Palo Alto Networks

NextWave Diamond Innovator

Safeguard your business with industry-leading platforms and technology, delivered by GDT.

Secure your infrastructure now and in the future

Solve your critical security challenges with Palo Alto Networks’ extensive security portfolio combined with GDT’s deep cybersecurity expertise. As a longtime Palo Alto Networks partner, GDT has multiple specializations across firewalls, SASE, MSSP, and more. Additionally, GDT is part of the CYBERFORCE, a Palo Alto Networks technical recognition program for its most elite partners.

About Palo Alto Networks

Cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks leverages best-of-breed platforms, world-class threat intelligence, and services to protect organizations across networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.

Partnership highlights

35+

collective certifications
Partner since

2013

GDT partner expertise

Certifications

  • Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator
  • Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer
  • Palo Alto Networks Certified Detection and Remediation Analyst
  • Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineer: Cortex — Professional
  • Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineer: Secure Access Service Edge — Professional
  • Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineer: Software Firewall — Professional
  • Specialized Partner Sales — Cortex Extended Security Intelligence and Automation Management
  • AMPLIFY Security Fundamentals (partner-focused foundational exam)
  • Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineer: Strata — Professional
  • Unit 42 Specialization (focused on threat intelligence and incident response)
  • Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Fundamentals Engineer
  • Prisma Microsegmentation Rule Automation (specialized training or exam)
  • Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer
“Our Diamond Innovator NextWave partners have deep Palo Alto Networks expertise to help solve complex security challenges with robust solutions and services. As a NextWave Diamond Innovator, GDT is helping redefine what it means to be secure.”
Anar Desai, VP of North America Channel Sales, Palo Alto Networks

GDT delivers modern, resilient infrastructure for US retailer

Our customer had been struggling to operate efficiently on legacy technology pieced together from past merger and acquisition activities. When its primary data center experienced a major outage, failover to its secondary site did not go as planned, disrupting operations, the customer experience, and ultimately, the retailer’s profitability. Discover how a data center overhaul leveraging Palo Alto Networks technologies helped our customer modernize and achieve a highly resilient infrastructure.

Health insurer transforms performance and security with comprehensive, next-generation firewall as a service

Our customer had an extremely complex firewall solution that was approaching end of life. But the company wanted more than just a technology refresh — it wanted a custom end-to-end solution that would free up financial and technical resources, minimize capital costs, and could be consumed as a service. Discover how GDT leveraged Palo Alto Networks technologies to deliver firewall as a service.

Resources

Press release

GDT recognized by Palo Alto Networks as a NextWave Diamond Innovator

case study

Health insurer transforms performance & security with comprehensive, next-generation firewall as a service

ebook

Strengthen your cyber resilience: 5 components for a proven ransomware defense strategy

blog

Why you need to address shadow AI — and how to get started