Automation for Small & Medium Businesses¶
You Don't Need an Automation Team. You Just Need the Right Automation.¶
If your engineers are still spending hours on manual switch upgrades, repetitive compliance checks, or copy-pasting configurations across devices — that's not an automation problem. It's a time and risk problem that automation solves.
Nautomation Prime offers fixed-price, fixed-scope automation packs for SMBs — built to the same production-grade standards we deliver to enterprise clients, scoped and priced for smaller teams and budgets.
No long-term contracts. No 6-month engagements. No black-box code.
The Problems We Solve¶
You don't need to explain "network automation" to us. We understand the day-to-day reality of running a Cisco network without an automation engineer on staff:
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Manual switch upgrades eating weekends
Upgrading 20, 50, or 100+ IOS-XE devices one at a time is slow, risky, and expensive in engineer time. One missed step causes a call at 2am.
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Compliance audits that take days
Checking every device against your security baseline manually is neither scalable nor reliable. A missed deviation can sit there for months.
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Config backups that don't happen consistently
Without automated backups, a hardware failure or bad change can mean rebuilding from memory. That's not a risk worth taking.
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New sites taking too long to provision
Manually configuring every port, VLAN, and interface on a new access switch is error-prone and slow. Zero-touch provisioning eliminates it entirely.
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One-off scripts that nobody understands
Scripts written by a contractor two years ago that nobody can modify. When it breaks, you're stuck. We deliver documented, maintainable code your team can own.
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No idea where to start
You know manual processes are costing you time and creating risk — but you're not sure which to automate first or what the ROI actually looks like.
Fixed-Price Packages — No Surprises¶
All SMB packages are fixed-scope and fixed-price. You know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before any work begins.
| Package | What It Solves | Price |
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| Automation Opportunity Assessment | Where to start — ROI analysis of up to five manual processes | £249 |
| Switch Audit & Compliance Pack | Automated compliance audit across your Cisco fleet | £750 – £1,500 |
| IOS-XE Upgrade Automation Pack | Safe, parallelised IOS-XE upgrades with rollback | £1,200 – £2,500 |
| Zero-Touch Provisioning Setup | Auto-configure new access switches on first boot | £1,500 – £3,000 |
| Custom Script Build | A specific automation task built to fixed scope | £800 – £2,000 |
| Automation-as-a-Service | Monthly recurring automation — backups, audits, reports | £300 – £900/mo |
Enterprise-Grade Quality at SMB Prices¶
These packages are not watered-down scripts. Every deliverable follows the same PRIME Philosophy that underpins our enterprise engagements:
- Fully documented — every line of code explained, every decision recorded
- Production-hardened — pre-flight checks, post-change validation, rollback built in
- No black-box code — you receive full source, not a compiled binary
- You own it — full code ownership, no ongoing licence fees
- GDPR-compliant — UK-based delivery, all data handled within UK jurisdiction
- Insured — Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance as standard
The difference between SMB and enterprise packages is scope and timeline — not quality or safety standards.
How It Works¶
Getting started is simple:
1. Choose a package — or book a free 30-minute scoping call if you're unsure which fits best.
2. We agree scope — a clear written scope document before any work begins. You approve it; only then do we start.
3. Delivery — most packages complete within 1–3 weeks. You receive documented, working automation.
4. Handover — a walkthrough session so your team understands exactly how to use and maintain what we built.
No surprises. No scope creep. No lock-in.
Not Sure Where to Start?¶
If you have a sense that automation could help your team but aren't sure which process to tackle first — or what the ROI looks like — our Automation Opportunity Assessment is designed exactly for that.
For £249, we analyse up to five of your most time-consuming manual processes, calculate the realistic time savings, and give you a prioritised recommendation. You can use the report to build a business case internally or commission a package directly.
Book an Automation Opportunity Assessment →
Between the Lines
Abraham Joshua Heschel described the Sabbath as a palace built in time rather than space — an architecture you enter by stopping. On that reading the week is not interrupted by rest. The week is arranged around it.
Weekends eaten by manual upgrades are the clearest version of the problem on this page. Automation is not about elegance. It is about getting Saturday back.
Already Running Larger Programmes?¶
If your organisation is ready for a broader transformation — or if you need automation across multiple teams with a formal methodology — our PRIME Framework Enterprise Engagement may be the right fit.
SMB packages are designed as starting points. Many clients begin with a package and grow into a full engagement as confidence builds.
Transparency Note
Nautomation Prime is a founder-led practice. Outcomes, timelines, and examples across this section reflect Christopher's delivery experience from comparable environments unless explicitly identified as a direct Nautomation Prime SMB engagement.