PARTNER POWER NEWS - November 2026: Grow your business and simplify security.
This month, turn Gen 8 upgrades into broader protection, grow your managed security services and put new tools to work. Plus, help customers activate Cloud Secure Edge (CSE), plan product transitions and build your team’s expertise.
Save the Date for Partner Power Hour
December 2, 2026 — Exclusively for SecureFirst partners - META region: December 1, 2026.
Get the latest SonicWall channel updates and bring your questions directly to the team. Join your quarterly Partner Power Hour to hear what’s next and what it means for your business.
Save your seat through the banner on your Partner Portal home page.
Grow Your Security Business
Give Customers Another Reason to Choose Gen 8
Eligible Gen 8 firewall purchases with the 3-year Secure Upgrade now include SonicWall Endpoint Security (SES) Advanced seed licenses at no additional cost, valid for nine months. SES combines next-generation antivirus and endpoint detection and response in one lightweight agent, making this an ideal introduction for customers without EDR. Activate in MySonicWall; license quantities add up across eligible firewall upgrades.
View eligibility and activation details | View the promotion datasheet
Make the Value Clear Beyond the Price
Help customers see the full value of their security investment. SonicWall combines competitive pricing with centralized management and bundled security services to help reduce day-to-day administration and licensing complexity. An embedded cyber warranty adds protection at no extra cost for qualifying deployments. Bring these advantages into your next proposal to show how SonicWall can help lower the total cost of ownership.
See how SonicWall Gen 8 stacks up against the competition.
Grow Recurring Revenue with Multi-Gig Switches
Meet rising bandwidth needs and simplify network deployments with the new SonicWall SWS24 and SWS34 Series. Explore how these switches can help you grow existing accounts and build recurring revenue.
Explore the switches | Register for the partner webinar
Serve Larger Customers with MPSS for NSsp
MPSS now supports NSsp firewalls, extending coverage across SonicWall’s firewall tiers. Deliver attentive firewall management to larger customers without overextending your team.
Simplify Security Operations
Meet the New Sami
SonicWall’s new AI experience is live in Unified Management. Help your team close product knowledge gaps, turn customer requirements into solutions and access support guidance in one place. See Sami in action at the November 20 webinar.
Register for the November 20 webinar | Explore the Sami datasheet
Start with Security Services Enabled
SonicOS 7.3.4 enables security services by default, giving customers stronger protection from deployment. Review the release details to understand what changes for your next deployment.
Review the SonicOS release notes
Make Firewall Security Measurable with Security Insights
Network Security Manager 4.4 brings Security Insights to your management toolkit. Turn firewall configuration into a measurable security assessment and show customers where their protection stands.
Explore Security Insights | Review the NSM release notes
Connect SonicWall Firewalls and SMA 1000 with Sekoia
SonicWall firewalls and SMA 1000 now integrate with Sekoia. Explore the integration and what it means for your customers’ security operations.
Explore the Sekoia integration
Keep Customer Current
Activate CSE to Secure the Full Year
Help customers activate unused Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) licenses from qualifying 3 & Free purchases before February 1, 2027, to secure the full one-year term. From that date, activation must occur within 90 days of firewall registration to receive the full year. Later activation provides only the remaining term, calculated from day 90. We’ve emailed affected registered customers and partners; follow up now to help customers get started.
Use the Getting Started Guide | Contact activation support
Plan the Next Step for CSA 1000 Customers
The CSA 1000 last order date was October 1, 2026. Review the lifecycle notice and discuss next steps with affected customers.
Review the CSA 1000 lifecycle notice
Prepare Customers for the Move to NetExtender
Mobile Connect is becoming NetExtender. Review the update so you can guide affected customers through the change.
Review the Mobile Connect update
Build Expertise
Turn Team Accreditations Into a Company Specialization
Build the expertise to position, demonstrate and deliver SonicWall solutions. When two team members complete all required role-based Accreditations for a solution family, your company earns that Specialization. Review the one-pager and FAQ to plan your team’s next steps.
Review the requirements and FAQ
Close the Firewall Configuration Gap
Help customers strengthen firewall security beyond deployment. This practical webcast explores how secure defaults and continuous posture scoring can reduce exposed attack surfaces, catch configuration drift and standardize security across customer environments with less manual effort.
Watch Closing the Configuration Gap.
Help Customers Build Their Path to SASE
Turn SASE conversations into a practical roadmap. Join Forrester’s Andre Kindness and SonicWall experts for a two-part series exploring how customers can build on their existing firewalls, adopt cloud-delivered security incrementally and move toward unified secure access.
Explore the From Firewall to Fabric Series.
Ready to Discuss Your Next Opportunity?Book a meeting with your SonicWall sales representative. | Already a Partner?Explore the SecureFirst Service Provider Program for flexible monthly billing and tools to manage business. Explore the Service Provider Program | New to SonicWall?Become a SecureFirst partner for benefits, training, and resources to grow your customers at scale. |
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Jonathan Berger
Executive Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances
Jonathan Berger
Executive Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances
Jonathan Berger is Executive Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances at SonicWall, where he leads the company's global partner strategy and growth initiatives. With more than a decade of experience on the partner side of the business, including executive leadership roles at BlueAlly where he built and scaled a cybersecurity-focused VAR, MSP, and MSSP, he brings a unique partner-first perspective. Jonathan believes that partner success and vendor success are inseparable, and that the strongest channel ecosystems are built on programs that deliver real business value.
