Panacea Consult

Panacea Consult helps you plan, design, improve and migrate Extreme Networks environments. Work can include architecture and design reviews, configuration, implementation, troubleshooting and optimisation. We agree the activities, engineering roles, deliverables and dependencies for your engagement before work begins.

Planned work uses our Project Days model. Your price depends on the number of days, the engineering roles required, the mix of remote and on-site delivery, and whether you have an active annual support agreement.

The quote sets out the agreed scope and pricing assumptions. Hardware, licences, subscriptions and manufacturer support are separate. Travel expenses, out-of-hours work, scope changes and time spent resolving readiness issues may also be chargeable under the agreed terms.

Network design is the process of planning how your infrastructure will be structured, how traffic will flow, how devices will connect and how the network will behave under real-world conditions. Good design prevents problems before they occur. Poor design creates them. For organisations running clinical systems, national infrastructure or regulated services, getting the architecture right from the start is not optional.

Zero touch provisioning (ZTP) is a method for automatically configuring network devices when they are first connected, without manual intervention from an engineer. Devices receive their configuration from a central management platform at boot. Panacea designs and deploys ZTP workflows using Extreme Networks tools including ZTP+ and XIQ, which significantly reduces deployment time and eliminates the configuration inconsistencies that occur with manual setup.

Fabric networking is a network architecture that simplifies the way traffic is routed and services are provisioned across a site. Extreme Networks Fabric Connect uses Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) to create a clean, automated network fabric that removes the complexity of traditional VLAN-based designs. It improves resilience, simplifies segmentation and makes large multi-site networks significantly easier to manage.

Network segmentation is the practice of dividing a network into separate zones so that traffic from one area cannot flow freely into another. In healthcare, this separates clinical systems from corporate or guest traffic. In government environments, it isolates sensitive data. In enterprise settings, it contains the blast radius of a security incident. Panacea designs segmentation using Extreme fabric architectures and NAC policies to keep access controls enforced consistently without creating operational complexity.

Network automation refers to using software and pre-defined workflows to handle tasks that would otherwise require manual engineer input. This includes device provisioning, configuration updates, compliance checks and fault remediation. Within an Extreme Networks environment, automation is delivered through tools including Auto-Sense, Fabric Attach and ExtremeCloud IQ. The benefit is a reduction in manual overhead, fewer human errors and a network that is more consistent and easier to scale.

Yes. Panacea Consult is available through the Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud framework on the Digital Marketplace. Public sector organisations including NHS Trusts, government departments and local authorities can procure our consultancy services directly through the framework without the need for a separate tender process.

We plan the migration around your live services, dependencies and agreed change windows. The approach can include staged deployment, validation checkpoints and rollback preparation, as appropriate to the scope and environment.

We agree the test and rollback plan with your team before the change. Required access, licences, vendor support, approvals and technical contacts need to be in place so the work can proceed as planned.

Agreed deliverables can include designs, as-built records, change notes, configuration backups and knowledge transfer. Project support continues during the agreed handover period.

Ongoing day-to-day support and SLA-backed operations are provided under a separate support agreement, such as Panacea Care.