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    <title>topic Re: New Spark Management videos: Overview + Local-to-Cloud transition in Spark Firewall (SMB)</title>
    <link>https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/New-Spark-Management-videos-Overview-Local-to-Cloud-transition/m-p/273049#M13769</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks for sharing!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:39:17 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>the_rock</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2026-03-10T21:39:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New Spark Management videos: Overview + Local-to-Cloud transition</title>
      <link>https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/New-Spark-Management-videos-Overview-Local-to-Cloud-transition/m-p/273033#M13768</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi everyone,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Recently we’ve been meeting more customers who connect to Spark Management only after managing their gateways locally for some time.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In many cases this happens for two simple reasons: &lt;BR /&gt;First, customers were not initially familiar with Spark Management and its capabilities. &lt;BR /&gt;Second, they want to better understand how the management model works and make sure their existing local configurations will not be overridden.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;To help with this journey, we’ve published a few short videos (~2m) that walk through the key concepts and flows:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;Introduction to the value and vision behind Spark Management -&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="video-embed-center video-embed"&gt;&lt;iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fz5L8w87rO0o%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dz5L8w87rO0o&amp;amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fz5L8w87rO0o%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;amp;schema=youtube" width="200" height="112" scrolling="no" title="Transform MSP Efficiency with Quantum Spark Management" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture;" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;2. Spark Management - Management Structure overivew – a quick walkthrough of the platform and how MSSPs can manage gateways across multiple customers from a single Spark Management account&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="video-embed-center video-embed"&gt;&lt;iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FIAf6lhe-ZIo%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIAf6lhe-ZIo&amp;amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FIAf6lhe-ZIo%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;amp;schema=youtube" width="200" height="112" scrolling="no" title="Spark Management - Management Structure Overview" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture;" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;3. Local-to-cloud transition – explains the recommended way to connect gateways that were previously managed locally, starting with a connection that preserves the local configuration -&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="video-embed-center video-embed"&gt;&lt;iframe class="embedly-embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FaqGNpgAOnFQ%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DaqGNpgAOnFQ&amp;amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FaqGNpgAOnFQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;amp;schema=youtube" width="200" height="112" scrolling="no" title="Spark Management - How to transition from locally managed to Spark Management" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture;" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;From there, management can gradually transition to the cloud using the control toggles -&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://vimeo.com/1125823538?share=copy&amp;amp;fl=cl&amp;amp;fe=ci" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://vimeo.com/1125823538?share=copy&amp;amp;fl=cl&amp;amp;fe=ci&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If you are currently managing gateways locally and considering connecting them to Spark Management, these videos may help clarify the process.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Are you seeing similar cases where customers connect to Spark Management only after managing gateways locally?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or feedback.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/New-Spark-Management-videos-Overview-Local-to-Cloud-transition/m-p/273033#M13768</guid>
      <dc:creator>shaharba</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-11T11:41:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: New Spark Management videos: Overview + Local-to-Cloud transition</title>
      <link>https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/New-Spark-Management-videos-Overview-Local-to-Cloud-transition/m-p/273049#M13769</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks for sharing!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:39:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/New-Spark-Management-videos-Overview-Local-to-Cloud-transition/m-p/273049#M13769</guid>
      <dc:creator>the_rock</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-10T21:39:17Z</dc:date>
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