{"id":41560,"date":"2017-09-01T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=41560"},"modified":"2018-01-11T08:55:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T16:55:44","slug":"partner-channel-scoop-september-1-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/partner-channel-scoop-september-1-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel Scoop \u2013 September 1, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sit back and relax while we bring you this week\u2019s Channel Scoop.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Q4 FY17 Results: <\/strong>In case you missed it here is our <a href=\"http:\/\/investors.paloaltonetworks.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=251350&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=2297828\">Q4 FY17 earnings press release<\/a>. In our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/content\/dam\/pan\/en_US\/partners\/nextwave\/channel-at-a-glance-infographic.pdf\">Channels @ A Glance<\/a> you can see some of the key channel highlights for FY17. Thank you for all your hard work and continued partnership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blueprint for Success: <\/strong>Early adopters of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/content\/dam\/pan\/en_US\/partners\/nextwave\/next-gen-security-innovator-infographic.pdf\">next-generation security innovator<\/a> strategy are seeing a massive return for their efforts. In FY17 we had 109 partners double their business with us and ended the year doing greater than $1M in Palo Alto Networks bookings. To see how they did it, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/content\/dam\/pan\/en_US\/partners\/marketing\/Infographics\/PAN-BlueprintforGrowth-infographic-final.pdf\">blueprint for success infographic<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Ultimate Test Drive (UDT) Partner Promotion: <\/strong>Every UTD you successfully complete, increases your chances of winning one of our monthly, quarterly and overall session prizes. The first session of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/content\/dam\/pan\/en_US\/partners\/nextwave\/Promotions\/fy18-utd-promotion.pdf\">Get Behind the Wheel Promotion<\/a> begins today (September 1, 2017) and ends on January 31, 2018. During the first session, we will give out more than 20 prizes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check Your CYBERFORCE Status: <\/strong>Want to check how close you are to becoming a CYBERFORCE member? Already a member and now you want to check how close you are to achieving the next level within CYBERFORCE? <a href=\"https:\/\/iregevents.com\/panw\/website\/status-log-in.htm\" rel=\"nofollow,noopener\" >Check your CYBERFORCE status today<\/a> .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blog of the Week:<\/strong> Reference architectures are in high demand with partners. This week you can read about our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/now-available-security-reference-blueprint-retail\/\">Security Reference Blueprint for Retail<\/a>. This reference blueprint will help you discover how to transform your retail customer\u2019s security by using the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform.<\/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. 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