It's been a little over a week since I walked out of Nutanix HQ in San Jose after two days at the invite-only Nutanix Tech Connect 2026. I'll admit it, I was a little too excited for this one. Think first day of school energy: backpack packed, lunchbox ready, and a fresh notebook I fully intended to fill. I did not …

Fair warning, this one's a bit longer than usual, so grab a cup of coffee or your favorite adult beverage and settle in. Last year I wrapped up my DC recap by saying "I look forward to seeing you next year in Chicago," and here we are. Nutanix .Next 2026 brought us back to the Windy City, McCormick Place, and a week …

I passed the Nutanix Certified Professional - Cloud Native exam this past week. But that test wasn't a finish line. It's the starting point of what I'm treating as a yearlong journey. Getting here meant many hours deep in my lab, building and rebuilding clusters, deploying NKP over and over until the pieces finally …