Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Premium Subscription
Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Premium Subscription provides a 3-year license to automate IT tasks and manage infrastructure efficiently for a single UCS server.
- Automated Workflows: Streamline complex IT processes, reducing manual effort and potential for human error.
- Infrastructure Management: Gain centralized control over your servers and applications, ensuring consistency and compliance.
- Reduced Operational Overhead: Minimize the time and resources spent on routine IT tasks, freeing up your team for strategic initiatives.
- 3-Year Subscription: Secure access to premium features and ongoing support for an extended period, ensuring long-term operational stability.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year premium subscription license for the Cisco Ansible Automation Platform, designed to automate IT tasks and manage infrastructure. It unlocks advanced features and capabilities for managing a single Cisco UCS server, enabling greater efficiency and consistency in IT operations.
This platform is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who are responsible for maintaining and optimizing their IT environments. It integrates into existing data center or cloud infrastructure, providing a centralized point for automation and configuration management.
- Enhanced Automation Capabilities: Access premium features for advanced automation workflows and playbooks.
- Centralized Management: Control and monitor your IT infrastructure from a single interface.
- Configuration Consistency: Ensure all systems are configured according to defined standards, reducing drift.
- Reduced Deployment Times: Accelerate the deployment of applications and services through automated processes.
- Subscription Term: Benefit from a 3-year license, providing predictable costs and continuous access to platform features.
Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Premium Subscription offers SMB and mid-market teams the power of enterprise-grade automation without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Automate Server Provisioning and Configuration
Enable teams to rapidly provision new UCS servers and ensure consistent configuration across the environment. Streamline the deployment of operating systems and essential software, reducing manual setup time.
on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized infrastructure, server consolidation projects
Streamline Application Deployment
Automate the deployment and management of applications on your UCS server, ensuring all dependencies and configurations are correctly applied. Reduce the risk of deployment failures and accelerate time to market for new services.
application modernization initiatives, microservices architectures, CI/CD pipelines, multi-tier application stacks
Enhance Compliance and Security Posture
Automate the enforcement of security policies and compliance standards across your UCS server infrastructure. Ensure systems remain in a desired state, simplifying audits and reducing vulnerability exposure.
regulatory compliance mandates, security hardening procedures, patch management automation, infrastructure as code adoption
Key Features
Ansible Automation Platform Premium Features
Unlock advanced capabilities for complex automation workflows and orchestration, enabling greater IT efficiency.
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to the platform's features and updates for an extended period.
Single UCS Server License
Specifically licensed for managing one Cisco UCS server, offering a cost-effective solution for targeted automation needs.
Centralized Control
Manage and automate tasks from a single interface, improving visibility and control over your infrastructure.
Automation for IT Operations
Reduces manual effort, minimizes errors, and accelerates the deployment and management of IT resources.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high levels of automation for compliance, security, and rapid service deployment to meet market demands and regulatory scrutiny.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need to ensure system uptime, data security, and compliance with regulations like HIPAA, making automation critical for efficient operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from automation to ensure consistent operation of IT systems supporting production, supply chain, and operational technology.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse IT environments and can leverage automation to streamline resource provisioning, software updates, and system maintenance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Ansible Automation Platform?
It is a software platform that enables IT teams to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of infrastructure and applications. It uses an agentless approach, making it easy to adopt.
What does 'Premium' licensing mean for this product?
Premium licensing typically unlocks advanced features, enhanced support options, and greater scalability compared to standard or basic editions of the software.
What is a UCS server?
UCS stands for Unified Computing System. It is Cisco's converged infrastructure solution that combines compute, networking, and storage resources into a single system, managed through a unified interface.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.