Channel Scoop – July 21, 2017

With 10 days left in our fourth quarter and fiscal year, this week’s Channel Scoop will focus on delivering content to help you finish strong.

• One Day Left: The Invest in Your Success, Q4 NFR promotion ends today (July 22, 2017). Get your purchase order in to get 35 percent off the NFR SKU for the PA-3020, PA-3050, PA-3060, PA-5020, PA-5050, PA-5060, PA-5220 and the PA-850.

• Protection From Recent Attacks: Address customer concerns around recent attacks by learning how Palo Alto Networks customers are protected from the Petya attack and WannaCry.

• Exceptional Customer Support: Sometimes reminding a customer they will be well supported after the purchase is critical to their purchase decision. We were recognized by JD Powers and the TSIA (Technology Services Industry Associate) for the second consecutive year for our outstanding customer support experience.

• Third-Party Validation: Here’s the Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls report, which can be downloaded and customized with your logo so you can share with our mutual customers. You can also encourage your customer to visit Gartner’s Peer Insights to review individual end user experience with our Next-Generation Security Platform.

• Tic Toc: Time runs out July 31, 2017 on our Q4 CYBERFORCE Commander promotion, whereby partners achieving Commander status within our new CYBERFORCE technical recognition program, get a free PA-220.

*To access content on the Partner Portal you must be a Palo Alto Networks NextWave channel partner and have a valid user name and password. Email NextWave@paloaltonetworks.com to request Partner Portal access.