Predictika · Managed network and security service quotes

An AI sales agent's managed connectivity quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a monthly quote for a managed network and security service: Managed SD-WAN, Managed Secure Firewall, Security Service Edge or SASE, with the edge at each site, a service tier, the sites and users, the throughput, the term, a discount and the monthly total it states in US dollars. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the service rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the monthly total it computed.

Scope: Logicalis Intelligent Connectivity quotes: Managed SD-WAN, Managed Secure Firewall, Security Service Edge and SASE on Cisco Catalyst 8200/8300 and Cisco Secure Firewall edges, with service tier, term, discount and the stated monthly total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Intelligent Connectivity quotes of this kind, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Service and edge — the four services, the Cisco edge that suits each, and the traffic each site needs against what the edge can carry.
  • Tier, monitoring and term — the Essential, Standard and Premium tiers, 24x7 monitoring and dual edges per site, and the minimum term for each tier.
  • Users, size, discount and total — the user count for Security Service Edge and SASE, large rollouts, long terms, discounts and the stated monthly total compared with the computed one.

Any Intelligent Connectivity quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. The service names and the Cisco edge models follow public Logicalis and Cisco pages; the service tiers, edge capacities, user minimum, term minimums, discount thresholds, review thresholds and every dollar price are modeled from comparable managed services and are not published by Logicalis, so the prices on this page are illustrative. Not covered: other Logicalis services, hardware purchase, installation and taxes.

The AI sales agentBuilds the managed connectivity quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

6 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
An edge that must suit the serviceOnly with care
Each service accepts only some edges, so every service needs its own rule against the edge quoted.		The service and the edge are fields of one request and are checked together on every call.
Capacity that depends on the edgeOnly with care
Each edge carries a different amount of traffic, so every edge needs its own comparison with the throughput asked for.		The edge and the throughput are in one request and compared on every call.
Options that depend on the tierOnly with care
24x7 monitoring, dual edges and the minimum term differ by tier, so each option needs a rule on the tier chosen.		The tier and every option are checked together on every call.
A monthly total built from edges, users and a discountOnly with workarounds
The total depends on the edge count, the tier, the users and the discount, so it must be computed before it can be compared with the total stated.		The total is computed on every call and compared with the total stated in the quote.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as a step is saved or completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The quoted edge does not fit the service: SD-WAN and SASE need a Catalyst 8,000 edge, Managed Secure Firewall needs a Cisco Secure Firewall, SSE needs no edge.
2Each site needs 2,500 Mbps; the quoted edge handles 2,000 Mbps.
3Each site needs 4,000 Mbps; the quoted edge handles 3,000 Mbps.
4SSE and SASE are quoted for at least 25 users; the quote has 24.
5The customer needs 24x7 monitoring; the Essential tier is business hours only.
6Dual edges per site (high availability) are not offered on the Essential tier.
7A 12-month term is too short for this tier; the minimum is 12 months, or 24 months for Premium.
8A 6-month term is too short for this tier; the minimum is 12 months, or 24 months for Premium.
9A discount over 15 percent needs sales director approval.
10A 31 percent discount is over the 30 percent ceiling.
11The quote states 4,000 dollars a month; the quoted services come to 4,050 dollars (illustrative prices).
12A rollout of more than 50 sites needs a solution architect review; the quote has 51.
13A term over 60 months needs finance approval; the quote has 63.
14Each site needs 60,000 Mbps; the quoted edge handles 45,000 Mbps.
15A 35 percent discount is over the 30 percent ceiling.
16Each site needs 9,000 Mbps; the quoted edge handles 2,000 Mbps.
17A rollout of more than 50 sites needs a solution architect review; the quote has 60.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Tier, term, edge capacity and discount: A twelve-site SD-WAN quote on the Essential tier with 24x7 monitoring, a short term, a large discount and heavy traffic per site

