mrjackhenr

I passed the NCM-MCI last week after about a month of focused prep. I’ve worked with Nutanix environments for a couple of years, so I expected it to feel familiar, but most questions were scenario-based, analyzing a setup and deciding the best way to optimize it, rather than just recalling facts. I went through the official Nutanix material first, then used ITExamsTopics’ NCM-MCI questions to test how well I could apply that knowledge to real scenarios. It helped me realize I was stronger on storage performance but needed more work on BCDR planning. Tip: don’t just study concepts in isolation; practice applying them to scenarios that’s mostly how it's structured. Good luck to anyone preparing for NCM-MCI! Happy to answer questions if you’re studying for it.

Cleared AZ-104 last week, but the prep month was rough. Full-time job, barely 1-2 hours a night to study, and the syllabus felt massive at first: compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, all of it. What saved me was cutting down passive reading and just grinding AZ-104 questions from ITExamsTopics during whatever time I had. Even 30 minutes of focused questions taught me more than an hour of reading docs half-asleep. If you’re short on time too, honestly, just start with question practice instead of full docs; it’ll save you weeks. Good luck to anyone attempting it soon!