Answers to the questions we hear most about Palo Alto Networks firewall consulting, fractional CTO services and how engagements work. Don’t see your question? Book a free consultation or contact us.
Fractional CTO & Advisory
A fractional CTO is a senior technology leader who works with your business part time. They own the technology roadmap, budget and vendor relationships and bring an experienced voice to leadership decisions, without the cost of a full-time executive. See fractional CTO services.
An MSP keeps day-to-day technology running. A fractional CTO sets direction, reviews vendor and MSP recommendations and holds providers accountable. Many businesses use both. Read Fractional CTO vs MSP vs Project Consultant.
Engagements are scoped to your needs, typically as an ongoing part-time arrangement with a regular cadence of meetings and reviews. We recommend a structure after the free initial consultation, once we understand your goals.
General
SK IT Solutions was founded by Eric Stoltz in 2023. For more information see About Us.
SK IT Solutions is based on Fruitland Park Florida with engineering resources in Central Florida and the Greater Washington, DC area.
Palo Alto Firewall Consulting
A Palo Alto firewall consultant designs, deploys, migrates, reviews and maintains Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. At SK IT Solutions that includes architecture and deployment, migrations from other firewalls, health checks and rule cleanup, Panorama, GlobalProtect and Azure firewall work. See our Palo Alto firewall consulting services.
It depends on the number of firewalls, whether Panorama is involved and how complex the configuration is. We scope the work during a free initial consultation and provide a quote before any work begins. Learn what is included in a Palo Alto firewall health check.
Yes. We review whether the advisory affects your PAN-OS version and enabled features, recommend mitigations and plan the upgrade or hotfix. Advice on addressing critical vulnerabilities is part of our advisory services, and we publish a weekly Palo Alto security advisory roundup.
Yes. We plan migrations from Cisco ASA and other manufacturers’ firewalls, including discovery, policy and NAT conversion, VPN rebuilds, validation, cutover and post-cutover tuning. Read our ASA to Palo Alto migration outline.
Panorama is usually worth it when you manage several firewalls, have multiple administrators or need centralized logging. For a single high-availability pair with a small team, local management can be fine. See Panorama consulting.
Yes. Palo Alto Networks administrator training is one of our offerings, and it can be tailored to your own firewall configuration so your team learns the system they actually run.
Technical
While Palo Alto Networks Firewall management and consulting is the original core offering we were founded on SK IT Solutions consultants have skillsets and experience in a variety of technical and strategic consulting realms. Check out our current list of Services.
Working With Us
Both. SK IT Solutions is based in Fruitland Park, Florida, and serves clients throughout Florida and across the U.S. with remote and on-site services customized to client needs.
Yes. Ask us about our preferred rates for 501(c)(3) organizations.
Yes. We work directly with clients and alongside IT partners, including on a billable pass-through basis when a partner needs niche Palo Alto or engineering skills for their own clients.
We meet by video call or in person, usually for about an hour, to discuss your goals and challenges. It is not a hard sales pitch, the discussion is summarized in a follow-up email and no commitment is required. Book a free consultation.
SK IT Solutions was founded by Eric Stoltz in 2023. For more information see About Us.
SK IT Solutions is based on Fruitland Park Florida with engineering resources in Central Florida and the Greater Washington, DC area.
While Palo Alto Networks Firewall management and consulting is the original core offering we were founded on SK IT Solutions consultants have skillsets and experience in a variety of technical and strategic consulting realms. Check out our current list of Services.