Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Forkub Standard Subscription
The Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Forkub Standard Subscription provides essential platform licensing for managing your network infrastructure over a three-year term.
- License Term: Enjoy continuous access to Cisco's ACI capabilities for a full three years, ensuring long-term operational stability.
- Core Functionality: Unlocks standard features for application-centric network management, enabling better control and visibility.
- Capacity: Supports environments with 1 to 2 CPUs and up to 128 cores, scaling with your operational needs.
- Compliance & Support: Ensures your network software is up-to-date and supported, helping meet regulatory requirements and minimize downtime.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Forkub Standard Subscription license. It provides the necessary software entitlements for utilizing ACI's core functionalities, including policy-based automation, network virtualization, and security services for your data center and cloud environments. The subscription covers a term of three years and is designed for environments utilizing 1-2 CPUs with a maximum of 128 cores.
This licensing is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market organizations who are responsible for deploying and managing complex network infrastructures. It fits into environments that require centralized control, automated provisioning, and enhanced security for application workloads, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency without the overhead of enterprise-scale management.
- Automated Network Provisioning: Streamline the deployment of network services and policies.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Implement granular security controls based on application needs.
- Centralized Management: Gain a single pane of glass for network visibility and control.
- Policy-Driven Automation: Reduce manual configuration errors and accelerate service delivery.
- Subscription-Based Access: Benefit from continuous software updates and support for three years.
Secure essential Cisco ACI capabilities with a three-year standard subscription, designed for efficient network management in SMB and mid-market businesses.
What This Enables
Enable Application-Aware Network Automation
Enable teams to automate network provisioning and policy deployment based on application requirements. Streamline the delivery of network services to support faster application rollouts and updates.
data center operations, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, network virtualization initiatives
Enhance Network Security and Compliance
Automate the enforcement of granular security policies across the network infrastructure. Ensure consistent compliance with industry regulations and internal security standards through centralized policy management.
security-conscious operations, regulated environments, multi-tenant data centers, compliance-driven IT departments
Simplify Network Operations and Management
Streamline network operations by reducing manual configuration tasks and providing a unified view of network status. Improve IT staff efficiency and reduce the risk of human error in network changes.
IT teams with limited resources, organizations seeking operational efficiency, environments with complex network topologies, businesses standardizing on Cisco
Key Features
Application Centric Policy Model
Define and enforce network policies based on application needs, simplifying management and improving agility.
Network Virtualization
Create isolated network segments and services to enhance security and resource utilization.
Automation and Orchestration
Reduce manual configuration, accelerate deployment times, and minimize errors through programmatic control.
Centralized Visibility and Control
Gain a single pane of glass for monitoring network health, performance, and security across the infrastructure.
Three-Year Subscription Term
Ensure continuous access to software features, updates, and vendor support for predictable budgeting and long-term stability.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, compliance, and high availability for their trading platforms and customer data, all of which are supported by ACI's policy-driven automation and segmentation capabilities.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating secure network segmentation and auditable policy enforcement, which ACI provides.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have complex, distributed IT and OT networks that benefit from ACI's ability to automate and secure connectivity for critical operational technology systems.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups manage large, often geographically dispersed networks that require efficient provisioning and consistent security policies for point-of-sale systems and customer-facing services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)?
Cisco ACI is a software-defined networking solution that uses a policy-based approach to automate and manage network infrastructure. It simplifies operations, enhances security, and improves agility for data centers and cloud environments.
What does the 'Standard' license level include?
The Standard license level typically includes core ACI functionalities for policy automation, network virtualization, and basic security services. Specific feature sets can vary, but it provides essential capabilities for most business needs.
How does the CPU and core count apply to this license?
This license is designed for environments utilizing 1 to 2 CPUs, with a maximum capacity of 128 cores. It ensures you have the appropriate licensing for your specific hardware configuration.
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.