Cisco Crosswork Advantage Small RTM Platform Licensing
Cisco Crosswork Advantage Small RTM platform licensing provides essential software capabilities for your network infrastructure, ensuring continued operation and feature access.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to Cisco Crosswork Advantage software features.
- Billing Model: Recurring subscription payments for predictable budgeting.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for specific Cisco platforms, enabling advanced network management.
- Key Value: Ensures software compliance, unlocks critical features, and supports ongoing network operations.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Crosswork Advantage Small RTM is a platform software license that grants access to advanced network management and automation capabilities. This subscription provides the necessary entitlements to operate and utilize specific Cisco software features, ensuring your network infrastructure remains compliant and functional.
This licensing is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for managing and maintaining their organization's network. It integrates into existing Cisco environments, providing a foundation for efficient network operations and feature utilization.
- Software Entitlement: Grants rights to use specific Cisco Crosswork Advantage software modules.
- Subscription Access: Provides continuous access to software features and updates for the duration of the subscription.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures your network management tools remain licensed and operational.
- Feature Unlock: Enables advanced functionalities for network monitoring, automation, and troubleshooting.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain software licensing compliance with Cisco's terms.
This Cisco platform licensing is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing reliable access to essential network management software.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate routine network tasks, reducing manual effort and potential for human error. Streamline the deployment and configuration of network services across your infrastructure.
on-premises data centers, multi-site branch networks, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized network functions
Enhance Network Visibility and Monitoring
Streamline network monitoring by providing deeper insights into performance and health across diverse network segments. Automate the collection and analysis of telemetry data for proactive issue detection.
distributed enterprise networks, campus network deployments, secure private cloud infrastructure, edge computing sites
Ensure Software Compliance and Feature Access
Automate the tracking of software entitlements to ensure continuous compliance with vendor licensing agreements. Enable teams to access the latest features and updates available within the Cisco Crosswork Advantage suite.
regulated industry IT environments, IT departments with strict audit requirements, businesses standardizing on Cisco hardware, networks requiring specific software capabilities
Key Features
Subscription-based licensing
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software features and updates.
Platform software entitlement
Grants the legal right to use specific Cisco Crosswork Advantage software functionalities.
Volume Tier Pricing
Offers cost efficiencies for organizations with specific volume requirements.
Small RTM designation
Indicates suitability for specific deployment sizes or tiers within Cisco's licensing structure.
Network automation capabilities
Enables IT teams to automate complex network tasks, improving efficiency and reducing errors.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network operations, often with strict compliance mandates that benefit from automated management and assurance tools.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations depend on continuous network uptime and data integrity, making robust management and assurance capabilities critical for patient care and regulatory compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, distributed networks that require efficient management and automation to ensure operational continuity and support for critical systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks that benefit from streamlined operations, automation, and enhanced visibility to support academic and administrative functions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Crosswork Advantage?
Cisco Crosswork Advantage is a suite of software solutions designed to automate, manage, and assure network services. This specific license, Small RTM, pertains to a particular tier or scope of that platform.
What does 'RTM' mean in this context?
RTM typically stands for 'Ready for Manufacturing' or 'Release to Market', indicating the software is available for deployment and use.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This product is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay recurring fees for access to the software and its features for a defined term.
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.