Cisco NVIDIA GRID SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION - VDI PC 1CCU
The Cisco NVIDIA GRID Software Subscription provides essential licensing for virtual desktop infrastructure, enabling enhanced VDI performance for your business users over a 1-year term.
- Access to Advanced VDI Features: Unlock enhanced graphics, application acceleration, and improved user density for virtual desktops.
- Subscription-Based Licensing: Benefit from a predictable, annual billing model that aligns with your operational budget.
- Compliance and Support: Ensure your VDI environment is properly licensed and supported by Cisco, meeting potential regulatory needs.
- Scalable Capacity: The 1CCU (Concurrent User) licensing model allows for flexible scaling of your virtual desktop deployment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco NVIDIA GRID Software Subscription provides a 1-year license for Concurrent User (CCU) virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) PCs. It unlocks the core software capabilities required to run and manage virtualized desktop environments, ensuring users have access to necessary applications and data remotely or from shared resources.
This subscription is designed for businesses that utilize VDI to deliver desktops and applications to their employees. IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies can use this license to properly equip their virtualized environment, ensuring compliance and access to essential VDI features for their internal operations.
- Enhanced VDI Performance: Accelerate application delivery and improve user experience for virtual desktops.
- Flexible User Licensing: The 1CCU model allows for efficient management of concurrent user access.
- Annual Subscription Term: Provides a clear budget cycle and predictable operational expense.
- Software Feature Unlock: Enables the full functionality of NVIDIA GRID software for VDI environments.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures your organization is licensed correctly for VDI software usage.
This Cisco NVIDIA GRID Software Subscription is an ideal solution for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to optimize their VDI deployments with essential software capabilities.
What This Enables
Enable High-Performance Virtual Desktops
Enable teams to deliver graphics-intensive applications and a responsive desktop experience to remote or on-site users. Streamline the deployment and management of virtualized workstations for specialized roles.
virtualized server environments, remote workforce enablement, application delivery platforms, centralized IT management
Ensure VDI Software Compliance
Automate the process of maintaining accurate software licensing for your VDI environment, preventing costly audits and operational disruptions. Streamline license management for concurrent user access across your organization.
regulated business operations, IT asset management, multi-user desktop environments, subscription-based IT services
Accelerate Application Delivery in VDI
Support organizations deploying VDI to provide consistent access to business-critical applications with improved performance. Streamline user onboarding and offboarding by quickly provisioning or deprovisioning virtual desktops.
shared computing resources, standardized user environments, business continuity planning, end-user computing strategy
Key Features
NVIDIA GRID Software License
Grants the legal right to utilize advanced VDI software features, ensuring compliance and unlocking performance enhancements for virtual desktops.
1 Concurrent User (CCU) Model
Provides flexible and cost-effective licensing based on the number of users accessing VDI simultaneously, allowing for efficient resource allocation.
1-Year Subscription Term
Offers a predictable operational expense and allows for regular review and adjustment of VDI licensing needs.
VDI PC Enablement
Specifically designed to support the delivery of virtualized PC desktops, enhancing user productivity and IT manageability.
Cisco and NVIDIA Integration
Leverages the combined expertise of Cisco and NVIDIA to deliver a robust and high-performance virtual desktop experience.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial services firms require secure, high-performance VDI to support trading desks and client-facing applications, often needing to meet strict compliance and audit requirements.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations use VDI to provide clinicians with secure access to patient data and specialized medical applications from various devices, demanding high availability and reliability.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies need VDI to deliver secure access to sensitive client data and demanding applications, supporting remote work and collaboration needs.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize VDI for providing access to design software, control systems, and operational data for engineers and on-site personnel, often requiring graphics acceleration.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Concurrent User (CCU) license?
A Concurrent User (CCU) license allows a specified number of users to access the software at the same time. The license is not tied to a specific individual but rather to the simultaneous usage, making it efficient for environments where not all users are active at once.
What is NVIDIA GRID software used for?
NVIDIA GRID software is designed to enable and accelerate virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). It allows organizations to deliver virtualized desktops and applications with rich graphics and high performance to users on any device, from any location.
Is this license tied to specific hardware?
While NVIDIA GRID software is optimized for specific NVIDIA GPUs and server platforms, the license itself is for the software subscription. Compatibility with your existing or planned hardware should be confirmed with your IT team or a Zent Networks solutions architect.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.