COURSE CATALOG

APRIL 2021
GETTING THE
MOST OUT
OF YOUR
NUTANIX CLOUD
PLATFORM

If you’re getting started with Nutanix – welcome!

If you have prior experience with the Nutanix Cloud

Platform – welcome back, we’re delighted you’re still
with us!

No matter which stage of your Nutanix Cloud journey

you’re on, you’ll learn something new and useful in
one or more of these courses.

From our in-depth instructor-led classes to shorter

online courses, there’s something here for everyone.
And once you’re confident in your skills, you can
prove them to the world by earning one of our
professional certifications.

GETTING STARTED
Nutanix University is your home for all training
and certification programs offered by Nutanix.
And if you have a my.nutanix.com account, you
already have access. Just click on the “Nutanix
University” box in the Support & Community
section and you’ll be on your way.

For more information visit www.nutanix.com/university

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TRAINING

NUTANIX HYBRID CLOUD ENTERPRISE CLOUD

FUNDAMENTALS (NHCF) ADMINISTRATION (ECA)
This course introduces you to the products, capabilities, Our most popular course, ECA covers many of the
and technologies that serve as the foundation of tasks covers many of the tasks Nutanix administrators
Nutanix’s Hybrid Cloud solution. perform through the use of graphical user interfaces
(GUIs) and command-line interfaces (CLIs). It also
Begin by exploring the history of this technology provides insight a Nutanix cluster’s failover and self-
space, including different types of clouds, and how healing capabilities, offers tips for solving common
on-prem and public infrastructures came together to problems, and provides guidelines for collecting
create hybrid operating models. Then, delve deeper information when interacting with Nutanix Support.
into essential Nutanix products – AOS, AHV, and Prism
– while discussing how these products were designed Delivery Method: Online (free), Online Plus (paid),
to solve business challenges. And conclude by discuss- Instructor-Led (paid)
ing certain fundamental aspects involved in operating
the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud, such as cluster updates, Ideal Audience: Administrators, engineers, architects,
managing virtual machines, reporting and performance and business leaders who manage Nutanix clusters in
metrics, and more. the datacenter.

Delivery Method: Online (free), Instructor-Led (paid) Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Professional
- Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI)
Ideal Audience:
• Customers and systems operators that want to learn
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fundamental AOS concepts and navigate Prism on AHV.
• Junior IT administrators and business leaders
who manage Nutanix clusters in the datacenter
and want a formal introduction to Nutanix
datacenter administration.

Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA)

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NUTANIX END USER COMPUTING NUTANIX DATA SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION (NEUCA) ADMINISTRATION (NDSA)

This course teaches you teaches you the skills needed This course teaches you the administrative skills
to design, install, configure, and manage a VDI (Virtual needed to install, configure, manage, and upgrade
Desktop Infrastructure) solution on Nutanix. In this three different Nutanix storage solution products:
course, you will explore a number of VDI-focused
subjects including: • Nutanix Files - As part of this module, you will set
up and manage Nutanix Files, a software-defined,
• Considerations when architecting an EUC environ- scale-out file storage solution that provides a
ment, how to choose between VDI and DaaS repository for unstructured data, such as home
(Desktop as a Service), and the options available directories and departmental shares.
when designing your VDI solution. • Nutanix Volumes - You will learn how Nutanix
• Nutanix technologies that support an EUC Volumes provides file storage for your physical
deployment, including Nutanix Flow, which workloads, with the same simplicity as virtualized
provides increased security for desktops, and workloads, consolidating infrastructure into a single
Nutanix Files, an integrated file server solution. unified platform.
• Configuring and operating EUC environments, • Nutanix Objects - Nutanix Objects allows you to
including using third-party solutions, working build a simple, secure, and scale-out stack. We
with profile stores, and creating and optimizing show you how easy it is to spin up the Nutanix
gold images. Objects service in a few simple steps.
• Optimizing and troubleshooting a VDI environ-
ment, including best practices, viewing utilization Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led (paid)
metrics, and troubleshooting various common
issues with VDI deployments. Ideal Audience: IT administrators and business
leaders who manage Nutanix clusters in the
In addition, this course also includes an introduction datacenter and want a detailed deep dive into
to Nutanix Frame, covering the major tasks involved Nutanix storage administration.
in configuring and managing a Frame environment,
ranging from connecting infrastructure and identity Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Professional
systems to delivering applications and desktops to - Data Services (NCP-DS)
end users.

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Delivery Method: Online (free)

Ideal Audience:
• Customers that want to learn how to design and
operate a VDI solution on Nutanix.
• IT administrators and business leaders who manage
Nutanix clusters in the datacenter and want a
detailed deep dive into Nutanix VDI administration.

Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Professional -

End User Computing (NCP-EUC)

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ADVANCED ADMINISTRATION AND ENTERPRISE CLOUD SOLUTION
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (AAPM) DESIGN BOOT CAMP (ECSD)

This course features comprehensive coverage of This boot camp is designed to provide you with a
performance management for Nutanix clusters and technical deep dive into Nutanix solutions and the
details how to improve datacenter performance. You’ll Nutanix solution design methodology, which is based
learn through hands-on labs how to monitor system on the Nutanix Platform Expert (NPX) Program. NPX
performance as well as performance tuning. Also skills have been used to consistently deliver business
covered is advanced networking and storage to help critical solutions to the most demanding customers-
optimize datacenter administration. from SMB to the G2000.

