Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud License
Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud licensing provides advanced network management and automation features for up to 50 Gbps aggregated or 100 Gbps interface capacity.
- Advanced Features: Unlock enhanced network automation, security, and analytics capabilities.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports aggregated throughput up to 50 Gbps or interface speeds up to 100 Gbps.
- Subscription Term: Delivered as a recurring subscription for predictable budgeting and continuous updates.
- Cloud-Delivered Management: Enables centralized policy management and visibility through a cloud-based platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud license subscription unlocks a suite of advanced software features designed to simplify and automate network operations. It provides enhanced capabilities for network assurance, security, and policy-based automation, supporting high-capacity network environments.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations, this license integrates with Cisco's network infrastructure to provide deeper insights and control. It is a key component for businesses looking to modernize their network management and improve operational efficiency without the overhead of traditional enterprise solutions.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain deeper insights into network performance and user experience.
- Automated Policy Management: Streamline the deployment and management of network policies across your infrastructure.
- Advanced Security Features: Benefit from integrated security capabilities to protect your network.
- Software-Defined Networking: Enable programmability and automation for greater agility.
- Subscription-Based Model: Provides access to the latest software features and support on a predictable billing cycle.
Empower your IT team with advanced network intelligence and automation, ensuring a secure and efficient network infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate network provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across diverse network segments. Streamline the deployment of new services and applications with consistent, repeatable workflows.
organizations with distributed sites, businesses managing hybrid cloud environments, teams standardizing network operations
Enhance Network Security Posture
Automate the application of security policies and segmentation to protect sensitive data and critical applications. Gain real-time threat detection and response capabilities to minimize security risks.
businesses with compliance requirements, organizations adopting zero-trust principles, companies managing remote workforces
Improve Network Performance and Assurance
Gain deep visibility into network health and user experience through advanced analytics and telemetry. Proactively identify and resolve performance issues before they impact business operations.
companies reliant on application performance, organizations optimizing user experience, teams troubleshooting network bottlenecks
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Cloud
Provides a centralized, cloud-based platform for network management, automation, and analytics, simplifying operations.
Network Assurance
Offers AI-driven insights and proactive issue detection to maintain optimal network performance and user experience.
Software-Defined Access
Enables policy-based automation for network access control, segmentation, and device onboarding.
Advanced Security
Integrates security features like Trustworthy Systems and granular policy enforcement to protect the network.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures access to the latest software features and support, with predictable budgeting and continuous updates.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This vertical requires robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud helps address through advanced security and policy automation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical medical systems, supported by DNA Advantage's security and assurance features.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and segmentation to secure operational technology (OT) networks and ensure the reliability of production systems, aligning with Industry 4.0 initiatives.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse user bases and require scalable, secure networks with granular policy control to support academic and administrative functions, which this license facilitates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud?
Cisco DNA Advantage Cloud is a subscription license that unlocks advanced software features for network management, automation, and security. It is delivered through a cloud-based platform to simplify operations and provide deeper insights.
What kind of network capacity does this license support?
This license supports aggregated throughput up to 50 Gbps or individual interface speeds up to 100 Gbps, making it suitable for high-capacity network environments.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the software features and ongoing support and updates.
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.