Back to All Partners Palo Alto Networks INVITE Networks is a Palo Alto Networks security partner deploying and managing next-generation firewalls, Cortex XDR, and Prisma Cloud for enterprise and mid-market organizations in Salt Lake City and Phoenix. INVITE integrates Palo Alto Networks solutions into a managed security practice — so your security infrastructure is actively monitored and maintained, not just installed. TL;DR: INVITE Networks is an authorized Palo Alto Networks security partner providing NGFW deployment, Cortex XDR endpoint protection, and Prisma Cloud security management for organizations across Utah and Arizona. INVITE manages the ongoing Palo Alto environment — policy tuning, threat intelligence updates, and incident response — under a single managed services relationship. This page is for CISOs and IT directors evaluating a Palo Alto Networks partner who can own the security program, not just the product sale. What does INVITE Networks deliver as a Palo Alto Networks security partner? INVITE’s Palo Alto Networks practice covers next-generation firewall deployment and management (PA-Series and VM-Series), Cortex XDR for extended detection and response across endpoints and networks, Prisma Cloud for cloud security posture management, and Panorama for centralized policy and device management. INVITE holds active Palo Alto Networks partner authorization with engineers trained across the Palo Alto product portfolio. INVITE deploys Palo Alto Networks solutions as part of a coordinated managed security services practice — not as one-time project engagements. Security policy, threat prevention profiles, and incident response runbooks are all maintained by INVITE after the initial deployment. Why do Salt Lake City and Phoenix organizations choose INVITE for Palo Alto Networks security? INVITE’s security engineering team is based in Salt Lake City, with regional coverage across Utah and Arizona including Phoenix. For enterprise organizations managing Palo Alto Networks firewalls across data centers, campus networks, and cloud environments, INVITE’s local presence means faster on-site response and engineers who know the environment — not just the product documentation. A 900-seat professional services organization in Salt Lake City consolidated four legacy firewall vendors onto Palo Alto Networks NGFWs managed centrally through INVITE’s Salt Lake City managed security practice. Security policy violations flagged during quarterly audits dropped by 74% in the first year — the result of consistent policy enforcement and active Panorama management by INVITE. How does INVITE manage Palo Alto Networks firewall and Cortex XDR environments? INVITE’s managed security services include ongoing Palo Alto Networks administration: firewall rule lifecycle management, App-ID and User-ID policy tuning, threat prevention signature updates, WildFire integration, and monthly security reporting through Panorama. For clients using Cortex XDR, INVITE manages endpoint agent deployment, detection policy configuration, alert triage, and incident escalation. For organizations adopting Prisma SASE or Prisma Access for remote workforce security, INVITE designs and manages the cloud-delivered security stack — mobile user policies, GlobalProtect configuration, and cloud access security broker (CASB) integration — so secure access works consistently whether employees are in the office, at home, or in the field. What makes INVITE a stronger Palo Alto Networks partner than a traditional integrator? Most security integrators deploy Palo Alto Networks gear and hand off management to the client or a generic support contract. INVITE designs the architecture, handles the deployment, and manages the environment on an ongoing basis — the same engineers who built the security policy maintain and evolve it. There is no knowledge transfer gap between the implementation team and the operations team, because they are the same team. INVITE also integrates Palo Alto Networks with the broader security stack: Cortex XDR telemetry correlated with CrowdStrike endpoint signals, Microsoft Entra identity data, and SIEM platforms — building a unified detection and response capability rather than a collection of tools running in separate consoles. Ready to evaluate INVITE as your Palo Alto Networks security partner? Contact INVITE to schedule a security architecture review with our Palo Alto-certified engineers. Frequently Asked Questions: Palo Alto Networks Security Partner Is INVITE Networks an authorized Palo Alto Networks partner? Yes. INVITE Networks holds active Palo Alto Networks partner authorization with engineers trained across the Palo Alto product portfolio including NGFW, Cortex XDR, Prisma Cloud, and Panorama. Does INVITE manage Palo Alto Networks firewalls on an ongoing basis? Yes. INVITE’s managed security services practice includes ongoing Palo Alto Networks firewall management — rule administration, threat prevention tuning, firmware updates, Panorama policy management, and incident response — for organizations that need enterprise-grade network security without a dedicated internal team. Can INVITE deploy Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR alongside NGFW? Yes. INVITE regularly deploys Palo Alto Networks NGFW and Cortex XDR together, integrating firewall and endpoint telemetry through Cortex Data Lake for correlated detection and response. This combination closes detection gaps that exist when firewall and endpoint security operate independently. Does INVITE support Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud and SASE deployments? Yes. INVITE deploys and manages Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud for cloud security posture management and Prisma SASE / Prisma Access for cloud-delivered network security. Both are increasingly common in hybrid and multi-cloud environments that INVITE manages across Utah and Arizona.
