PARTNER POWER NEWS September 2026: Build Credibility. Create Demand. Stay On Track.
This month: new channel awards to back up your pitch, fresh Endpoint Security and Cloud Secure Edge campaigns to run, and a compliance deadline creeping up. Here’s what to use and when.
Built for the Channel, Recognized by the Channel
SonicWall Sweeps the 2026 CRN Annual Report Card Awards
This independent recognition for Enterprise Network Security gives you another powerful proof point to reinforce your value proposition, build customer confidence and strengthen your security conversations.
A Top Profit-Driving Solution for MSPs
ChannelPro Network has named SonicWall Unified Management one of its Top 26 Profit-Driving Solutions for MSPs in 2026. Read the full announcement and discover how SonicWall’s platform approach can help you simplify operations, increase efficiency and unlock new revenue opportunities.
Turn endpoint security into opportunity
Enterprise-Grade Protection Without the Enterprise Price Tag
SonicWall Endpoint Security gives small and mid-sized businesses—and the MSPs serving them—powerful, enterprise-grade protection at an accessible price. It combines next-generation antivirus (NGAV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) in a single lightweight agent, powered by SonicWall’s patented Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection (RTDMI®️) technology.
Explore the resources and create demand:
- Webinar: Visit your Partner Portal home page to watch.
- Marketing Campaign Pack: You Are Not Too Small to Be a Target.
Sell zero trust without the friction
Take the zero trust conversation to your customers with two new resources:
- Cloud Secure Edge Sales Deck
- Cloud Secure Edge Secure Internet Access Sales Deck
Current Promotions
Buy one Secure Private Access Advanced license and receive one Secure Internet Access Advanced license at no additional cost, plus get up to 10 complimentary CSE NFR licenses. Get the details on the Partner Portal.
On-Demand Webinar
Built to Block. Designed to Flow. The security upgrade your team will actually thank you for.
Three Campaigns. Three Ways to Create Demand.
Engage customers throughout their zero-trust journey with three ready-to-use campaign packs:
- Credential Theft Happens. Breaches Don’t Have To.
- VPN Exposure Is the Risk. Zero Trust Access Eliminates It.
- One Click Can Trigger an Attack. Architecture Stops It.
Get the insight. Lead the conversation.
October 20 | From Firewall to Fabric: A Pragmatic Path to SASE
Join Forrester analyst Andre Kindness and SonicWall product leaders Chirag Saxena, Sachin Gorde and Amelia Foss for a practical, vendor-aware framework for moving toward SASE incrementally. Discover how to use the firewall as an anchor while progressively adding cloud-delivered security and access capabilities.
December 2 | Partner Power Hour
Join SonicWall leaders for the latest regional updates on business strategy, product launches, partner programs and key priorities, followed by a live Q&A. Register through the banner on your Partner Portal home page.
Don't leave compliance until the last minute
The January 31, 2027, program-level attainment deadline is approaching.
Track your progress through the Partner Portal Dashboard and complete your required accreditations, specializations and revenue requirements to maintain your SecureFirst Partner Program status and benefits.
Know what changed. Know what to do.
- Secure-by-Default Protection Meets Simplified Firewall Management: What’s New in SonicOS 8.2.2?
- Network Security July Release: Explore the latest updates.
- Last-Time-Buy Notification: NSv 270, NSv 470 and NSv 870.
- End-of-Support Notification: TZ400, TZ400W, TZ600, TZ600P and NSa 3650.
- End-of-Support Notification: NSM On-Prem 4.0.0.
- Alert to Ticket Is Now Available in the PSA Hub.
- Important Security Alert: A new critical vulnerability affects SMA 1000 Series appliances, including the SMA 6210, SMA 7210, SMA 8200v and Central Management Server (CMS). Review the latest PSIRT guidance and take the recommended action.
Most hyperlinks in this blog direct you to the SecureFirst Partner Portal and are accessible exclusively to members of the SonicWall SecureFirst Partner Program. Ready to become a partner? Join SecureFirst today.
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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.
