Overview of the Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services Exam
The Nutanix Certified Professional - Data Services certification validates technical proficiency for storage administrators and cloud architects managing unstructured and structured data within Nutanix environments. Candidates demonstrate mastery of Nutanix Files, Objects, and Volumes by configuring SMB and NFS protocol shares, managing S3-compatible object storage buckets, and provisioning block storage via iSCSI. The examination requires deep expertise in data protection strategies, including snapshots, replication, and disaster recovery workflows, alongside integrated monitoring through Prism. Practitioners must resolve complex performance bottlenecks, enforce granular security via access control lists, and optimize multi-protocol storage deployment, ensuring high availability and seamless scalability across hybrid multicloud architectures.