Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Forkub Prem 5-Year Subscription
This Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Forkub Premium subscription provides essential software capabilities and support for your network infrastructure over a 5-year term.
- License Term: 5-year subscription ensures continuous access to software features and support.
- Coverage Scope: Premium license for Cisco ACI, supporting 1-2 CPUs and up to 128 cores.
- Value Proposition: Enables advanced network automation, policy enforcement, and compliance.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based, offering predictable operational expenses.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Forkub Premium software license subscription. It provides access to advanced features and ongoing support for your network fabric management over a 5-year period, specifically designed for environments utilizing 1-2 CPUs with up to 128 cores.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations utilize this license to enhance network agility, automate policy deployment, and ensure compliance within their data center and cloud environments. It integrates with existing Cisco hardware to unlock the full potential of the ACI platform.
- Enhanced Network Automation: Streamline the deployment and management of network policies.
- Policy-Driven Infrastructure: Enforce consistent security and operational policies across the network.
- Visibility and Control: Gain deeper insights into application network behavior and performance.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain adherence to regulatory requirements through automated policy.
- Scalability Support: Designed to manage network resources for up to 128 cores.
This Cisco ACI subscription is ideal for mid-market businesses seeking to modernize their network operations with enterprise-grade automation and control.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate the deployment and management of network policies across the data center. Streamline provisioning and reduce manual configuration errors for faster application delivery.
data center operations, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, network virtualization
Streamline Policy Enforcement
Streamline the enforcement of consistent security and operational policies across the entire network fabric. Ensure compliance and reduce the risk of misconfigurations impacting business operations.
multi-tenant environments, regulated industries, security-conscious organizations, compliance-driven IT
Automate Application Network Visibility
Automate the collection of network telemetry and application behavior data for enhanced visibility. Gain deeper insights into performance and troubleshoot issues more effectively.
performance monitoring, application troubleshooting, network analytics, IT operations management
Key Features
Premium Software Features
Unlock advanced capabilities for network automation, policy management, and visibility.
5-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software and support for an extended period.
Support for 1-2 CPUs, 128 Cores
Scalable capacity designed to manage network resources for mid-sized to large deployments.
Cisco ACI Platform Integration
Enhances the functionality and management of your existing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure.
Subscription Billing
Offers a predictable operational expense model for software licensing.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security, compliance, and high availability, all of which are supported by Cisco ACI's policy-driven automation and robust management capabilities.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need to maintain strict data privacy and regulatory compliance (like HIPAA), benefiting from ACI's granular policy enforcement and secure network segmentation.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, distributed networks where automation and consistent policy application are critical for operational efficiency and uptime.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage diverse user groups and applications, requiring scalable, secure, and easily manageable network infrastructure that ACI can provide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)?
Cisco ACI is a software-defined networking solution that provides a policy-based automation framework for data center networks. It simplifies management, enhances security, and improves application agility.
What does the 'Premium' license level include?
The Premium license level typically unlocks the most advanced features of the ACI platform, including enhanced automation, deeper visibility, and comprehensive policy controls, compared to lower tiers.
How does a subscription model differ from a perpetual license?
A subscription model provides access to the software and support for a defined term (5 years in this case) with recurring payments, whereas a perpetual license involves a one-time upfront cost for the software with ongoing optional support renewals.
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.