it's a better choice for some workloads, and the Nutanix products you can use to build a private cloud that meets the needs

This post was authored by Sydney Araya, Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.   We’ve spoken to dozens of IT professionals over the years, and they all agree that it’s while they are preparing for a certification exam that they learn the most. And studying the Nutanix Platform Expert (NPX) program is a great way to build advanced skills that make great IT architects, managers, and CIOs.   The NPX program teaches you a new way to think about IT projects, beyond just the technical capabilities. You’ll learn how business requirements impact technical decisions, how legacy systems shape future projects, and how to communicate your recommendations clearly and confidently.    But don’t take our word about how the program can propel your career, hear directly from our NPXs:   “NPX is a hugely valuable certification because it shows you can apply the same depth of knowledge and conceptual workflows from a VCDX level of knowledge on the VMware platform across mul

This post was authored by Saad Azam Education & Community Marketing Specialist at Nutanix.   Start 2020 by taking your career to the next level, with an updated slate of training and certification programs from Nutanix University.   We’ve completely updated our core training courses and certification exams to align with AOS 5.10, including: Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) training Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) v5.10 exam Advanced Topics for the Enterprise Cloud training Nutanix Certified Advanced Professional (NCAP) v5.10 beta exam Read below for highlights of each new release or visit the new Nutanix University portal (accessed via my.nutanix.com) and get started today.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) training course This course is the foundation of your Enterprise Cloud learning path. It explores the deployment, administration, and troubleshooting of the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud, and covers topics such as securing and

This post was authored by Sydney Araya, Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.   Have you been thinking of getting your Nutanix Platform Expert (NPX) certification but don’t know where to start? Look no further! Take advantage of these great resources outlined by NPXs themselves:   ·  Start with the NPX Exam Blueprint Guide “Read the blueprints, read the documents and as you’re completing your daily tasks, try to apply that blueprint to your projects. What you’ll end up finding is that you’ll either find yourself working into a project that fits nicely with the certification or it makes it easy to stitch together projects to build a synthetic one that shows your skills as a full stack architect.” - Jon Kohler   The blueprint guide is your roadmap to exactly what is covered on the Certification exam. It breaks down each Knowledge Objective and provides links to resources for additional study for each one. It also includes helpful exam details about the time

This post was authored by Sydney Araya Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.   Check out What’s New in AOS 5.17, a new course from Nutanix University! AOS 5.17 is an update that makes its presence felt in several major products in the Nutanix portfolio. Use this course to discover all the new features and get up to speed fast with everything AOS 5.17.    NEW features discussed in this course are: Support for NVMe boot and data drives, Hyper-V 2019, and rack fault tolerance support for Hyper-V The ability to directly attach volume groups in a guest VM cluster Better search, improved Cross-Play, and support for multiple vDisks for Prism Improvements to Nutanix Files, Xi Cloud Services, Flow, and Foundation Central   For all this and more, check out the course today in the Nutanix University Learning Platform.                                                               For all this and more, check out the course today in the Nutanix

This post was authored by Sydney Araya and Saad Azam, Customer Marketing Specialists at Nutanix. How Do You Learn Best? Years of research has shown that people learn differently. Some people learn best by reading about a topic, others from watching videos, and some need to get hands-on and learn as they go. And this holds true whether you're baking a cake or learning a new technology.Let’s look at online recipes for example: You may be the kind of person who can follow the exact recipe and create a beautiful masterpiece or you may create a beautiful disaster even if you followed the recipe perfectly!At Nutanix University, we help you avoid those beautiful disasters by offering training in a variety of styles so you can find the class that works best for you—no matter how you learn. Today, we want to focus on three of our most popular learning options that let you learn from anywhere: virtual instructor-led classes, online training, and online plus training. What is Virtual Instructor-L

This post was authored by Sydney Araya, Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.   Whether you’re looking to advance your career, build your expertise, or deliver a superior experience to your end-customers, Nutanix Platform Expert (NPX) certification offers benefits you won’t find anywhere else.   Although NPX certification requires a serious commitment in time and study, earning it delivers serious rewards in terms of knowledge, personal and professional growth, and community connections. Even the process of preparing for it – even if you never formally apply – can have a huge impact on your professional skills.   Need some motivation to get started? Here’s some advice from our NPXs:   Don’t let it intimidate you   “If you’re really serious about the NPX—and way too many people are often intimidated by it—take the boot camp first, pick a design and start writing. Work it every single day, even if it’s a single paragraph. Put yourself in that rhythm and

This post was authored by Jill Liles, Sr Marketing Manager at Nutanix.   Nutanix has always worked hard to deliver unique, innovative customer training programs that pushed the boundaries of IT training and were miles away from boring “death by PowerPoint” training classes.   We’re excited to tell you about the next step in that journey and introduce you to the new home of Nutanix University.     The new Nutanix University collects all of your training and certification programs into a brand-new portal with tons of new features and ways to build your own path and chart your individual career destination.     To get started, log in with your customer account at http://my.nutanix.com and click “Launch” on the Nutanix University tile.     Once there, you’ll find new learning plans that track your progress as you complete training, brand new interactive training courses for key Nutanix products and solutions, and, of course, the same great Nutanix Certification exam prep co

This post was authored by Sydney Araya, Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.   Certification exams can be stressful, so we’ve collected several resources that can help you approach your certification exam full of confidence! As you’re studying keep the rubber duck explanation theory in mind - Can you explain it clearly to a rubber duck? For more information on the rubber duck explanation theory click here.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Start with Exam Blueprint Guide   “People who are looking for certifications, no matter what level, put yourself in the mindset of applying the certification criteria to your daily work. Read the blueprints, read the documents and as you’re completing your daily tasks, try to apply that blueprint to your projects. What you’ll end up finding is that you’ll either find yourself working into a project that fits nicely with the certification or it makes it easy to stitch together projects to build a synthetic one

