Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance 5-Year Subscription
This 5-year subscription license for the Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance unlocks advanced network automation and management capabilities for your organization.
- License Term: Enjoy 5 years of uninterrupted access to Cisco's Application Policy Infrastructure Controller features.
- Platform Enablement: Unlock the full potential of your Cisco data center network with centralized policy management and automation.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance and security posture through consistent policy enforcement across your infrastructure.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network operations, reduce manual configuration errors, and accelerate service deployment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance license provides a 5-year subscription for advanced network automation and policy management. This license enables centralized control, visibility, and programmability for your Cisco data center network infrastructure, ensuring consistent policy application and simplified operations.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing complex data center environments. It integrates into existing Cisco ACI deployments, offering a scalable and efficient way to manage network resources without the overhead of enterprise-scale hardware appliances.
- Centralized Network Automation: Automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your data center.
- Policy-Driven Infrastructure: Define and enforce network and security policies consistently, reducing manual errors and improving compliance.
- Application Visibility: Gain deep insights into application network behavior and performance for faster troubleshooting.
- Scalable Management: Manage growing network demands with a virtualized platform that scales with your business needs.
- Subscription-Based Access: Benefit from continuous access to software updates and support for the duration of the 5-year term.
This Cisco APIC virtual appliance subscription is ideal for mid-market organizations seeking to enhance their data center network agility and operational efficiency.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Policy Enforcement
Enable teams to automate the deployment and management of network policies across their data center. Streamline the application of security and QoS settings to ensure consistent performance and compliance.
data center virtualization, hybrid cloud deployments, network segmentation, policy-driven security
Streamline Application Deployment Workflows
Streamline the process of deploying new applications by automating the underlying network and security configurations. Reduce the time from request to deployment, accelerating business initiatives.
devops integration, multi-tenant environments, application lifecycle management, infrastructure as code
Automate Compliance and Auditing
Automate the enforcement of regulatory and internal compliance policies across the network infrastructure. Simplify auditing processes by providing a clear, auditable record of network configurations and policy adherence.
regulatory compliance, security posture management, audit trail generation, risk mitigation
Key Features
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
Provides a unified point of control for network automation, policy enforcement, and visibility.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Offers flexibility and scalability by deploying the controller as software, reducing hardware dependencies.
5-Year Subscription Term
Ensures long-term access to software features, updates, and support, providing predictable operational costs.
Policy-Driven Automation
Enables the definition and enforcement of network and security policies, reducing manual errors and improving compliance.
Centralized Management
Simplifies network operations by providing a single interface for managing complex data center environments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security and compliance controls, which APIC's policy-driven automation helps enforce to meet regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain HIPAA compliance and protect sensitive patient data, making APIC's secure network segmentation and policy enforcement critical for data privacy.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from APIC's ability to automate network configurations for operational technology (OT) systems, ensuring reliability and security for production lines.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client data and require robust security and compliance measures, which APIC facilitates through automated policy management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance?
The Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance is a software-based controller that enables automated network management and policy enforcement within a Cisco data center environment. This license provides entitlement for a 5-year subscription period.
What does the 5-year subscription include?
The 5-year subscription includes the right to use the Cisco APIC Medium Virtual Appliance software, along with access to software updates and technical support from Cisco for the duration of the term.
Who is the target user for this license?
This license is intended for IT professionals and managers in mid-market organizations who manage Cisco data center networks and require advanced automation and policy control capabilities.
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.