The Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud exam has been updated to version 7.5, which means updating the prep guide to the latest document versions.
This guide describes the methodology I am using in preparing for certification exams, and it could be used for other Nutanix exams as well.
The Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) is the second level in the Nutanix certification path. It requires solid theoretical and practical knowledge of Nutanix solutions. While it spans multiple tracks (MCI, CN, AI, BC, NS, US, MCA, DB, CI, and EUC), I recommend starting with the NCP-MCI, as Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure serves as the foundation for all other Nutanix products.
In this article, we will look at the main topics from the Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) exam version 7.5, and I will also share materials that you can use to prepare yourself.
As you know, the Nutanix Certified Associate exam has been updated to version 7.5, which means updating the prep guide to the latest document versions.
This guide describes the methodology I am using in preparing for certification exams, and it could be used for other Nutanix exams as well.
Nutanix Certified Associate is the first step in the Nutanix certification track. This is an entry-level exam that tests knowledge of general Nutanix theory, basic cluster management skills, and an understanding of the Prism interface.
Below, I will share my experience of passing the Nutanix Certified Associate exam version 7.5 and also leave some tips for self-preparation.
Nutanix continues to update certifications to version 7.5 and announced an updated certification, Nutanix Certified Professional – Database Automation (NCP‑DB) 7.5.
This certification demonstrates your abilities to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Nutanix Database Service (NDB), a Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform.
As usual, the beta exams are completely free for the first 250 participants; simply use the following discount during checkout: NCPDB75BETA. You can schedule this exam from Nutanix University – My Certifications section. Exam appointments offered from now through July 19, 2026.
Notice: After taking a beta exam, you won’t receive your results immediately. Results typically appear 1.5 or 2 months after the beta exam period concludes.
Nutanix announced an update of the starter certification, called Nutanix Certified Associate 7.5. For now this certification is in the beta state.
As usual, the beta exams are completely free for the first 250 participants; simply use the following discount during checkout: NCA75BETANEW. You can schedule this exam from Nutanix University. Exam appointments offered from now through June 14, 2026.
After scheduling, start with the exam Blueprint guide, next enroll in the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals(NHCF) course, and finish with the materials provided in the blueprint if needed. I use this strategy to prepare for all Nutanix exams, and usually it works.
Notice: After taking a beta exam, you won’t receive your results immediately. Results typically appear 1.5 or 2 months after the beta exam period concludes.
Nutanix announced a brand new certification: Nutanix Certified Professional – Business Continuity. As you can guess by the name, the certification covers all things related to data protection, availability, and recoverability in Nutanix environments.
As usual, the beta exams are completely free for the first 250 participants; simply use the following discount during checkout: NCPBC75BETA. You can schedule this exam from Nutanix University.
After scheduling, start with the exam Blueprint, next enroll NBCA course, and finish with the materials provided in the blueprint if needed. I use this strategy to prepare for all Nutanix exams, and usually it works.
Notice: After taking a beta exam, you won’t receive your results immediately. Results typically appear 1.5 or 2 months after the beta exam period concludes.
A few months ago, I wrote about the new Nutanix Certification – Nutanix Certified Professional – Network & Security (NCP‑NS) 7 – and now, the certification is leaving the beta state and open for scheduling.
As always, there is a great opportunity for the first 250 test-takers; you can schedule this exam for free, just use the discount NCPNSNEWFREE during check-out. The appointment is starting on April 4.
If the voucher is not working for you, please check the announce, usually you can find a solution in the comments section.
Do not forget to check the blueprint guide and take the Nutanix Network and Security Administration (NNSA Course) which definitely will help you to prepare.
By the way, this is the first NCP certification on version 7, so we can expect updating of other Nutanix certifications in the future. Keep your eyes on the community portal to not miss the future opportunities.
This year I took the NVIDIA-Certified Professional: AI Infrastructure exam, and in the post, I want to share materials I used for my preparation.
For those who do not know, this certification validates a candidate’s ability to deploy, configure, and validate advanced NVIDIA AI infrastructure, and I think this is right where we need to start after passing the NVIDIA-Certified Associate: AI Infrastructure and Operations exam (unless you are not a network engineer).
Good news to all Flow users – Nutanix announced new certification and training related to this product.
First is a new course, available for free at Nutanix University, called Nutanix Network and Security Administration (NNSA). In this course you will dive into concepts of Flow Virtual Networking and Flow Network Security, and this is a great way to start preparing for the brand-new NCP certification.
Nutanix Certified Professional – Network and Security (NCP‑NS) 6.10 Exam – validates your ability to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot network virtualization and network security using Nutanix Flow.
As always, you can book the exam for free using the NCPNS610BETA voucher during checkout. The voucher is valid only for the first 250 participants, and the last day to take this exam is March 1st. So, hurry!
Last year, I took the Nutanix Certified Professional – Artificial Intelligence 6.10 exam, and in this article, I want to share a few tips I used to prepare for this exam.
For those who did not hear about this certification, NCP-AI measures an ability to install, configure, optimize, and troubleshoot Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI), as well as integrate GenAI applications and agents with NAI.
In this article, we will look at the main topics from the Nutanix Certified Professional – Artificial Intelligence (NCP-AI) exam version 6.10, and I will share materials that you can use to prepare yourself.
This guide describes the methodology I am using in preparing for certification exams, and it could be used for other Nutanix exams as well.
In the last few months, many changes happened to VMware certifications, and in this short post, I want to cover those changes.
First and foremost: since October 31, legacy certifications are no longer available, which means we cannot schedule VCP-DCV or VCAP-Design exams anymore.
What about the current available certification? As usual, we can get all the information from the VMware certification page.
Nowadays, the certification focuses on two products: primarily on VMware Cloud Foundation and, in addition, on VMware vSphere Foundation.
Three levels of certification are available: Professional, Advanced-Professional, and Expert.
There are three types of professional exams:
Administration – focused on administrating and implementing the product;
Support – focused on troubleshooting;
Architect – focused on designing the solution.
While administration and support are available for VCF and VVF products, the architect exam is available only for the VCF solution stack.
In total, we have five professional-level exams:
VMware Certified Professional – VMware vSphere Foundation Support (2V0-18.25), blueprint;
VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Support (2V0-15.25), blueprint;
VMware Certified Professional – VMware vSphere Foundation Administrator (2V0-16.25), blueprint;
VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator (2V0-17.25), blueprint;
VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Architect (2V0-13.25), blueprint.
If you are using only the vSphere Foundation stack, you can start with 2V0-16.25 and 2V0-18.25. For VCF administrators, the starting point could be the 2V0-17.25 and 2V0-15.25 exams. Next is to take the Architect exam 2V0-13.25; I assume it’s kind of like the VCAP-Design exam.
The next step is four advanced-professional exams:
VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 vSphere Kubernetes Service (3V0-24.25), blueprint;
VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Automation (3V0-21.25), blueprint;
VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Operations (3V0-22.25), blueprint;
VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Storage (3V0-23.25), blueprint.
You can see by the name that each advanced-level exam focused on a specified topic – Kubernetes, Automation, or Operations, and vSphere storage, primarily vSAN.
Each professional and advanced exam costs $250, consists of 60 questions, has a passing score of 300 (as usual), and requires 135 minutes to clear.
The last step is VCDX – VMware Certified Distinguished Expert. – What? Where is the “Design Expert”? Currently, there is limited information available on the internet, aside from this post and the landing page.
