Certifications

Certifications are part of how I learn, and part of what I help build.

Working as a Subject Matter Expert

I collaborate with the Nutanix University certification team as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), contributing to the development of Nutanix certifications. Certification item development is structured work: an exam is not a list of questions but a blueprint of what a professional must understand, and every item has to test a concept rather than a memory.

That perspective shapes everything else I do around certifications. It is the same structured thinking I applied to the practice questions in my books, created from scratch to test concepts and never to reproduce the exam, and it is why those books were built from the official blueprint and documentation as independent study guides.

Practicing what I preach

I hold the certifications I write about, and I keep taking exams the same way everyone else does. I’m a Nutanix Certified Master (NCM-MCI), currently pursuing the Nutanix Certified Expert (NCX-MCI), with professional-level certifications spanning Multicloud Infrastructure, Automation, Database, Cloud Native, AI, End User Computing, Network Security, and Cloud Integration for AWS and Azure. When the Business Continuity (NCP-BC) 7.5 Beta came out with very limited public study material, I used my own blueprint-first method to prepare for it: starting from the exam structure, correlating it with the available technical material, and turning it into a focused learning path. I sat the Beta, passed it, and that path later became a book of its own.

Verified credentials

Every badge below links to its verified record on Credly: the grid mirrors my public profile, with issue and expiration dates.

Armis Centrix™ for VIPR Pro Foundations Issued Sep 2026 · No expiration Partner Sales 203: OT/IoT Device Security Certification Issued Aug 2026 · No expiration Partner Sales 204: Medical Device Security Certification Issued Aug 2026 · No expiration Partner Sales 201: VIPR Certification Issued Aug 2026 · No expiration Partner Sales 202: Asset Management and Security Certification Issued Aug 2026 · No expiration Rubrik Green Belt Tech Champion Issued Aug 2026 · Expires Aug 2028 Nutanix Certified Associate 7 Issued Jul 2026 · Expires Jul 2029 Partner Sales 101: Armis Centrix™ Issued Jul 2026 · No expiration RCDP - Rubrik Cloud Data Protection Sales Issued Jul 2026 · Expires Jul 2028 RCDP - Rubrik Cloud Data Protection Technical Issued Jul 2026 · Expires Jul 2028 RCRS - Rubrik Cyber Resiliency Specialist Issued Jul 2026 · Expires Jul 2028 RCCS - Rubrik Certified Cloud Specialist Issued Jul 2026 · Expires Jul 2028 RTP - Rubrik Technical Professional Issued Jul 2026 · Expires Jul 2028 Rubrik Certified System Administrator (RCSA) Issued Jul 2026 · Expires Jul 2028 Rubrik White Belt Tech Champion Issued Jul 2026 · Expires Jul 2028 Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure 7 Issued Jun 2026 · Expires Jun 2029 Nutanix Certified Professional - Business Continuity 7 Issued Jun 2026 · Expires Jun 2029 Nutanix Certified Professional - End User Computing 6 Issued Apr 2026 · Expires Apr 2029 Nutanix Certified Professional - Cloud Integration 6 Issued Apr 2026 · Expires Apr 2029 Nutanix Certified Professional - Network & Security 7 Issued Apr 2026 · Expires Apr 2029 Nutanix Certified Services - Multicloud Infrastructure Master Issued Mar 2026 · Expires Mar 2029 Nutanix Multicloud Expert 2026 Issued Mar 2026 · No expiration Nutanix Certified Services - End-User Computing Professional Issued Dec 2025 · Expires Dec 2028 AI Automation Explorer Issued Nov 2025 · No expiration Make Advanced Issued Nov 2025 · No expiration Make Intermediate Issued Nov 2025 · No expiration Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation 6 Issued Nov 2025 · Expires Apr 2029 Nutanix Certified Professional - Artificial Intelligence 6 Issued Nov 2025 · Expires Feb 2029 Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure 6 Issued Nov 2025 · Expires Nov 2028 Nutanix Certified Services - Database Modernization Professional Issued Oct 2025 · Expires Oct 2028 Nutanix Certified Services - Multicloud Automation Professional Issued Oct 2025 · Expires Oct 2028 Nutanix Certified Professional - Database Automation 6 Issued Sep 2025 · Expires Apr 2029 Nutanix Certified Professional - Unified Storage 6 Issued Sep 2025 · Expires Apr 2029 Nutanix Certified Services - Multicloud Infrastructure Professional Issued Sep 2025 · Expires Sep 2028 Nutanix Certified Professional - Cloud Native 6 Issued Aug 2025 · Expires Apr 2029 Nutanix Certified Associate 6 Issued Aug 2025 · Expires Apr 2029 Nutanix Certified Services - Core Associate 6 Issued Aug 2025 · Expires Aug 2028 Nutanix Accredited Associate – Infrastructure Issued Apr 2025 · No expiration Nutanix Sizing Professional Issued Apr 2025 · No expiration Nutanix Accredited Professional – Infrastructure Issued Apr 2025 · No expiration Nutanix Certified Sales Representative Issued Mar 2025 · No expiration Nutanix Multicloud Expert 2025 Issued Feb 2025 · Expires Dec 2025 Nutanix University Subject Matter Expert Issued Jan 2025 · No expiration Make Basics Issued Oct 2023 · No expiration Make Foundation Issued Oct 2023 · No expiration Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure 6 Issued Jul 2023 · Expires Feb 2029 Nutanix Certified Sales Representative 2022 Issued Feb 2023 · No expiration Sizing Associate Issued Dec 2022 · No expiration Nutanix Certified Sales Expert Issued Jul 2020 · No expiration Nutanix Certified Professional 5 Issued Jan 2019 · Expires Jun 2023

The bigger picture

The SME work, the books, and the MCX community are three sides of the same idea: understanding a platform deeply enough to help others learn it, and being measurable about it.