Hi @lamelendrez,
yes, training is a secondary business, but always a business!
To better understand: I work on Splunk from 8 years and I'm an Architect, I was an old Architect so I was able to pass the Architect certification without follow two additional courses (Clusters and Troubleshooting), now I'd like to be a certified Consultant and I have all the knowledge and certifications needed but to have this certification I have to follow the same two courses that I used to pass the Architect exam.
Remember that if your company is a Splunk Partner there's a discount of 50% on training (not on exam).
Ciao.
Giuseppe
