{"id":3977,"date":"2021-11-10T10:18:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T09:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=3977"},"modified":"2021-11-18T21:09:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T20:09:57","slug":"product-lifecycle-update-november-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/11\/products\/product-lifecycle-update-november-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Lifecycle Update \u2013 November 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What&#8217;s New<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sophos XDR: Detections Dashboard Now Available<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sophos XDR Detections dashboard is now available for all Intercept X Advanced with XDR and Intercept X Advanced for Server with XDR customers.<\/p>\n<p>The dashboard provides a prioritized list of suspect activity and vulnerable configurations that warrant immediate attention. The prioritized list makes it easy for admins to focus on the important issues and reduce time spent on investigating low-risk events. <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/11\/products\/sophos-xdr-detections-dashboard-now-available\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enabling the Sophos Data Lake for Mac<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We enabled the Sophos Data Lake for all Mac customers with an Intercept X Advanced with XDR license that have enabled Endpoint Data Lake uploads. This means that Mac devices will store up to 30 days of data in the data lake which can be queried even if the device is currently offline. <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/10\/products\/enabling-the-sophos-data-lake-for-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover more.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Coming Soon<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sophos ZTNA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interest in ZTNA has recently exploded due to the many benefits it offers over remote access VPN. Sophos ZTNA is coming soon to help you capitalize on this massive opportunity &#8211; makes securely connecting remote users to applications easier than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Sophos ZTNA is the perfect complement to any Sophos Intercept X or Firewall sale as it deploys alongside Intercept X as a single-agent, leverages Synchronized Security, and is managed alongside both products in Sophos Central. <a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/11\/products\/sophos-ztna-early-access-program\/\">Discover more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"isPasted\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Sophos Switch<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">In December, we plan to introduce the first 8 models in the Sophos Switch Series. Quantities will initially be limited. The full series will eventually consist of 10 models, with 8, 24, and 48 port models with either 1G or 2.5G ports and various Power over Ethernet options available.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">These products will be a great opportunity for you to sell the full network stack from a single vendor, all managed in Sophos Central.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Read about the upcoming Channel Preview and get first information about these exciting new products in this\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2021\/11\/products\/coming-soon-the-new-sophos-switch-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Partner News post<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">This post includes a link to the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/events.sophos.com\/en-us\/partnertraining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Partner Event<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">s<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0page where you can find the links to register for the upcoming SophSkills sessions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Going Soon<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW190499564 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190499564 BCX0\">Sophos XG Series hardware appliances<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Sophos XG Series appliances have been our most successful to date.\u00a0After the launch of the new XGS Series models, the XG Series\u00a0have now entered their\u00a0final sales quarter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span>In contrast to other lifecycle announcements, we do not have a single end-of-sale date, but instead a \u2018final sales quarter\u2019.\u00a0You can continue to sell the XG Series\u00a0for as long as stocks last\u00a0but no longer than Dec 31, 2021.<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.sophos.com\/support\/s\/article\/KB-000035279?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">See the Retirement\u00a0Calendar for further details<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Special offers are currently available for these hardware models. Reach out to your local Sophos sales team or distributor for further details.<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Important Note:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The actual\u00a0end of sale\u00a0date\u00a0will\u00a0vary\u00a0by region\u00a0(and model)\u00a0and may not have been announced in some regions where we still have inventory. Please reach out to your\u00a0local sales team for\u00a0further information or guidance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos UTM Manager (SUM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">On January 31, 2022, we plan to stop the distribution of the Sophos UTM Manager (SUM) and have announced a December 31, 2022 End-of-Life date for this product.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Further details are available in these Knowledgebase articles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.sophos.com\/support\/s\/article\/KB-000043103?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English KBA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.sophos.com\/support\/s\/article\/KB-000043103?language=de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">German\/Deutsch KBA<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Communication to partners and customers went out on November 4, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos SSL VPN Client for Windows\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On January 31, 2022 the Sophos SSL VPN Client for Windows will be end-of-life and no longer supported in favour of the new and enhanced Sophos Connect VPN Client or Sophos ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) product.<\/p>\n<p>While most customers have already switched to the improved Sophos Connect client, this is a perfect opportunity to consider a much better alternative to remote access VPN &#8211; Zero Trust Network Access &#8211; a new product from Sophos with better security, central management, and a transparent user experience. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/content\/zero-trust-network-access.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos ZTNA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on Sophos Connect can be found in these articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sophos Connect: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sophos.com\/sophos-xg-firewall\/b\/blog\/posts\/sophos-connect-2-0-is-now-ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">v2.0 Product Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instructions: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.sophos.com\/nsg\/sophos-firewall\/18.0\/Help\/en-us\/webhelp\/onlinehelp\/nsg\/sfos\/learningContent\/VPNRemoteAccessSSLVPNSophosConnectClient.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Connect remote access SSL VPN configuration for Sophos Firewall<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instructions: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.sophos.com\/support\/s\/article\/KB-000043396?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Connect remote access SSL VPN configuration for UTM<\/a>\u00a0(coming soon)<\/li>\n<li>Sophos ZTNA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/content\/zero-trust-network-access.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Product Information<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; the ideal remote access VPN replacement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Dynamic DNS service<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL is January 31, 2022 \u2013 Sophos Firewall continues to support a number of other Dynamic DNS providers that customers can utilize for this service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PureMessage for Exchange<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be June 30,\u202f2023\u202f\u2013 there is no migration path.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PureMessage for Unix<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be June 30,\u202f2023\u202f\u2013 the migration path is Sophos Email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Email Appliance\u202f<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be June 30,\u202f2023\u202f\u2013 the migration path is Sophos Email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Endpoint Protection, Server Protection and Enterprise Console products<\/strong>\u00a0(standalone or managed on premises)<br \/>\nThe EOL will be July 20, 2023 \u2013 the migration path is Intercept X Advanced or Intercept X Advanced for Server<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sophos Mobile (managed on premises)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be July 20, 2023\u202f\u2013 the migration path will be Sophos Mobile managed in Sophos Central.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SafeGuard\u202fEnterprise<\/strong><br \/>\nThe EOL will be July 20, 2023\u202f\u2013 the migration path will be Sophos Central Device Encryption.<\/p>\n<p>Abbreviation index: EoS = End of Sale, EoL = End of Life<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/content\/product-lifecycle.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Product Lifecycle page<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/events.sophos.com\/en-us\/partnertraining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upcoming Training Courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out what\u2019s new, what\u2019s coming, and what\u2019s going in our latest product life cycle report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":300000397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22,189,147,135],"coauthors":[64],"class_list":["post-3977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products","tag-sophos-product-lifecycle","tag-sophos-switch","tag-sophos-xdr","tag-sophos-ztna"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/featured-image-product-lifecycle.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3977"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4049,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3977\/revisions\/4049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3977"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=3977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}