    
The agent's request. Please quote Managed SD-WAN for 12 sites on the Essential tier, with a Cisco Catalyst 8200 edge at each site, carrying 2,500 Mbps per site, with 24x7 monitoring. The term is 6 months and the discount is 35 percent. The quote states a total of 2,808 dollars a month. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Throughput over the edge capacity. Each site needs 2,500 Mbps; the quoted edge handles 2,000 Mbps.
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  • 24x7 needs Standard or Premium. The customer needs 24x7 monitoring; the Essential tier is business hours only.
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  • Contract term too short. A 6-month term is too short for this tier; the minimum is 12 months, or 24 months for Premium.
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  • Discount over the ceiling. A 35 percent discount is over the 30 percent ceiling.
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2. Tier, term, edge capacity and discount: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote Managed SD-WAN for 12 sites on the Standard tier, with a Cisco Catalyst 8300 edge at each site, carrying 2,500 Mbps per site, with 24x7 monitoring. The term is 36 months and the discount is 12 percent. The quote states a total of 11,880 dollars a month. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. 12 edge(s) quoted, 13,500 dollars a month before discount, 11,880 dollars a month after discount (illustrative prices).
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3. SASE users, dual edges and total: A forty-site SASE quote with a small user count, dual edges on the Essential tier and a total for the quote

    
The agent's request. Please quote SASE for 40 sites on the Essential tier, with a Cisco Catalyst 8200 edge at each site and a second edge for high availability, carrying 1,000 Mbps per site, for 20 users. The term is 36 months and the discount is 10 percent. The quote states a total of 9,000 dollars a month. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • SSE users under the minimum. SSE and SASE are quoted for at least 25 users; the quote has 20.
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  • Dual edge needs Standard or Premium. Dual edges per site (high availability) are not offered on the Essential tier.
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  • Stated monthly total does not match. The quote states 9,000 dollars a month; the quoted services come to 26,280 dollars (illustrative prices).
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4. SASE users, dual edges and total: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote SASE for 40 sites on the Standard tier, with a Cisco Catalyst 8200 edge at each site and a second edge for high availability, carrying 1,000 Mbps per site, for 120 users. The term is 36 months and the discount is 10 percent. The quote states a total of 35,100 dollars a month. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. 80 edge(s) quoted, 39,000 dollars a month before discount, 35,100 dollars a month after discount (illustrative prices).
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5. Managed firewall capacity and approval: An eight-site Managed Secure Firewall quote on a small firewall for heavy traffic, with a short Premium term and a discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote Managed Secure Firewall for 8 sites on the Premium tier, with a Cisco Secure Firewall 1220 edge at each site, carrying 4,000 Mbps per site. The term is 18 months and the discount is 20 percent. The quote states a total of 3,072 dollars a month. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Throughput over the edge capacity. Each site needs 4,000 Mbps; the quoted edge handles 3,000 Mbps.
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  • Contract term too short. A 18-month term is too short for this tier; the minimum is 12 months, or 24 months for Premium.
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  • Discount needs sales director approval. A discount over 15 percent needs sales director approval.
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6. Managed firewall capacity and approval: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote Managed Secure Firewall for 8 sites on the Premium tier, with a Cisco Secure Firewall 3110 edge at each site, carrying 4,000 Mbps per site. The term is 24 months and the discount is 15 percent. The quote states a total of 6,964 dollars a month. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. 8 edge(s) quoted, 8,192 dollars a month before discount, 6,964 dollars a month after discount (illustrative prices).
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a monthly quote for a managed network and security service: Managed SD-WAN, Managed Secure Firewall, Security Service Edge or SASE. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the service rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the monthly total it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote Managed SD-WAN for 12 sites on the Essential tier, with a Cisco Catalyst 8200 edge at each site, carrying 2,500 Mbps per site, with 24x7 monitoring. The term is 6 months and the discount is 35 percent. The rest of the request is on screen. The quote states a total of 2,808 dollars a month.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with four findings, all in one answer. Each site needs 2,500 Mbps; the quoted edge handles 2,000 Mbps. The customer needs 24x7 monitoring; the Essential tier is business hours only. A 6-month term is too short for this tier; the minimum is 12 months, or 24 months for Premium. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for capacity that depends on the edge, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the edge to Cisco Catalyst 8300, the service tier to standard, the term to 36 months, the discount to 12 percent and the stated monthly total to 11,880.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All four earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Four problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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