{"id":10426,"date":"2026-04-07T17:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/2026\/04\/nicht-kategorisiert\/global-network-promos-whats-changing-and-how-to-plan-ahead\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:06:00","slug":"global-network-promos-whats-changing-and-how-to-plan-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/2026\/04\/products\/global-network-promos-whats-changing-and-how-to-plan-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Network Promos: What\u2019s Changing and How to Plan Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the new financial year, we\u2019re planning to create a simpler, more transparent promo line-up for you to use.<\/p>\n<p>This will include a significant reduction in the number of promo codes available for Sophos Firewall, with most changes being implemented from July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Global Supply Chain Situation<\/h2>\n<p>Supply chains are under pressure right now, with rising component costs, shortages due to manufacturing shifts to support AI infrastructure, and increasing shipping costs due to the current geopolitical situation.<\/p>\n<p>While Sophos is in a good position to avoid any inventory shortfalls in the near-term, we will continue to monitor the situation, including competitive pricing and our overall cost structure, to determine if any future adjustments need to be made.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>FY27 Promo Changes<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Effective<\/strong> <strong>April 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re removing several promo codes where:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The usage does not meet our required thresholds.<\/li>\n<li>There is a more frequently used global promo code available (SG).<\/li>\n<li>The discount is no longer required (CEMA+WSP discounts are included in our global SG promo).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most other promos will be extended to June 30, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>The 5% promo partner discount has been removed from the XGS COMP TAKEOUT promo.<\/li>\n<li>You can only use ONE XGS promo code on any quote.<\/li>\n<li>Once promo code blacklisting\/whitelisting is introduced later this month, any quote with an incorrect promo code combination will recalculate the discounts once refreshed.<\/li>\n<li>Any valid quote with an expired promo code will be recalculated if refreshed (that includes if it is changed to Primary).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><strong>Not all promo codes are available in all regions. Please check the <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.sophos.com\/#search?text=&amp;ismetro=true&amp;nametab=promotions&amp;tabid=39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promo flyers<\/a> for further details.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; color: #ffffff; background-color: #2006f7;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Recommended promos to use this quarter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Valid until June 30, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Competitive Displacement (Term)<br \/>\n<\/strong>For new Sophos Firewall customers<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">XGS_COMP_TAKEOUT_GLOBAL<\/p>\n<p>Other promos are available for a limited time only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Valid until June 30, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>SG to XGS Migration (Term)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">SG_XGS_REFRESH_GLOBAL (3Y)<\/p>\n<p>XGS_REFRESH_1Y_GLOBAL (1Y)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Valid until June 30, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>XG to XGS Refresh (Term)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">XGS_REFRESH_3Y_GLOBAL (3Y)<\/p>\n<p>XGS_REFRESH_1Y_GLOBAL (1Y)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Valid until June 30, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>XG to XGS Refresh (MSP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">MSP_XGS_REFRESH_XXX<\/p>\n<p>XXX = Partner level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Valid until June 30, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Deal Reg Boosters (Term)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>New Customers: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR_NewCustomer_Booster_10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Existing Customers: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>XGS_DEAL_REG_BOOSTER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">Valid until June 30, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Wi-Fi 6E Incentive (Term and MSP)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">AP6E_15_25<\/p>\n<p>MSP_AP6E_15_25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; color: #ffffff; background-color: #2006f7;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Promos that ended on March 31, 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>EP_XGS_COMP_TAKEOUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 No replacement promo for this offer.<\/p>\n<p>The global SG promo includes some free EP licenses.<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>SG_XGS_3Y_Xstream_Central<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Replaced by SG_XGS_REFRESH_GLOBAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>XGS_3Y_Xstream_HWFREE_EE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Use XGS_COMP_TAKEOUT_GLOBAL<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>SG_XGS_3Y_Xstream_ROW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Replaced by SG_XGS_REFRESH_GLOBAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>XGS_3Y_Xstream_HWFREE_EMEA-E<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Use XGS_COMP_TAKEOUT_GLOBAL<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>GLOBAL_WSP_CEMA_3Y_Xstream<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 For SG, use SG_XGS_REFRESH_GLOBAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>XGS_3Y_Xstream_HWFREE_UKIN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 Use XGS_COMP_TAKEOUT_GLOBAL<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>WSP_CEMA_3Y_Xstream_Central<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2192 For SG, use SG_XGS_REFRESH_GLOBAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We will provide a further update in the coming weeks to ensure you can plan your business accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Should you have any questions, please reach out to your local Sophos contact or distributor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simpler, more transparent promo lineup is coming\u2014here\u2019s what\u2019s changing from April 1, what\u2019s planned for July 1, and which codes to use this quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":10427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[209,116],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-10426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products","tag-promos","tag-sophos-firewall"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/featured-image-partner-blog-promo-1600x960-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10426"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/de-de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=10426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}