Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Premium Edition On-Premises
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Premium Edition On-Premises provides advanced network visibility and policy control for your business infrastructure.
- Advanced Visibility: Gain deep insights into application traffic and network behavior.
- Policy Enforcement: Implement granular security and quality of service policies across your network.
- On-Premises Control: Maintain full control over your data and network infrastructure with local deployment.
- Scalable Platform: Supports growing application demands and complex network environments.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APPC) Premium Edition On-Premises is a software license that unlocks advanced capabilities for managing and securing application network policies within your own data center or private cloud.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who require granular control over application performance, security, and compliance. It integrates with Cisco's data center networking solutions to provide a unified platform for policy management.
- Enhanced Application Visibility: Understand application dependencies and traffic flows.
- Centralized Policy Management: Define and enforce network policies from a single console.
- Security Integration: Apply security policies based on application identity, not just IP addresses.
- Compliance Support: Facilitate adherence to regulatory requirements through detailed logging and policy control.
- Performance Optimization: Ensure critical applications receive the necessary network resources.
This Cisco license empowers your IT team to manage complex application networks efficiently and securely, delivering enterprise-grade control without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable granular application network policy control
Enable teams to define and enforce network policies based on application identity, ensuring that critical business applications receive prioritized bandwidth and security. Streamline the management of complex application traffic flows and dependencies across the data center.
data center deployments, private cloud environments, hybrid cloud strategies, virtualized infrastructure
Enhance network security posture
Automate the application of security policies to micro-segmented network zones, reducing the attack surface and preventing lateral movement of threats. Protect sensitive data by ensuring only authorized applications and users can communicate.
security-focused IT operations, compliance-driven organizations, multi-tenant environments, network segmentation initiatives
Improve application performance and availability
Streamline network resource allocation to ensure high-priority business applications consistently meet performance Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Gain deep visibility into application traffic patterns to proactively identify and resolve potential bottlenecks.
performance-sensitive workloads, business-critical application support, IT operations management, network performance monitoring
Key Features
Application Visibility
Gain deep insights into application traffic and dependencies to better manage network resources and troubleshoot issues.
Policy Automation
Reduce manual configuration errors and operational overhead by automating network policy deployment for applications.
Security Segmentation
Enhance security by enforcing granular policies based on application identity, limiting the attack surface.
On-Premises Deployment
Maintain full control over your data and network infrastructure with a locally managed solution.
Scalability
Support the evolving needs of your business with a platform designed to scale with application growth.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security and compliance controls for sensitive data, making granular application policy management essential for regulatory adherence and risk mitigation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and ensure the availability of critical medical applications, necessitating robust security and performance management capabilities.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on consistent network performance for operational technology (OT) and critical applications, demanding precise control over traffic and security to prevent disruptions.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses handle customer data and require reliable network performance for point-of-sale systems and customer-facing applications, benefiting from enhanced security and traffic management.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco APPC Premium Edition On-Premises?
It is a software license that enables advanced features for managing application network policies, security, and visibility within your own data center or private cloud environment.
What are the benefits of an on-premises deployment?
On-premises deployment provides maximum control over your data, security, and network infrastructure, which is crucial for organizations with strict compliance or data residency requirements.
Who is the target audience for this license?
This license is intended for IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market businesses who need to manage complex application networks and ensure performance, security, and compliance.
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.