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, 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), 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 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. 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.

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.