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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

 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 certification or receive a free certification voucher at an upcoming event..NEXT on Tour 50% off for Nutanix User G

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

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

This post was updated on October 7, 2025This promotional offer is no longer accepting enrollmentIf you've been thinking about pursuing your Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) certification but weren’t sure where to begin—now’s your chance!For a limited time, you can enroll in the NCA Accelerator Program and get:Access to the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) online course Limited-time access to the NCA Exam Prep online course (an $895 value) A free NCA exam voucher (a $99 value) A discussion forum to connect with peers and get answers from Nutanix certification expertsThis certification program is designed to boost your knowledge, build your confidence, and prepare you for success on the NCA exam. You will participate in this program with a cohort of IT professionals who have the same goal of passing the NCA certification! How It WorksTo unlock your free exam voucher, you must complete both online courses:Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals (NHCF) NCA Exam PrepAlready completed the

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

Enrollment for this program closed on April 30, 2026.If you are a seasoned virtualization professional (such as a VMware Certified Professional), you have already mastered the fundamentals of managing virtual environments. Now, it’s time to apply that expertise to the next generation of infrastructure. Whether you’re expanding your skillset, supporting a critical migration, or future-proofing your career, you need the right tools to succeed in the modern multicloud era—and you don't need to start from scratch to get them.The Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) is a career-defining credential, recently ranked by Skillsoft as the third highest-paying IT certification in the U.S.*  To help you achieve this certification faster, we are launching a special, limited-time promotion for two pathways designed specifically for professionals with your background. Whether you prefer a guided, hand-on environment or a flexible, self-paced schedule, we have a path th

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

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

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)

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

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

The introductory promotional offer ended on July 10, 2026.We’re excited to announce the availability of version 7.5 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 NHCF Learning Plan. This course explores the features that Prism Central offers for centralized infrastructure monitoring and management. Get started with the Nutanix platform as quickly as possible, and di

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

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

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. 

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

The introductory promotional offer has reached capacity.Hybrid networks, zero‑trust requirements, and frequent security issues mean organizations need professionals who can design, secure, and troubleshoot their environments effectively. The Nutanix Certified Professional – Network & Security (NCP‑NS) 7 certification confirms the skills needed to work with Flow Virtual Networking and Flow Network Security in Prism Central. Is This Certification Right for You?You’ll be a strong fit for the NCP-NS certification if you have at least 2 years of networking or security experience and 6 months hands‑on with Nutanix Flow. Typical candidates are Network Engineers, Architects, and Security Admins who deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Flow in production. Completing the Nutanix Network & Security Administration (NNSA) course is recommended, but not required. What You’ll Be Tested OnThe NCP‑NS exam mirrors real‑world Flow operations across five domains. You’ll work through scenarios that sp

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

Validate your advanced cloud infrastructure skills with our new NCM-MCI 6.5 certification, plus take the exam for free if you act quickly! Our popular master level certification Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCM-MCI) has been updated to v6.5 and is now open for registration! The first exam appointments begin on April 11. And there’s no charge when you register by February 28 using discount code FRNCM65FB3.Why get NCM-MCI certified? This certification measures your ability to analyze, evaluate, and optimize platform performance, configuration, and health. The exam also validates your ability to remediate and evolve the platform to be in compliance with business requirements. How do I know if I’m ready? NCMs have approximately 3-5 years of holistic IT infrastructure experience and 2-3 years of Nutanix virtualization experience. They are typically senior IT staff new to Nutanix, Senior NOC/SOC escalation engineers and operators, and Tier 2/3 support personnel who a

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

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

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This post was written by Jill Liles, Sr Marketing Manager for Nutanix UniversityNutanix University is excited to announce that the Nutanix Certified Advanced Professional (NCAP) 5.15 exam is now open for registration. And, that it has a new name:Introducing Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCM-MCI) This is still the same certification you know and love, the new name better reflects the technology and skill set of the certification holders! NCP-MCI 5.x certification holders have the demonstrated ability to perform complex administrative tasks on a Nutanix Cluster, as well as optimize both virtualized workloads and infrastructure components in an AOS deployment. For more information on the new exam download the exam blueprint guide or enroll in the Nutanix University learning path for related training, videos, practice exams and more.   Retirement of the 5.10 Exam Version As usual, when we release a new exam version, that also means the older version will soon retire

[The NCA 6.10 and NCP-MCI 6.10 beta exams have reached capacity and are now closed.] We’re excited to offer a limited -time opportunity to complete the beta certification exams for Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA) 6.10 and Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) 6.10 for free through November 3, 2024.What is the purpose of each exam? The NCA 6.10 beta exam validates your skills and abilities to navigate the Prism UI, extrapolate information from the UI, and know how to use the UI for 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.The NCP-MCI 6.10 beta exam measures your ability to interpret documented standards and perform key administrative tasks, such as deploying, configuring, migrating, troubleshooting, expanding, and managing within a Nutanix multicloud platform environment. Successful candidates have approximately 1-2 yea