Cisco + Palo Alto change-risk review · $750 fixed
A senior engineer stress-tests your change plan before production does.
Describe one planned Cisco, Palo Alto, ISE, or SD-WAN change. Get a written readiness decision, top risks, rollback gaps, and validation checklist in two business days—without a sales call.
Automated technical intake
Herman Stone Change Desk
01—In the field
18+
Years senior network engineering
~9k
Endpoints maintained through a confirmed ISE upgrade
0
Authentication-outage minutes in that ISE upgrade
59
Branches migrated to Catalyst SD-WAN
1
Named principal accountable for every engagement
02—What $750 buys
A decision your team can use before the window opens.
The automated desk qualifies the request. Stone Azefor performs the paid engineering review. Your team receives a bounded, client-ready written output within two business days after accepted inputs and payment.
Go, Go with Conditions, or No-Go decision
Five priority technical and operational risks
Missing prerequisites and unclear plan steps
Rollback gaps, triggers, and corrections
Pre-change, in-change, and post-change validation
Client-ready summary plus one written follow-up
03 — A note from our principal engineer
“Eighteen years on the production-cutover side of the network teaches you one thing above all: the engineer who knows how to roll back is the engineer you want holding the keyboard. Every engagement here is senior, rehearsed, and reversible — because the work has to be right the first time.”
Stone Azefor · Principal Engineer, Herman Stone INC
04—Capabilities
Principal-level depth across the transformation lifecycle.
- 01
Cisco SD-WAN & WAN Modernization
Catalyst SD-WAN design, multi-circuit branch cutovers, Cloud onRamp to Azure.
- 02
Cisco ISE & Network Access Control
Cluster design, 802.1X, posture and profiling — validated before any production cutover.
- 03
Palo Alto Networks & Prisma
Panorama, PA-series HA, Prisma SD-WAN, and rule-base hygiene.
- 04
Network Automation & Standards
Python and Ansible across IOS-XE, NX-OS, FTD — with rollback and ISO-9001-style documentation.
05—Partner path
One low-risk first buy. A clear expansion path.
Start with a written second opinion. Expand only when the change needs deeper support.
Review
Challenge one planned change and receive a readiness decision, priority risks, rollback gaps, and validation checklist in writing.
$750 fixed · 2 business days · no sales call
Assure
Add the executable MOP, fuller risk register, rehearsal, rollback plan, and client-ready white-label evidence pack.
$6,500 fixed wholesale · $750 review credited
Extend
Use cutover coverage, a defined implementation sprint, or a fractional delivery backstop after the work proves fit.
$1.5K–$2.5K cutover · $12K–$30K sprint
06—Partner profile
For MSPs with a client change already sold.
- Healthcare IT
- Local government
- Education
- Regulated mid-market
07—Recent work
Sanitized field evidence.
Sector and shape, never names. Published outcomes are limited to facts that have been verified for release.
All case studies59-branch Cisco SD-WAN migration
A regional healthcare operator migrated 59 branches from MPLS to Catalyst SD-WAN with cloud onRamp to Azure. We led the cutover plan and ran every change against a lab pair before touching production.
Read the case study- California Corporation · est. 2024
- Principal-led delivery
- Written scope · confidentiality · account protection
- Cisco · Palo Alto Networks · Prisma
——Written review
A Cisco or Palo Alto change is approaching?
Let the Change Desk check the boundary now. If it fits, proceed at $750 without a sales call.