Channel Scoop – July 15, 2016

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• Time is running out! Don’t forget to take advantage of our Amplify Q4 Sales This promotion allows you to take an additional 15% off not-for-resale hardware. And yes, you can add this 15% to our popular Evaluation/Not-for-Resale Gear Promotion, where you can buy one and get one free. To qualify for the additional 15%, your order must be received by July 22, 2016.

• It’s a new era in endpoint. Legacy antivirus can no longer keep customers safe, fueling momentum for endpoint prevention. Earlier today we issued a blog announcing that just 3 months since introducing our specialization framework we already have our first 35 NextWave Traps Specialized partners.

• Looking to stay connected with the latest news from Palo Alto Networks? Check out our newsletter page on the Partner Portal, where you can register to receive our e-newsletters and access our archived issues.

• As we continue to grow our customer base, which at the end of fiscal Q3 2016 had reached more than 31,000, we start engaging a new type of customer and the ability to provide a network risk assessment will be instrumental to our success. With this in mind we have created a new Security Lifecycle Review page on the Partner Portal. On this page you will find a step-by-step guide for how you can execute a single SLR with data from multiple firewalls, providing your customers a more comprehensive assessment of their network.

• The European Union recently took another step toward passing monumental cybersecurity legislation. To learn more, here’s a great blog about the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive and how to make sure you are taking the next steps to be prepared.

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