{"id":26418,"date":"2017-04-14T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=26418"},"modified":"2017-04-13T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T20:36:34","slug":"partner-channel-scoop-april-14-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/partner-channel-scoop-april-14-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel Scoop \u2013 April 14, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we head into the final weeks of Q3 FY17, this week\u2019s Channel Scoop will be a review. So, sit back and relax while we bring you this week\u2019s Channel Scoop Review.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PAN-OS 8.0 Launch:<\/strong> We kicked off the quarter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/announcing-pan-os-8-0-biggest-launch-yet\/\">announcing<\/a> the largest release in Palo Alto Networks history. This announcement included more than 70 enhancements to our Next-Generation Security Platform and solidified our thinking beyond on the point channel strategy, which Ron Myers captures in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/partner-pan-os-8-0-thinking-beyond-the-point-channel-strategy\/\">this blog<\/a>. To access the latest PAN-OS 8.0 partner content and training, go to our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/partners\/nextwave-partner-portal\/help-me-sell\/new-pan-os-8\">Partner Portal page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CYBERFORCE Launch: <\/strong>From our largest release to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/partner-cyberforce-new-exclusive-palo-alto-networks-partner-recognition-program\/\">first partner technical recognition program<\/a>, we have introduced a lot in Q3 FY17. CYBERFORCE is an exclusive program, featuring an elite group of highly trained, self-sufficient Palo Alto Networks partner engineers, who have earned their membership. Want to the be our next member? Learn more on our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/partners\/nextwave-partner-portal\/help-me-learn\/cyberforce\">CYBERFORCE Partner Portal page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ignite 2017: <\/strong>It\u2019s the industry\u2019s premier security event. This is the best sales tool we offer our partners so get your customers and prospects to <a href=\"https:\/\/ignite.paloaltonetworks.com\/forms\/regform.html\">invest in joining<\/a> us in beautiful Vancouver, June 12-15. We have more content coming soon, but we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/content\/dam\/pan\/en_US\/partners\/marketing\/docs\/pan-ic17-partner-faq.pdf\">Partner FAQ<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/content\/dam\/pan\/en_US\/partners\/nextwave\/palo-alto-networks-ignite-partner-promo.pdf\">Sell 10 Get 1 Free partner promotion<\/a> available today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First Traps Specialized Compliance Check:<\/strong> Partners who fail to meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/content\/dam\/pan\/en_US\/partners\/marketing\/traps\/traps-requirements-capabilities.pdf\">Traps Specialized requirements<\/a>, including our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/content\/dam\/pan\/en_US\/assets\/pdf\/datasheets\/education\/PSE%20Endpoint-P%20Exam%203.4.pdf\">PSE: Endpoint-Professional Exam<\/a> and our recently updated <a href=\"https:\/\/paloaltonetworks.csod.com\/LMS\/LoDetails\/DetailsLo.aspx?loid=4fc312c7-460b-4d04-9347-060e8d73838d#t=1\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >ASE: Endpoint Associate<\/a> training (capturing Traps v3.4), by August 2017 will lose their Traps Specialization status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3 Keys for Q3 FY17: <\/strong>In case you missed it, here\u2019s the Q3 NextWave Huddle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/partner-nextwave-huddle-recap-3-keys-palo-alto-networks-partners-q3-fy17\/\">recap blog<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*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 <a href=\"mailto:NextWave@paloaltonetworks.com\">NextWave@paloaltonetworks.com<\/a> to request Partner Portal access.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ignite17-social-cover-img-facebook-820x340.png\"><div style=\"max-width:100%\" data-width=\"820\"><span class=\"ar-custom\" style=\"padding-bottom:41.46%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25356 lozad\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ignite17-social-cover-img-facebook-820x340.png\" alt=\"ignite17-social-cover-img-facebook-820x340\" width=\"820\" height=\"340\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ignite \u201917 Security Conference: Vancouver, BC June 12\u201315, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ignite \u201917 Security Conference is a live, four-day conference designed for today\u2019s security professionals. Hear from innovators and experts, gain real-world skills through hands-on sessions and interactive workshops, and find out how breach prevention is changing the security industry. Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paloaltonetworksignite.com\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Ignite website<\/a> for more information on tracks, workshops and marquee sessions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dive into this week's NextWave Partner Channel Scoop. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":143,"featured_media":26421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1514,78],"tags":[3354,1869,3188,778],"coauthors":[1373],"class_list":["post-26418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-channel-scoop","category-partners","tag-cyberforce","tag-ignite-2017","tag-pan-os-8-0","tag-traps"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/PAN-channel-scoop-banner-498x269-v2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26445,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26418\/revisions\/26445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26418"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=26418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}