Sumo Logic Academy Expands Certification Program to Improve Critical Skills for Security and Operations Teams

Enhanced course catalogue, skills-based certifications, and verified professional credentials expand proficiency with Sumo Logic products

Sumo Logic, the leading Intelligent Operations Platform, announced a new era for its popular educational training program, now called Sumo Logic Academy. The academy is designed to help Security, Operations, and Development teams validate critical skills, build on and enhance industry expertise and maximize the value of Sumo Logic’s platform to drive security, reliability, and operational efficiency, allowing participants to demonstrate their professional abilities.

Building on a commitment to education, Sumo Logic Academy includes a new role-based Sumo Logic Certified program that introduces a refined course catalog with in-depth training, live remote exam proctoring, and industry-recognized digital credentials. This structured certification path helps ensure that technology professionals gain specialized knowledge, earn verified credentials, and follow an industry-aligned learning journey—all while showcasing their proficiency with confidence.

“Sumo Logic Academy reinforces Sumo Logic’s commitment to helping customers fuel DevSecOps initiatives by teaching a more intelligent, streamlined approach to security operations while delivering a dynamic, customer-centric learning experience with Sumo Logic’s newest offering: Dojo AI,” said Nello Franco, Chief Customer Officer, Sumo Logic. “By evolving our learning journey to address real-world challenges and keep up with the latest security technology, we’re equipping users with the critical skills and industry-recognized certifications they need to harden security, improve application reliability, and drive meaningful business outcomes. The end goal is to empower teams to move from reactive to proactive security management.”

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Validated expertise with industry-recognized certifications
The new Sumo Logic Certified program offers a skills-based assessment that validates a user’s ability to effectively and proficiently leverage Sumo Logic products within their organization. With live, remote exam proctoring through its testing partner, Kryterion, candidates benefit from a certification process that is secure, fair, and reflective of the latest industry standards and Sumo Logic solutions. After completing the exam, learners will earn a digital badge issued through Credly, allowing them to share and promote their verified expertise with their professional network.

Flexible and accessible learning for every user
Sumo Logic remains committed to democratizing access to knowledge by ensuring that certain hands-on live instructor-led, virtual training classes and workshops, as well as self-paced learning, remain free for any user. In addition to the new certifications, organizations can also access custom and private training options tailored to their specific needs for a fee. New workshops include automation service, API and Terraform, and best practices for query efficiency to help users at every stage in their maturity.

“Sumo Logic training has helped us immensely with getting our operators up and running.”
Lindsey Mohr, Senior Security Engineer, Bounteous

“This Sumo Logic training has accelerated my learning and ability to write queries and make sense of our logs.”
Emily Kiddell, Associate Developer, MYOB