SonicWall has announced significant business momentum fueled by increasing demand for its Managed Security Services (MSS) and Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) / Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions. As SonicWall continues to evolve beyond its roots as a maker of SMB firewall vendor, SonicWall says that these results underscore the company’s transformation into a global cybersecurity solutions provider for managed service providers (MSPs), managed security service providers (MSSPs) and the customers they protect.
SonicWall’s continued focus on enabling partner growth and driving secure, scalable services has translated into strong performance across its managed security services and cloud-delivered security offerings. The company’s investment in innovation, simplicity and partner enablement has resulted in measurable gains across key growth categories:
Zero Trust/Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) achieved a 500+% year-over-year growth in bookings, and a 6X increase in transacting partners year-over-year,
Managed Security Services (MSS) delivered double-digit, year-over-year bookings growth, and more than doubled the number of new partner additions year-over-year
“For SonicWall, this is more than growth; it is transformation,” said Bob VanKirk, President and CEO at SonicWall. “For the past 5 quarters, we have seen record growth in both our managed services offerings as well as next-gen cloud-native CSE / ZTNA solutions. We are empowering our partners to protect their customers with simplicity and speed, no matter the complexity of their infrastructure. The momentum behind CSE and managed security services proves how SonicWall is evolving beyond the firewall and is fast becoming a cybersecurity leader that delivers value from the endpoint to the traditional network to the cloud edge.”
Organizations are rapidly realizing the benefits of moving away from legacy, appliance-based SSL VPN solutions and embracing CSE, a modern, cloud-native secure remote access solution. CSE offers flexibility for customers to either leverage the integrated connector within SonicWall’s firewall operating system or connect directly to cloud-based applications, delivering seamless zero-trust access to private, hybrid, and internet-based resources. This approach enables secure, high-performance connectivity for employees and third parties, on any device and from any location, without requiring costly infrastructure upgrades.
“Cloud Secure Edge just makes our lives easier, and our clients notice it,” said Avion Bryant, Chief Technology Officer at Stronghold Data. “We’ve rolled it out in banks, public safety departments and remote teams. No headaches, no drama, just results. CSE solves problems we used to spend hours troubleshooting, and now we barely touch it after setup. The simplicity SonicWall brings is unmatched. The ability to take a product from another vendor and transition the settings to a SonicWall environment just works. I can read the raw data, convert it and deploy it, which gives us serious speed and a competitive advantage. If you care about technology, have a budget and want to grow, SonicWall is the team you call. I can pick up the phone, talk to SonicWall, and get a turnaround in under 24 hours. That kind of partnership is rare.”
SonicWall’s SonicSentry Managed Security Services (MSS) offers the strength of a 24/7 Security Operations Center to support the company’s MSP partners, functioning as an extension of their team to help keep customers protected. The SonicSentry SOC delivers comprehensive managed detection and response (MDR) services for endpoints, networks and clouds.
“SonicWall is setting the standard for managed firewall services,” said Daniel Rhodes, CEO of CT Solutions. “With Managed Protection Security Suite (MPSS), I can design, build and secure entire networks without spending hours managing and reconfiguring firewalls. That flexibility and time savings have completely changed my business. I don’t have to sit on pins and needles worrying I’ll misconfigure a firewall. MPSS eliminates that risk and lets me approach clients with total confidence.”
“With SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM), Managed Security Services (MSS), embedded ZTNA, the industry’s first built-in cyber warranty and Unified Management, you can deliver more value to customers while working more efficiently,” said Sarah Choi, Product Marketing Manager at SonicWall, “It’s about smarter management, stronger security, scalability and more profitable services. It’s your move from reseller to high-value security provider.”
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“ You don’t have to build every service yourself to deliver enterprise-grade protection,” Choi said. “By leveraging SonicWall MSS and our Security Operations Center (SOC), you can extend coverage across endpoints, cloud and firewalls. SonicWall delivers the alerts, reports, dashboards and analytics, so you strengthen customer trust without adding overhead.” If you do prefer to run everything in-house, SonicWall gives you the tools to do it at scale. With NSM, your team can manage every firewall, enforce compliance, fix misconfigurations and keep a complete audit trail from one powerful console.
“Managing multiple customers has never been simple, but SonicWall Unified Management makes it feel that way,” Choi stated. “From one console, MSPs and MSSPs can deploy, monitor and scale SonicWall solutions spanning firewalls, endpoint protection, secure access and threat detection. Multi-tenant visibility, zero-touch deployment and active alerting keep operations efficient, while streamlined workflows free your team to focus on higher-value services instead of repetitive tasks. Beyond core management, SonicWall continues to invest in tools that make partners more efficient and profitable. SAMI 1.0, an AI assistant built into Unified Management, acts as a digital co-pilot, allowing you to explore firewall analytics conversationally, automate upgrades and pull best-practice guidance instantly. At the same time, our Managed Protection Security Suite (MPSS) helps Gen 7 and Gen 8 devices stay patched, monitored and optimized without additional staff. Customers get continuous value and compliance-ready reports, while you reduce operational noise and build recurring revenue.”
These achievements follow a year of significant progress for SonicWall’s managed security and cloud portfolios. SonicWall continues to expand its global partner ecosystem, driving measurable outcomes for MSPs/MSSPs seeking reliable and high-performance cybersecurity solutions for hybrid and distributed environments.