The Crazy Consultant

Focus on virtualization and cloud technologies

Nutanix Expert Challenge

From zero to Nutanix expert: Is this challenge possible in less than a year?

Let’s find out.

I will share insights along the way, adhering to the Open Knowledge principles.
By the end, I aim to share expert-level fictitious design documents.

This article is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Why

  • Develop expertise to serve future Calvet IT customers.
  • Help fellow learners by sharing firsthand experiences of similar challenges.
  • Promote Open Knowledge principles.

Insights shared

Insights planned

  • Study guide or design notes for Nutanix Kubernetes Platform – It will be the next one.
  • Create and share a collaborative library of potential requirements and constraints.
  • Develop a learning plan for IT professionals working with Nutanix infrastructure based on their roles and components in the infrastructure. This aligns with the “Operational Readiness” of the NCX-MCI exam blueprint.
  • Identify which decisions have the most impact from a design and operational point of view and the order in which they should be tackled to simplify the design process. For example, deploying a Nutanix Dark Site has many ramifications.
  • Share insights about Flow Virtual Networking once I have understood it properly. It is not the case yet. Update: The Nutanix bible clarify this topic.

How can you help?

  • It would be greatly appreciated if you could contribute anonymized real examples to the library of requirements and constraints.
  • Please share your own challenges, and i will check if it is something that i could address in future insights.

Please contact me.

Status

  • 2025/02/25 – Challenge started
  • 2025/03/19 – NCP-MCI
  • 2025/04/28 – NCM-MCI
  • 2025/05/03- Nutanix Accredited Professional – Infrastructure
  • 2025/05/11 – NCS-Core
  • 2025/05/12 – NCS-MCI-Professional
  • 2025/05/26 – NCP-US
  • 2025/06/09 – NCS-MCI-Master
  • 2025/06/12-NCP-CI (AWS)
  • 2025/07/26 – Attempt NCM-MCI 6.10 Beta, but it was not possible due to a PSI issue.
  • 2025/08/24 – Kubestronaut. CKA/CKAD are recommended for NCP-CN…but it was a long journey.
  • 2025/09/12 – NCP-CN
  • 2025/09/17 – NCP-AI 6.10 Beta
  • 2025/09/22-25 – NMCID course
  • 2025/09/29 – NCP-MCA 6.10 Beta
  • 2025/10/01 – NCP-EUC 6.10 Beta
  • 2025/11/26 – NCP-CI-Azure 6.7
  • 2025/11/26 – NCP-DB 6.10
  • 2025/11/26- NCA 6.10 (I had time before the flight back from .NEXT)
  • 2025/12/??- Goal attempt NCX-MCI if possible.

FAQ

Is it really starting from zero?

Is is starting from zero for Nutanix, but i have 20 years IT experience including VMware since ESX 3.5.