Insight Named Palo Alto Networks North America Growth Partner of the Year for 2026

Insight deepens its Palo Alto Networks partnership, earning top growth honors and Cortex XSIAM certification to strengthen client security

CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ: NSIT) today announced it has been named North America Growth Partner of the Year for 2026 by Palo Alto Networks. These annual awards celebrate an elite group of partners demonstrating exceptional performance, deep expertise, and an unwavering commitment to securing joint customers.

Over the last year, Insight has more than doubled the size of its Palo Alto Networks team, partnering with the global cybersecurity leader to help modernize clients’ network architectures. Insight also joined an elite group of partners by becoming certified in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSIAM platform. In total, 25 teammates devoted more than 300 hours to earn the certification.

The Cortex XSIAM platform unifies multiple Security Operations (SecOps) functions in a single automated system. These include Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), and agentic AI. As Insight aligns with Palo Alto Networks on its commitment to accelerate delivery of XSIAM engagements, it has facilitated access to the platform for several clients, including Boyne Resorts, which operates a dozen ski and golf resorts across North America.

Insight partnered with Palo Alto Networks to help Boyne adopt a platform approach across its environment, with the goal of improving its security efficacy.

“Earning this award from Palo Alto Networks reflects our teamwork, focus, and execution, helping guide our clients as they securely accelerate their digital transformations,” said Prashant Singh, Vice President of partner alliances and product management, Insight. “By combining Palo Alto Networks industry-leading cybersecurity solutions with our end-to-end expertise — from architectural design to managed security services — we empower our clients to modernize with confidence, mitigate risk, and build a resilient foundation for long-term growth.”

Becoming certified on the Cortex XSIAM platform represents an important step forward in Insight’s partnership with Palo Alto Networks and its commitment to bringing the best cybersecurity solutions to clients to help them secure their environments in a rapidly changing threat landscape, fueled by rapid AI adoption. With 31 teammates earning 24 different types of certifications with Palo Alto Networks overall, Insight is authorized to provide around-the-clock support for their products as a Diamond Partner. Together, the two companies help organizations strengthen their security posture through a comprehensive mix of solutions and services, including the Palo Alto Networks Cortex platform to help protect organizations’ cloud environments and the Strata platform to enhance network security.

“As organizations navigate unprecedented technological transformation, partners are more critical than ever before in helping our customers modernize by adopting AI-powered platform security,” said Anar Desai, North America channel sales at Palo Alto Networks. “We are proud to honor Insight as our 2026 North America Growth Partner of the Year winner for their exceptional commitment to solving complex security challenges and driving real outcomes for our joint customers.”

Insight officially accepted the award at the Palo Alto Networks Executive Partner Summit Awards Gala earlier in August, having previously won the Palo Alto Networks Global Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Partner of the Year award in 2020. For more information on how Insight can meet your company’s end-to-end security needs in partnership with Palo Alto Networks, visit insight.com.

About Insight

Insight Enterprises is a leading Solutions Integrator that helps clients solve technology challenges by combining the right hardware, software, and services. We’re a global Fortune 500 technology company with a network of over 6,000 partners and experts around the world who provide access to end-to-end IT capabilities. For more than 35 years, we have delivered and optimized technology solutions for our clients efficiently, effectively, and safely. We are rated as a Great Place to Work, a Forbes World’s Best Employer, and a Fortune World’s Best Workplace. Discover more at insight.com. NSIT-M