We’re happy to announce that the 2020 Enterprise Cloud Solution Design Boot Camp and NPX Design Review schedule is available now!     Currently, we have six Enterprise Cloud Solution Design Boot Camps and two Nutanix Platform Expert (NPX) Design Review Sessions scheduled around the globe for 2020.     Enterprise Cloud Solution Design Boot Camps   Prepare yourself to engage with enterprise customers and design Nutanix Enterprise Cloud solutions that deliver real business value, with one of these free, 4-day design boot camps. These boot camps are led by an onsite team of dedicated NPX-certified instructors who will focus on designing multi-hypervisor solutions capable of supporting enterprise-class applications according to clearly defined service level agreements.   The Enterprise Cloud Solution Design boot camps provide great immersive learning experiences that will change how you approach enterprise solution design and delivery.   Whether you are pursuing your NPX certification or lo

This post was authored by Sydney Araya, Customer Marketing Specialist, Education Services at Nutanix.   Do you have a workforce that now needs to work from home?   If you do then you may need to scale up your environment, add more desktops, or simply deploy a DaaS solution, or you may be looking to scale up if you’re already running Nutanix. If you’re new to Nutanix, we will walk you through how to get started, right from unpacking the box and racking a block, all the way up to Prism configuration. And finally, if you’re looking to deliver desktops as a service to your end users, we have a comprehensive training on Xi Frame that covers everything from connecting infrastructure to delivering applications. Whichever route you choose to take, you’ll find useful information in the new pair of EUC courses from Nutanix University.    Delivering Desktops to End Users with Xi Frame   This course provides descriptions and instructions for all the different options that are available

Check out what’s new from Nutanix University!   We’ve updated our core training courses and certification exams to align with AOS 5.15, including: Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) training Advanced Administration & Performance (AAPM) training Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) v5.15 beta exam Read below for highlights of each new release or visit the Nutanix University learning platform and get started today.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Enterprise Cloud Administration (ECA) training course This course is the foundation of your Enterprise Cloud learning path. It explores the deployment, administration, and troubleshooting of the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud, and covers topics such as securing and managing a cluster, health monitoring and alerts, networking, data resilience, cluster maintenance, tips for solving common problems, and more. This course is offered as a traditional instructor-led training course with dates and locations – and virtual options! – o

Who doesn’t love discounts? Now through September 30th, 2020, the Nutanix certification exams are just $99! Take advantage of this limited time offer and get these hot certifications added to your resume:   Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) Nutanix Certified Advanced Professional (NCAP)   Click here to download your discount code. This code can be used for either the NCP or NCAP exam – or both!   What’s next after you get your discount code?   If you need to brush up on your skills, visit the Nutanix University learning platform to start studying today!   If you feel prepared, choose your certification, enter your discount code, and schedule your exam here.     Good luck!   © 2020 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. All other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only

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The live version of the new NCAP 5.10 exam is out now! Advance your career by adding the NCAP certification to your resume. The NCAP certification validates your ability to perform advanced administrative tasks and optimize both virtualized workloads and infrastructure components in an AOS 5.10 implementation. It also confirms that you are capable of deploying, administering, optimizing, and securing Nutanix AOS 5.10 nodes, blocks and clusters; and can use Prism Central and Calm to centrally monitor, manage, and troubleshoot multi-cluster deployments.  Objectives covered in the NCAP 5.10 exam include: Administration and Planning Storage Management Data Protection Security Workload Management Administering Prism Central Prepare for your exam by enrolling in the NCAP learning plan in the Nutanix University learning platform. The learning plan will guide you through the exam blueprint guide, training, and practice exams all the way to exam registration.   Enroll in the NCAP learning plan

What do Russia, Paraguay, and Tunisia have in common? Any guesses?   They all have at least one person who has a Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) certification. Since 2018, the NCP program has exploded to have NCP holders in 89 countries and is growing more every day! This is all thanks to the support of our community!     Check out more stats we discovered in the Certification Chronicles infographic!     © 2020 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. All other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s). This post may contain links to external websites that are not part of Nutanix.com. Nutanix does not control these sites and disclaims all responsibility for the content or accuracy of any external site. Our decision to

A few months ago, we released the first in our new series of free, online training courses covering the core Nutanix Cloud Solutions. Today we are excited to release the next three:Nutanix Consolidated Storage Nutanix Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OperationsEach of these courses is made up of two parts. First, you'll dig into product training that introduces elements of the Nutanix product portfolio. Then, you’ll explore how the solution ties them all together.Check out these new courses, or catch up on the previous releases, in the new Nutanix University learning platform.Nutanix Consolidated StorageIn this course, you’ll learn how Nutanix can help you deal with the ever-growing problem of unstructured data. Among other things, we’ll talk through what the storage landscape is like today; why you should deploy fabrics and not silos; and how Nutanix Files, Nutanix Volumes, and Nutanix Objects address storage needs across the spectrum of storage types

This post was authored by Saad Azam Education & Community Marketing Specialist at Nutanix. We have finally come out with What’s New in AOS 5.16! You can use this course to help you learn about all the features and get up to speed fast with everything AOS 5.16.  This short online training covers advanced features found in AOS 5.16 including storage capacity, data protection, security, cluster lifecycle management, and much more! The NEW features discussed in this course are: Secure Boot Support for VMs, and Nodes running AHV Upgrading AHV Hosts using Life Cycle Manager (LCM) We look forward to seeing you explore the different lessons and areas that are of significance to you. Get started here! ©️ 2020 Nutanix, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutanix, the Nutanix logo and all Nutanix product and service names mentioned herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nutanix, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brand names mentioned herein are for identification p