You will learn how to take advantage of Flash mode This three-day event will prepare you to engage with
to improve system performance, as well as how to enterprise customers and design Nutanix Enterprise
effectively clone and delete VMs, move them between Cloud solutions that deliver real business value. The
storage containers, and how to manage VMs (sizing boot camp is led by a team of NPX-certified instructors
and migration). who will focus on designing multi-hypervisor solutions
capable of supporting enterprise-class applications
Delivery Method: Online (free), Instructor-Led (paid) according to clearly defined service level agreements.

Ideal Audience: Administrators, architects, and You will be asked to divide into teams and engage in a
business leaders who manage Nutanix clusters multi-day, interactive role-play exercise to extract the
but would like more in-depth knowledge of business requirements, technical requirements, risks,
datacenter administration. and constraints that will shape your solutions. Partici-
pation requires daily design presentations from each
Pre-Requisite: Enterprise Cloud Administration team and participation in Q&A sessions with instructors
course or NCP-MCI certification and peers. You will be required to defend your team’s
design decisions at each stage of the exercise.
Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Master -
Multicloud Infrastructure (NCM-MCI) Delivery Method: Instructor-led (free)

Ideal Audience: Experienced and expert technologists,

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pre-sales engineers, post-sales consultants, and
solution architects who support the adoption of
private and hybrid cloud in the enterprise

PRIVATE TRAINING Pre-Requisite: NCP certification as well as

considerable IT industry experience and delivering
Private Training is the perfect choice when you enterprise scale IT solutions
have a team that needs training at the same time,
or when sending team members away for training Related Certification: Nutanix Certified Expert -
is not an option. We will work with your schedule Multicloud Infrastructure (NCX-MCI), Nutanix
to find optimal dates, plus, since the class is held Platform Expert (NPX)
at your location or via Virtual delivery, students
can focus on learning not travel arrangements.
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For more information about Private Training,
contact your Nutanix Account Representative
or email the Education Team.

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MORE ONLINE TRAINING

No matter which stage of your Enterprise Cloud journey you’re on, you’ll learn something new and useful from our
free Online Training. These short courses, videos, and product demos give you the training you need, when and
where you need it.

Topics covered include:

What’s New in AOS Getting Started | AHV Getting Started | Beam

Getting Started | Prism Getting Started | Frame Getting Started | Flow

Getting Started | Era Getting Started | Calm Nutanix Calm

Getting Started | AOS Getting Started | Karbon And more are added all the time

LEARN MORE

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CERTIFICATIONS

The Nutanix Technical Certifications have been

designed from the ground up to recognize the
real-world skills and knowledge needed to
successfully deploy, manage, optimize, and scale
the Enterprise Cloud. Earning these certifications
validates that you have proven your abilities in
these areas and are well-equipped to guide your
organization along the next phase of the Enterprise
Cloud journey.

For more information on Nutanix Certification,

including exam blueprint guides, study materials,
how to register, and more please visit
www.nutanix.com/certification

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NUTANIX CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE (NCA)

Our foundational certification helps you build a solid base for a rewarding career in
multicloud technology.

• Nutanix Certified Associate (NCA)

NUTANIX CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (NCP)

Once you’ve built real-world experience, this level lets you focus on specific concentrations to
chart a customized path for your career.

• Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI)

• Nutanix Certified Professional – End User Computing (NCP-EUC)

• Nutanix Certified Professional – Data Services (NCP-DS)

NUTANIX CERTIFIED MASTER (NCM)

Master-level certifications are designed for those who want to continue their certification journey
and deepen their ability to manage, design, and optimize Nutanix solutions. 

• Nutanix Certified Master – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCM-MCI)

NUTANIX CERTIFIED EXPERT (NCX)

This level of certification is for Nutanix architects and recognizes your ability to create
business-requirements-driven multicloud solutions using our proven design method.  

• Nutanix Certified Expert - Multicloud

Infrastructure (NCX-MCI)

NUTANIX PLATFORM EXPERT (NPX)

The highest level of certification Nutanix offers –

recognizes your ability to architect, validate,
and deliver G2000-class multicloud solutions.

• Nutanix Platform Expert (NPX)

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NUTANIX
UNIVERSITY
ON YOUTUBE

We also have a ton of short and sweet videos on our

Nutanix University YouTube channel. On there, for
OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES
example, you can enjoy:
In addition to these YouTube videos, you can
find reference architectures, solution briefs, the
Nutanix Bible, best practice guides and even an
CERTIFICATION PREP PLAYLISTS interactive Test Drive in the Resources section
of Nutanix University’s online home.
Collections of videos on certification specific topics.
We create playlists for each Nutanix certification
so you can prepare for your upcoming certification.

NUTANIX UNIVERSITY
SUCCESS STORIES

Tales under two minutes from folks who have had

seen their careers change for the better after taking
training and/or completing a Nutanix certification.

TECH BYTES

Collection of demos showing you the best parts

of Nutanix products, solutions, and new features.

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For more information on Nutanix University options,

please contact your Nutanix representative or contact
[email protected]