Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced a partnership with Udacity, the global
online learning platform, resulting in a new Hybrid Cloud Nanodegree program. This program will enhance learning
opportunities in the emerging cloud technologies market that are essential for organisations to upscale their IT
infrastructure. As part of the collaboration, Nutanix will also sponsor 5,000 scholarships to help IT professionals
advance their knowledge with this initiative.
As more services move to the cloud, IT teams require the knowledge and expertise it takes to properly manage these
infrastructures that increasingly stretch across on-premises and public cloud in a hybrid model. Although hybrid cloud
technology continues to grow and evolve, educational opportunities in this field remain at a standstill. In Nutanix’s recent Enterprise Cloud Index survey, 85% of respondents said that hybrid cloud is the ideal operating model. However, 32% of respondents reported a
lack of in-house hybrid cloud skills.
To fill this educational gap, Udacity and Nutanix have collaborated closely to develop a Nanodegree program that will
advance the knowledge of seasoned IT professionals. To strengthen professional development in this space, the Nanodegree
program will cover modern private cloud infrastructure and the design of hybrid application deployment. Ideal students
are those managing traditional business applications, legacy infrastructure, or cloud-native applications on public
cloud infrastructure.
“One of our primary goals at Nutanix is to ensure that cloud technology professionals continue to stay on the cusp of
innovation in this developing field,” said Wendy M. Pfeiffer, CIO at Nutanix. “We are excited to have worked closely
with Udacity to develop the Hybrid Cloud Nanodegree program, and now open access to thousands of leading cloud
professionals through this scholarship program.”
To ensure all participants looking to increase their education within the cloud environment have an opportunity to do
so, Udacity is opening applications to the Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship program. For the first phase of the
scholarship program, Udacity will select 5,000 applicants to participate in the Hybrid Cloud Fundamentals course. From
those 5,000 students, 500 high-performing students will be awarded a full scholarship to the Hybrid Cloud Nanodegree
program.
“At Udacity, we strive to empower professionals with the most demanded, forward-looking skills in their fields,” said
Udacity CEO Gabe Dalporto. “We’re delighted to team up with Nutanix, a pioneer and leader in the cloud computing field,
to create the new, cutting-edge Hybrid Cloud Nanodegree program.”
The Hybrid Cloud Nanodegree program will focus on four subject areas:Modern Private Cloud Infrastructure: Learn to configure and manage a hyperconverged infrastructure cluster, providing a scalable, distributed storage,
network, and compute fabric for virtual machines and advanced services.Hybrid Cloud Application Design: Learn about the evolution of hybrid cloud workload management and design for multiple infrastructures.Automating Private Cloud: Create a scalable web application and life cycle operational model with governance to enable on-demand, self-service
workloads on-prem with fiscal oversight and quotas.Designing Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure: Learn public cloud concepts, manage hybrid workloads, and drive to global load balancing of workloads.
More information on the Hybrid Cloud Nanodegree and Scholarship program is available here.