{"id":8457,"date":"2024-11-21T09:32:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T09:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/?p=8457"},"modified":"2024-11-22T09:32:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T09:32:52","slug":"updates-to-not-for-resale-licenses-simpler-ordering-and-bigger-discounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/2024\/11\/partner-program\/updates-to-not-for-resale-licenses-simpler-ordering-and-bigger-discounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates to Not-For-Resale Licenses: Simpler Ordering and Bigger Discounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we wrap up 2024, we&#8217;re thrilled to share exciting updates to the Sophos Not-for-Resale (NFR) offering!<\/p>\n<p>Every Sophos Partner can access free or discounted products based on their partner tier. For details on your discounts and NFR allocations, check out the updated <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.sophos.com\/prm\/English\/s\/assets?collectionId=10968&amp;renderMode=Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos NFR guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have questions? Partners and distributors can reach out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/partners\/partner-care.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Partner Care<\/a> for support or to request NFR products for in-house use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Continue reading for details on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Partner Care NFR Support<\/li>\n<li>Automatic Extension of $0 NFR Licenses<\/li>\n<li>MDR NFR Discount Increase<\/li>\n<li>UTM End-of-Sale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Partner Care: Your Go-To for Fast NFR Requests<\/h2>\n<p>Sophos has expanded NFR support within the Partner Care team, streamlining requests, orders, and fulfillment. For quickest access to NFR products and renewals, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/partners\/partner-care.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Partner Care<\/a>\u2014the fastest, most efficient route for all your NFR needs!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>$0 NFR Licenses: Now Automatically Extended<\/h2>\n<p>In early December, Sophos will begin to automatically extend NFR software subscriptions for products that are considered $0 or \u201cfree\u201d within the NFR program (check the <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.sophos.com\/prm\/English\/s\/assets?collectionId=10968&amp;renderMode=Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos NFR guide<\/a> for more information).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do I need to do as a part of this change?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nothing! If you are an active Sophos Partner and have $0 NFR software subscriptions, this will be an automatic process.<br \/>\n<strong>Please note: If your $0 NFR subscription is on the same contract as a for-cost NFR subscription, your $0 NFR subscription will not be automatically renewed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>On a daily basis, Sophos will automatically renew all $0 NFR software subscriptions due to expire within the next 60 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is excluded from this process?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NFR products that have been heavily discounted via Sophos sales to $0<\/li>\n<li>NFR products that have a cost attached to them (also known as \u201cfor-cost\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>$0 NFR software subscriptions that are on the same contract as for-cost NFR products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who should I contact if I have an NFR subscription that was not extended?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/partners\/partner-care.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos Partner Care<\/a> can assist you with any NFR inquiries, including $0 NFR renewals.<\/li>\n<li>Your Sophos Account Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Sophos MDR: NFR Discount Increase<\/h2>\n<p>Great news! Sophos has boosted the program discount by <strong>10 points on MDR<\/strong> services in the NFR program. Discover your new discount and eligible quantities in the <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.sophos.com\/prm\/English\/s\/assets?collectionId=10968&amp;renderMode=Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sophos NFR guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Sophos UTM: No Longer Eligible for NFR<\/h2>\n<p>Sophos UTM is end-of-sale and thus <strong>no longer eligible<\/strong> for NFR licenses as stated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.sophos.com\/prm\/English\/s\/assets?collectionId=10968&amp;renderMode=Collection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFR terms and conditions<\/a>. Existing NFR UTM licenses will continue to be supported until their expiry date.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.sophos.com\/support\/migration\/en-us\/firewall\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XGS Firewall migration<\/a> center for information on migration pathways<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophos.com\/en-us\/products\/next-gen-firewall\/firewall-comparison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compare XGS Firewalls and other accessories<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/partners.sophos.com\/prm\/English\/c\/sophos-firewall-sizing-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firewall Sizing Tool<\/a> to find the appropriate XGS appliance for your customers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re excited to announce updates to the NFR program, including simplified ordering, increased discounts on MDR products, and auto-extension of $0 NFR licenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8458,"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":[4],"tags":[212],"coauthors":[42],"class_list":["post-8457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-partner-program","tag-not-for-resale-nfr"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/featured-image-nfr.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8464,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8457\/revisions\/8464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8457"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/it-it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}