Cisco C9600 DNA Cloud Premier License
The Cisco C9600 DNA Cloud Premier license provides 7 years of advanced network management and automation capabilities for your Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series infrastructure.
- License Term: 7-year subscription ensuring continuous access to premier features and support.
- Premier Features: Unlocks advanced security, automation, and analytics for network operations.
- Platform Support: Designed for Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches.
- Value: Maintains network compliance, enhances operational efficiency, and reduces risk.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 7-year subscription license for Cisco DNA Cloud Premier, providing advanced software features and capabilities for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches. It enables enhanced network visibility, automation, and security management through a cloud-based platform.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market companies utilize this license to gain granular control over their network infrastructure. It integrates with existing Cisco hardware, offering a centralized management plane that simplifies complex network operations and ensures ongoing feature access and support.
- Advanced Network Automation: Streamline provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across your network.
- Enhanced Security: Implement granular access controls and threat detection with integrated security features.
- Intelligent Network Analytics: Gain deep insights into network performance, user behavior, and application usage.
- Centralized Cloud Management: Manage your network from a single pane of glass, accessible from anywhere.
- Compliance and Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance and ensure network health with continuous monitoring and reporting.
This Cisco DNA Cloud Premier license is ideal for mid-market organizations seeking to modernize their network management and achieve enterprise-grade capabilities without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Network Automation
Enable teams to automate complex network configurations and policy deployments across distributed environments. Streamline device provisioning and ongoing management to reduce manual errors and operational overhead.
multi-site networks, campus networks, data center networks, hybrid cloud environments
Enhance Network Security Posture
Streamline the implementation of granular security policies and access controls to protect sensitive business data. Automate threat detection and response to mitigate risks from evolving cyber threats.
regulated industries, networks with remote access, BYOD environments, critical infrastructure
Gain Deep Network Visibility and Analytics
Enable IT professionals to gain deep insights into network performance, application usage, and user behavior. Automate the collection and analysis of network telemetry for proactive troubleshooting and capacity planning.
performance-sensitive operations, networks supporting critical business applications, environments with high user traffic
Key Features
Cisco DNA Center Cloud
Provides a centralized, cloud-hosted platform for managing network policies, automation, and assurance, simplifying operations for IT teams.
Network Automation
Reduces manual configuration tasks and speeds up deployment of network services, leading to faster service delivery and fewer errors.
Advanced Security Features
Enhances network security through granular policy enforcement, segmentation, and threat intelligence integration, protecting business assets.
Network Analytics and Assurance
Offers deep visibility into network health and performance, enabling proactive issue resolution and optimized user experience.
7-Year Term License
Ensures long-term access to software features, updates, and support, providing predictable costs and continuous operational capability.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust security, high availability, and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, all of which are addressed by advanced network management and security features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable networks to protect sensitive patient data (HIPAA compliance) and ensure continuous operation of critical medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments benefit from network automation and visibility to manage complex operational technology (OT) networks, ensuring uptime and efficiency in production.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks with many users and devices, requiring scalable management, robust security, and efficient resource allocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware is supported by the Cisco C9600 DNA Cloud Premier license?
This license is specifically designed for the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series modular switches. It enables advanced software features on these high-performance platforms.
What is the difference between DNA Essentials, Advantage, and Premier licenses?
Essentials provides foundational network management. Advantage adds more advanced automation and security. Premier unlocks the most comprehensive suite of features, including advanced analytics and IoT services.
How is the license billed?
This is a subscription-based license billed over the 7-year term. This model provides predictable operational expenses for your network software.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
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.