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Are you a passionate user of Nutanix solutions? Want to be a part of a global community of Nutanix enthusiasts? Apply here. As an NTC you get access to other Nutanix experts and product briefings. Regular interaction with Nutanix product management for user feedback. Opportunity to meet with other NTCs at Nutanix .NEXT each year.
This coming week I will be with a group of 30+ Nutanix Technology Champions for the NTC Tech Connect event being held at the Nutanix HQ in San Jose, California. We will be hearing from the Nutanix Product Group and Engineering about all things Nutanix over 2-days. Whatever is non-NDA we will be allowed to … Continue reading NTC Tech Connect @ Nutanix HQ, SJC
Are you a passionate user of Nutanix solutions? Want to be a part of a global community of Nutanix enthusiasts? Apply here by Nov 1, 2024. As an NTC you get access to other Nutanix experts and product briefings. Regular interaction with Nutanix product management for user feedback. Opportunity to meet with other NTCs at … Continue reading Nutanix Technology Champion 2025 Applications Now Open
I recently had an interesting interview with the team who run “The Forecast by Nutanix” a few months ago. They asked many insightful and in-depth questions about the state of the cloud and where technology is heading in the future. They published the podcast episode last week, titled “Architecting Paths from Private Data Centers … Continue reading My Interview with The Tech Barometer Podcast by…
Last week, Broadcom deactivated the public VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) directory. It now points to a Broadcom digital property covering the VCDX program. Previously, you were able to lookup the names and VCDX numbers for current VCDX certified individuals. You could also check for VCDX mentors and panelists and see who worked where. Not … Continue reading How to Verify Someone is VCDX…
I took the VMware End-User Computing Advanced Design 2024 Exam recently. It took me two tries to pass this exam. It was one of the most poorly constructed exams I have seen from VMware. I suspect with the Broadcom acquisition, this exam build was rushed. I did not see the usual polish and quality that … Continue reading VMware End-User Computing Advanced Design 2024 Exam (3V0-61.24) Study Links
I took the VMware HCI Master Specialist Exam recently and these are the preparation resources I used: VMware vSAN 7.0 Planning & Deployment Guide VMware vSAN 7.0 Network Design Guide VMware vSAN 7.0 Administration Guide VMware vSAN 7.0 Monitoring & Troubleshooting Guide VMware vSAN Stretched Cluster Guide VMware Storage – Troubleshooting vSAN Performance VMware vSAN … Continue reading VMware HCI…
I took the VMware Cloud Management & Automation Advanced Design 2023 Exam recently. It was very weird studying for an exam that was released before the Broadcom acquisition, you have to trick yourself into thinking that VMware Cloud is still a real product that VMware is investing in and promoting as the preferred SaaS architecture … Continue reading VMware Cloud Management & Automation Advanced…
I took the VMware NSX 4.X Advanced Design Exam recently and these are the study links I used: NSX 4.1 Reference Design Guide NSX 4.1 Quick Start Guide NSX 4.1 Security Quick Start Guide NSX 4.1 Installation Guide NSX 4.1 Administration Guide NSX 4.1 Upgrade Guide NSX 4.1 Migration Guide NSX 4.1 – Feature and … Continue reading VMware NSX 4.X Advanced Design Exam (3V0-42.23) Study Links
I recently had an interesting interview with the team who run “The Forecast by Nutanix” a few months ago. They asked many insightful and in-depth questions about the state of the cloud and where technology is heading in the future. They published my profile last week, titled “Simplifying Hybrid Cloud and Migrations to Azure … Continue reading My Interview with The Forecast by Nutanix
I recently co-authored this Microsoft Tech Community Azure Migration & Modernization blog post which describes how to troubleshoot VMware HCX with the Azure VMware Solution. This was driven by the Azure VMware Solution Product Group wanting our customers and partners to avoid the most common VMware HCX issues with Azure VMware Solution. For more Microsoft … Continue reading VMware HCX…
I recently authored this Microsoft Tech Community Azure Migration & Modernization blog post on how to use the Nutanix Sizer to rapidly scope the Nutanix Cloud Compute on Azure service (NC2 on Azure). This was driven by Microsoft wanting our customers and partners to quickly and easily size their NC2 on Azure instances. For … Continue reading Rapidly Scoping NC2 on Azure with Nutanix Sizer
I recently authored this Microsoft Tech Community Azure Migration & Modernization blog post which breaks down the Security Design Considerations for the Azure VMware Solution. This complements the blog posts that were published previously: Availability Design Considerations Recoverability Design Considerations Performance Design Considerations The intent is to complete the set with a final…
I took the VMware vSAN Specialist Exam recently and these are the preparation resources I used: VMware vSAN 8.0 Release Notes VMware vSAN Planning & Deployment Guide VMware vSAN Network Design Guide VMware vSAN Administration Guide VMware vSAN Monitoring & Troubleshooting Guide VMware vSAN FAQ VMware vSAN 8.0 Configuration Maximums VMware Product Interoperability Matrices VMware … Continue reading…
I recently authored this Microsoft Tech Community Azure Migration & Modernization blog post which breaks down the Performance Design Considerations for the Azure VMware Solution. This complements the Recoverability and Availability Design Considerations blog posts that were published previously. The intent is to complete the set with additional Manageability and Security posts in the … Continue…