The Nutanix Certified Professional – Multicloud Automation (NCP-MCA) certification validates the skills needed to automate the provisioning and management of applications and infrastructure across multiple clouds using Nutanix Calm and Prism Central. It is designed for cloud administrators, DevOps engineers, and systems professionals who manage hybrid IT environments and want to streamline operations with automation and orchestration.

Whereas other Nutanix certifications focus on infrastructure management, NCP-MCA emphasizes end-to-end automation workflows and application lifecycle management. Earning this credential demonstrates that you can create blueprints, manage self-service catalogs, and implement governance policies that improve agility while maintaining control in multicloud deployments.

Key knowledge areas include:

• Calm Blueprints: designing and publishing blueprints to deploy complex multi-tier applications across private and public clouds.

• Self-Service Portal: configuring role-based access, projects, quotas, and approvals to support secure self-service IT.

• Lifecycle Management: automating application provisioning, scaling, patching, and decommissioning with Calm and Prism Central.

• Multicloud Integration: extending on-premises workloads to public clouds such as AWS or Azure and managing them consistently through Nutanix.

• Governance & Security: implementing policies for cost control, compliance, and operational security across clouds.

• Scripting & APIs: using Calm DSL, eScript, and REST APIs to extend automation workflows and integrate with third-party tools.

• Operational Monitoring: tracking deployments, usage, and performance through Prism dashboards and reports.

• Best Practices & Troubleshooting: optimizing blueprints for performance, reducing provisioning time, and resolving deployment issues.

Calm Blueprints: designing and publishing blueprints to deploy complex multi-tier applications across private and public clouds.

Self-Service Portal: configuring role-based access, projects, quotas, and approvals to support secure self-service IT.

Lifecycle Management: automating application provisioning, scaling, patching, and decommissioning with Calm and Prism Central.

Multicloud Integration: extending on-premises workloads to public clouds such as AWS or Azure and managing them consistently through Nutanix.

Governance & Security: implementing policies for cost control, compliance, and operational security across clouds.

Scripting & APIs: using Calm DSL, eScript, and REST APIs to extend automation workflows and integrate with third-party tools.

Operational Monitoring: tracking deployments, usage, and performance through Prism dashboards and reports.

Best Practices & Troubleshooting: optimizing blueprints for performance, reducing provisioning time, and resolving deployment issues.

The NCP-MCA practice tests simulate real-world scenarios such as automating a multi-tier application deployment, setting up a self-service portal for developers, integrating a Nutanix environment with a public cloud, or troubleshooting blueprint failures. Each question includes a detailed explanation so candidates understand both the process and the reasoning behind it.

By preparing for NCP-MCA, professionals gain the skills to deliver faster, consistent, and secure application deployments across hybrid and multicloud environments. This certification is ideal for roles such as Cloud Automation Engineer, DevOps Specialist, Hybrid IT Administrator, or Systems Integration Engineer, and it complements higher-level Nutanix credentials by demonstrating mastery of automation at scale.