Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Standard Subscription
Cisco Ansible Automation Platform Standard Subscription provides a 1-year entitlement for automating IT operations and infrastructure management on a single UCS server.
- Automated Provisioning: Enable teams to rapidly deploy and configure infrastructure, reducing manual effort and errors.
- Configuration Management: Streamline the process of maintaining consistent configurations across your IT environment.
- Application Deployment: Automate the deployment of applications, ensuring faster time to market and reliable rollouts.
- Orchestration Capabilities: Orchestrate complex IT workflows and tasks across multiple systems and services.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 1-year subscription license for the Cisco Ansible Automation Platform, Standard edition, specifically for one Cisco UCS server. It unlocks the core capabilities of Ansible Automation Platform, enabling automated IT tasks, configuration management, and application deployment.
This platform is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to efficiently manage their server infrastructure. It integrates into existing data center environments, providing a centralized control plane for automation.
- Centralized Automation: Manage and execute automation playbooks from a single interface.
- Scalable Automation: Automate tasks across a growing number of servers and services.
- Reduced Downtime: Minimize human error and accelerate remediation through automated processes.
- Enhanced Compliance: Ensure consistent configurations and adherence to IT policies.
- Increased Efficiency: Free up IT staff from repetitive manual tasks to focus on strategic initiatives.
This Cisco Ansible Automation Platform subscription is ideal for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to enhance IT operational efficiency and reduce manual overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Automated Infrastructure Provisioning
Enable teams to rapidly provision and configure new servers and network devices, reducing deployment times from days to minutes. Streamline the setup of new environments, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors.
on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized infrastructure, bare-metal servers
Streamline Configuration Management
Streamline the process of maintaining consistent configurations across your entire IT estate, from operating systems to applications. Automate compliance checks and drift detection to ensure adherence to security and operational standards.
server fleets, network device management, application stack consistency, policy enforcement
Automate Application Deployments
Automate the deployment, updates, and rollback of applications across development, testing, and production environments. Accelerate release cycles and ensure predictable application delivery.
CI/CD pipelines, multi-tier application deployments, microservices orchestration, release management
Key Features
Ansible Playbooks
Define and execute automation tasks in a human-readable YAML format, making automation accessible and maintainable.
Centralized Control Plane
Manage and monitor all automation activities from a single console, providing visibility and control over your IT operations.
Role-Based Access Control
Implement granular permissions to control who can execute specific automation tasks, enhancing security and compliance.
Extensive Module Library
Utilize a vast collection of pre-built modules to automate tasks across various technologies and platforms without extensive custom coding.
API Integration
Integrate automation capabilities into existing IT service management tools and workflows through a robust API.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent compliance and high availability, making automation critical for consistent deployments and rapid incident response to meet regulatory demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data security and operational uptime, benefiting from automation to ensure compliance with HIPAA and manage complex IT environments reliably.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operations rely on stable and efficient IT systems to manage production. Automation helps in maintaining consistent configurations and reducing downtime risks in critical manufacturing processes.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage diverse IT needs across campuses. Automation allows for efficient deployment and management of resources, supporting research and administrative functions with limited IT staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Ansible Automation Platform?
Cisco Ansible Automation Platform is a software solution that enables IT teams to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment. It simplifies complex IT tasks through a declarative, agentless approach.
What does the 'Standard' edition include?
The Standard edition provides core automation capabilities for managing IT infrastructure and applications. This specific subscription is for one Cisco UCS server and includes a 1-year term.
Is this license perpetual or a subscription?
This is a subscription license with a 1-year term. Continued use of the platform's automation features beyond the initial term will require renewal.
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.