Onboarding - Option to explore App Catalog

blog-service/2025-02-25-apps.md

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+---
+title: New Option to Explore the App Catalog During Onboarding (Apps)
+image: https://help.sumologic.com/img/sumo-square.png
+keywords:
+  - apps
+  - app-catalog
+  - onboarding
+  - collection
+hide_table_of_contents: true    
+---
+
+import useBaseUrl from '@docusaurus/useBaseUrl';
+
+<a href="https://help.sumologic.com/release-notes-service/rss.xml"><img src={useBaseUrl('img/release-notes/rss-orange2.png')} alt="icon" width="50"/></a>
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+We've updated the onboarding experience to give you the option to bypass data collection setup and explore the **App Catalog** instead.
+
+A new **Go to App Catalog** option now appears in the left-hand menu on the data setup page, allowing you to browse integrations and pre-built dashboards before configuring data ingestion. This change makes it easier to explore Sumo Logic’s capabilities without committing to a full setup.
+
+To learn more, check out our [quickstart](/docs/get-started/quickstart) and [signup](/docs/get-started/sign-up/#set-up-data-collection) guides.

docs/get-started/sign-up.md

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 * For AWS, you'll deploy a single account with a CloudFormation Template, CLI, or Terraform.
 * For Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, or macOS, you'll need to run the provided command in your Terminal or PowerShell.
 
-You'll also see an option to bypass setup and explore our [App Catalog](/docs/integrations), where you'll find a wide range of apps and follow easy-to-use setup guides for installation.
+You'll also see an option to bypass setup and explore our [App Catalog](/docs/integrations), where you'll find a wide range of apps and easy-to-follow setup guides for installation.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/get-started/data-onboarding.png')} alt="Data onboarding screen showing platform collection options like AWS, Kubernetes, Windows, macOS" style={{border: '1px solid gray'}} width="600" />
 
 When the installation is complete, click **Start using Sumo**.