Last year Nutanix accounted the Nutanix Technical Champion (NTC) program which i blogged about here. Today i received a message that the applications for 2016 are open so if you’re a Nutanix expert that constantly contribute to the community you should apply via this link for NTC before October 26 2015.
The following are some of the criteria used by the panel members when they select the NTCs:
- Technical expertise in e.g. Nutanix, web-scale, VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, Dell
- Nutanix and web-scale community contributions in social media including e.g. blogs, books, webinars, Next Community
- Nutanix and web-scale education and support in the field
- User group and community event leadership
- Certifications
Of course there are benefits to be a NTC and some of them are:
- Early access briefings about Nutanix products and announcements
- Access to private beta programs and discussion forums on .Next Community
- Insight into ongoing product development
- Nutanix engineering teams meetings
- Support and or mentorship for Nutanix certifications including e.g.:
- Nutanix Platform Professional (NPP)
- Nutanix Platform Expert (NPX)
The NTCs will be announced November 16 2016.
Read the official Nutanix blog post about NTC applications for 2016 here.