Last updated: 14 August 2026
Writing about enterprise infrastructure means writing about vendors, and anyone who works in this industry has relationships with the vendors they cover. Pretending otherwise would be dishonest. This page sets out mine, so you can read everything else on the site with the full picture.
Views Here Are My Own
Everything published on rajpatel.co is written in a personal capacity. It represents my own opinions, testing, and reading of the documentation. It is not reviewed, approved, or endorsed by my employer, by Nutanix, or by any other vendor mentioned. Nothing here should be read as an official statement from any organisation I am associated with, or as a commitment on their behalf.
Nutanix Technology Champion
I am a member of the Nutanix Technology Champion (NTC) programme. It is a community recognition programme, not a paid position. Members are not employees of Nutanix and are not compensated for writing about Nutanix products.
Being an NTC does come with benefits worth naming:
- Access to technical briefings, roadmap sessions, and product teams, some of which are held under embargo or NDA
- Invitations to events such as NTC Tech Connect, where travel or attendance costs may be partly or fully covered
- Occasional promotional items, and at times access to software licences or lab resources for evaluation
- Early access to beta or pre-release builds
None of this comes with an obligation to write anything, to write positively, or to submit posts for approval before publishing. Where a post is the direct result of an event, briefing, or resource provided through the programme, I say so in the post itself.
Employer and Vendor Relationships
I am Manager of Project Services at Winslow Technology Group, a solution provider that holds partnership and reseller relationships with a number of the vendors written about on this site, including Nutanix and Dell Technologies. Commercial relationships of that kind can create incentives whether or not they are acted on, so it is better that you know about them.
From 2021 to 2023 I was employed directly by Nutanix as a Resident Consultant. I no longer work for Nutanix and hold no financial interest in the company, but that history shapes what I know and how I write about the platform, and it is worth stating plainly rather than leaving for someone to discover.
My working practice is straightforward: this blog is not a sales channel. I do not write posts to support a deal, and I do not withhold criticism of a product because of a partnership or a former employer. Where I think a feature is poorly implemented, a migration path is painful, or an end-of-life announcement is going to hurt people, I say so.
Embargoed and Confidential Information
I attend sessions that are covered by non-disclosure agreements. Material shared under NDA or embargo is not published here until it is public, and it is not hinted at either. If a post covers a new release or feature, it is because that information has been made public by the vendor — through documentation, release notes, a support advisory, or an announcement.
The same applies to work, past and present. Nothing about a customer, employer project, or production environment appears here in identifiable form.
No Sponsored Content, Ads, or Affiliate Links
This site carries no advertising. No post has been paid for, sponsored, or commissioned by a vendor or third party. There are no affiliate links, and I receive no commission if you click a link and go on to buy something. Links are here because they are useful — usually to vendor documentation, a knowledge base article, or a support advisory.
If this ever changes, this page will be updated first, and any affected post will carry a clear label at the top.
How Posts Are Researched
Technical posts are based on official vendor documentation, release notes, support advisories, and where possible on hands-on testing in a lab or non-production environment. Versions are stated where they matter, because behaviour changes between releases and a procedure that worked on one build may not work on the next.
Where I have not tested something myself, I try to make that clear rather than presenting second-hand information as verified.
Accuracy, Warranty, and Corrections
Content here is provided as-is, without warranty of any kind. Procedures published on this site are written in good faith but may not suit your environment, your version, or your support agreement. Test in a lab before applying anything to production, take backups, and check the vendor’s own documentation as the authoritative source. I accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of information published here.
If something on this site is wrong, out of date, or unclear, please tell me. Corrections are made promptly, and significant ones are noted in the post rather than quietly edited away.
Trademarks
Nutanix, AHV, AOS, Prism, VMware, vCenter, Dell, PowerStore, Pure Storage, and all other product and company names referenced on this site are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Their use here is for identification and commentary only and does not imply any affiliation or endorsement.
Questions
If anything on this page is unclear, or you want to know whether a specific post was influenced by a relationship described here, ask me directly at raj@rajpatel.co or via the Contact page. I will answer plainly.