Cisco EPNM Medium Device Essentials Subscription
This Cisco EPNM Medium Device Essentials subscription provides essential platform licensing for 1 to 35 months, ensuring your network management tools remain up-to-date and compliant.
- Subscription Term: Flexible 1-35 month terms to align with your budget and operational needs.
- Device Essentials: Unlocks core platform capabilities for managing medium-sized network device deployments.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains adherence to Cisco software support policies and feature entitlements.
- Feature Access: Guarantees access to necessary software features and updates for continued operation.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a Cisco EPNM (Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Manager) Medium Device Essentials subscription license. It provides the necessary entitlements to operate and manage essential network functions for a defined term, ensuring your Cisco network infrastructure is properly licensed and supported.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market businesses utilize this license to maintain compliance and access critical features for their Cisco network devices. It integrates directly into their existing Cisco network management stack, supporting day-to-day operations and strategic upgrades.
- Platform Licensing: Secures the right to use Cisco EPNM software for managing network devices.
- Subscription Model: Offers predictable billing and access to software updates over a flexible 1-35 month term.
- Device Tier: Specifically tailored for environments managing a medium density of network devices.
- Essential Features: Grants access to core functionalities required for network monitoring and management.
- Vendor Support: Ensures continued access to Cisco's technical support and software maintenance.
This Cisco EPNM Essentials subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing reliable network management without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Ensure Software Compliance and Feature Access
Enable teams to maintain up-to-date software licenses for Cisco EPNM, preventing compliance issues and audit risks. Streamline access to essential features required for effective network device management and monitoring.
businesses with existing Cisco infrastructure, IT departments managing network operations, organizations requiring software license adherence, companies focused on network stability
Support Medium-Scale Network Device Management
Automate the licensing process for managing a medium number of Cisco network devices within the EPNM platform. Streamline operational workflows by ensuring the correct software entitlements are in place for network visibility and control.
organizations with distributed network deployments, IT teams managing multiple network segments, businesses scaling their network infrastructure, companies utilizing Cisco for core networking
Maintain Network Stability and Performance
Protect against service disruptions by ensuring your EPNM software is licensed and supported. Enable IT professionals to proactively manage network health and performance with access to the latest software updates and patches.
businesses reliant on network uptime, IT departments focused on proactive maintenance, companies operating critical business applications, organizations prioritizing network security
Key Features
Cisco EPNM Platform Licensing
Secures the legal right to use Cisco's Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Manager software for essential network operations.
Medium Device Essentials Tier
Provides appropriate licensing for environments managing a moderate number of network devices, optimizing cost and functionality.
1-35 Month Subscription Term
Offers flexibility in contract duration, allowing businesses to align software access with their strategic planning and budget cycles.
Software Updates and Access
Ensures continued access to necessary software features, bug fixes, and security patches for ongoing network management.
Compliance and Support Entitlement
Guarantees adherence to Cisco's licensing policies and provides entitlement to vendor support for the licensed period.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network management and strict compliance to meet regulatory demands like PCI DSS and SOX, making licensed and supported EPNM critical for secure operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable and secure network infrastructure for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, necessitating reliable management tools like EPNM to ensure uptime and data integrity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to stringent data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, requiring secure and compliant network management solutions to protect sensitive patient information.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, complex networks with diverse user needs, benefiting from EPNM's capabilities to efficiently manage devices and ensure consistent access to resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco EPNM?
Cisco EPNM, or Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Manager, is a platform used for managing and orchestrating network services and virtual network functions within an enterprise environment.
What does 'Medium Device Essentials' mean?
This designation indicates the license is tailored for environments managing a medium quantity of network devices, offering a balance of features and cost-effectiveness for such deployments.
What is the benefit of a subscription license?
Subscription licenses provide access to software for a defined term, often including updates and support. This model offers predictable costs and ensures you are using licensed, supported software.
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.