Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa Announces Diamond Sponsorship for Palo Alto Networks Ignite on Tour 2026 in Johannesburg

Strategic sponsorship reinforces Westcon-Comstor’s commitment to strengthening cybersecurity capability, enabling partners, and preparing businesses across Africa for an AI-driven threat landscape

Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 February 2026 - Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa, a global technology provider and specialist distributor, has announced its Diamond Sponsorship of Palo Alto Networks’ Ignite on Tour 2026, taking place on 26 February in Johannesburg.

Ignite on Tour is Palo Alto Networks’ flagship experience designed to showcase Palo Alto Networks’ latest advancements in cloud and network security, AI-driven threat prevention and Zero Trust. This is the first year the company is adding Johannesburg to its global tour calendar, as part of its focus on bringing advanced cybersecurity insights to high-growth regions while arming local teams with the strategies needed to respond to an increasingly complex threat landscape.

“As AI-driven attacks become more sophisticated, organisations need partners who can help them navigate complexity and adopt security strategies that deliver real outcomes, says Nickey Mannya, Director for Cybersecurity and Next Generation Solutions at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa. “Ignite creates a valuable platform for meaningful engagement between vendors, partners and customers, and we’re proud to support its first South African edition.”

Westcon-Comstor’s Diamond Sponsorship reflects its continued investment in strengthening cybersecurity capability across Africa and Palo Alto Networks’ partners, enabling them to build scalable, future-ready security practices. According to Mannya, this sponsorship highlights the importance of collaboration as cyber threats accelerate.

As a Diamond Sponsor, Westcon-Comstor will engage with partners and customers throughout the event, focusing on secure AI adoption, modern SOC transformation and next-generation threat detection. The distributor will also share enablement opportunities, technical expertise and go-to-market support designed to help partners grow their cybersecurity practices.

Ignite on Tour Johannesburg underscores the commitment to supporting African organisations as they prepare for an AI-driven future. The event will include technical breakouts, hands on sessions, product deep dives and thought leadership discussions. Attendees can engage with global Palo Alto Networks specialists, learn about the latest capabilities across the NGFW, Prisma Cloud, Cortex and SASE portfolios, and understand how AI is transforming prevention, detection and remediation.

Ignite on Tour 2026 registration details, agenda and speaker information are available at:https://register.paloaltonetworks.com/igniteontour

About Westcon-Comstor

Westcon-Comstor is a global technology distributor specialising in cybersecurity, networking and hybrid cloud solutions. With a presence spanning more than 50 countries, it drives innovation by connecting technology from the world’s leading IT vendors with a channel of resellers, systems integrators and service providers. By combining data-driven intelligence, technical expertise and strong partnerships, Westcon-Comstor empowers channel partners to seize opportunities and achieve sustainable growth. It goes to market through three lines of business: Westcon, Comstor and Rebura.

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