Case Study: The Linux Foundation achieves global scale — 200,000+ developers trained and a multi‑million‑dollar learning business with Thought Industries

Linux Foundation Drives Training and Certification for 200,000+ Developers Globally

The Linux Foundation, a global nonprofit that supports open source projects and developer training, faced rapid growth that its patchwork of homegrown and external systems couldn’t support. In 2020 they upgraded to Thought Industries’ customer learning platform to replace the unstable, disconnected tools and enable a scalable, customizable training and certification business.

Thought Industries delivered an all‑in‑one learning platform (including authoring, e‑commerce, multi‑tenant delivery and Panorama personalization) that let The Linux Foundation publish content, run certification exams and manage large sales events from one system. The result: more than 200,000 professionals trained worldwide, 40,000+ certification exams administered, a multi‑million dollar revenue stream in the first year, and reliable handling of tens of thousands of Cyber Monday course registrations — all enabled by Thought Industries.

The Linux Foundation

Clyde Seepersad

Senior Vice President for Training and Certification