Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Premium Subscription
The Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Premium subscription provides advanced automation capabilities for one UCS server, enhancing IT efficiency for your business operations.
- Access to Premium Features: Unlock advanced automation, orchestration, and configuration management capabilities.
- Subscription Term: 1-year license providing continuous access to software updates and support.
- Platform Focus: Specifically licensed for deployment on a single Cisco UCS server.
- Value Proposition: Enables IT teams to automate complex tasks, reduce errors, and accelerate service delivery.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Premium is a subscription-based software license designed to empower your IT team with advanced automation and orchestration capabilities. This premium tier unlocks the full suite of Ansible features, enabling sophisticated management of your IT infrastructure on a dedicated UCS server.
This platform is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are looking to scale their automation efforts. It integrates into existing data center environments, providing a centralized control plane for deploying applications, managing configurations, and ensuring compliance across your network.
- Automated Workflows: Design, execute, and manage complex IT automation workflows.
- Configuration Management: Ensure consistent and compliant configurations across all your systems.
- Orchestration Capabilities: Coordinate multi-tier application deployments and complex operational tasks.
- Centralized Control: Manage automation from a single interface, improving visibility and control.
- Scalability: Designed to manage growing automation needs within your IT environment.
This Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Premium subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to professionalize their IT operations through powerful, centralized automation.
What This Enables
Automate Infrastructure Provisioning and Configuration
Enable teams to rapidly provision new servers and consistently configure them according to defined standards. Streamline the deployment of applications by automating the setup of underlying infrastructure components.
cloud-native deployments, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized infrastructure, bare-metal servers
Orchestrate Complex Application Deployments
Businesses migrating to microservices or multi-tier applications can orchestrate complex deployment sequences. Teams managing hybrid cloud environments can ensure consistent application rollouts across different platforms.
application modernization initiatives, CI/CD pipelines, disaster recovery testing, multi-tier application architectures
Enforce Compliance and Security Standards
Organizations deploying sensitive workloads can automate the enforcement of security policies and compliance configurations. Streamline regular security audits by ensuring all systems adhere to predefined security baselines.
regulatory compliance mandates, security hardening processes, vulnerability management, change control procedures
Key Features
Ansible Automation Platform Premium features
Unlock advanced capabilities for orchestration, configuration management, and automation workflows.
1-Year Subscription Term
Provides continuous access to software, updates, and support for a defined period, ensuring operational continuity.
Single UCS Server License
Optimized licensing for deployment on a dedicated Cisco UCS server, simplifying management and cost control.
Centralized Automation Control
Manage all automation activities from a single interface, enhancing visibility and operational efficiency.
Automated Workflows and Playbooks
Design and execute complex IT tasks with playbooks, reducing manual effort and potential for human error.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent compliance and high availability, making automated configuration and rapid disaster recovery essential for meeting regulatory demands and minimizing downtime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data security and regulatory compliance (like HIPAA), benefiting from automated security patching and consistent configuration management to protect sensitive patient data.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on stable and consistent IT systems to manage operations; automation ensures critical systems are always configured correctly and updated efficiently, reducing operational risks.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse IT environments and often face budget constraints, making automation crucial for efficiently deploying and managing resources for students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco Ansible Automation Platform?
It is a powerful IT automation solution that enables you to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, and more. It helps streamline IT operations and reduce manual effort.
What does 'Premium' licensing include?
Premium licensing unlocks the full suite of advanced features within the Ansible Automation Platform, offering enhanced capabilities for complex orchestration, policy enforcement, and workflow automation beyond basic functionalities.
Can this license be used on hardware other than a Cisco UCS server?
This specific SKU (RH-AAP-1UCS-P1Y) is licensed for deployment on one Cisco UCS server. For other hardware or virtual environments, different licensing options may be available.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.