Cisco IWAN with Akamai Connect Platform License
This Cisco IWAN with Akamai Connect platform license enables enhanced WAN optimization and secure application acceleration for your business network.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to advanced WAN optimization features for a defined period.
- Akamai Integration: Unlocks Akamai's global network for improved application delivery and performance.
- Feature Access: Provides critical capabilities for intelligent path control, application visibility, and security.
- Compliance & Performance: Ensures adherence to network policies while maximizing application responsiveness.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license for Cisco's Intelligent WAN (IWAN) solution, integrated with Akamai Connect. It provides the necessary entitlements to activate and utilize advanced WAN optimization, application acceleration, and secure connectivity features across your distributed network infrastructure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to enhance the performance and reliability of their business-critical applications, ensuring seamless operation for their end-users. It integrates with existing Cisco routing platforms to deliver enterprise-grade WAN capabilities without the associated overhead.
- Enhanced Application Performance: Accelerates application delivery over the WAN, improving user productivity.
- Intelligent Path Control: Dynamically routes traffic across multiple WAN links for optimal performance and resilience.
- Secure Connectivity: Integrates security services to protect data in transit and at the branch.
- Centralized Management: Simplifies network operations and policy enforcement from a single pane of glass.
- Akamai Network Benefits: Leverages Akamai's global edge network for superior content and application delivery.
This Cisco IWAN license with Akamai Connect is the ideal solution for businesses seeking to optimize their network performance and application delivery efficiently.
What This Enables
Enable Secure and Accelerated Application Delivery
Enable teams to accelerate critical business applications across the WAN, ensuring fast and reliable access for all users. Streamline application performance monitoring and troubleshooting with enhanced visibility into traffic patterns.
distributed offices, remote workforce, cloud-connected applications, hybrid work environments
Optimize WAN Traffic Routing
Streamline network operations by intelligently routing traffic across multiple WAN links based on application needs and link quality. Automate path selection to ensure business-critical applications always use the best available connection.
multi-link WAN deployments, performance-sensitive applications, branch office connectivity, disaster recovery planning
Enhance Network Security and Compliance
Automate the enforcement of security policies across the WAN, protecting sensitive business data in transit. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements through consistent security controls and advanced threat protection capabilities.
regulated industries, data privacy requirements, secure branch access, centralized security policy management
Key Features
Cisco IWAN Software
Provides intelligent path control, application visibility, and QoS for optimized WAN traffic.
Akamai Connect Integration
Leverages Akamai's global edge network to accelerate application delivery and improve end-user experience.
Subscription Licensing
Offers flexible, scalable access to advanced features with predictable operational expenses.
Secure WAN Connectivity
Integrates security services to protect data in transit and secure branch office access.
Centralized Management
Simplifies network configuration, policy deployment, and monitoring across the WAN.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures high availability and low latency for critical trading, transaction, and customer service applications, meeting stringent performance and security demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Facilitates secure and rapid access to patient data and medical applications across distributed clinics and facilities, supporting HIPAA compliance and operational efficiency.
Retail & Hospitality
Optimizes point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer-facing applications across numerous locations, ensuring smooth operations and enhanced customer experiences.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Improves connectivity for supply chain management, IoT data, and operational technology applications across factory floors and remote sites, enhancing productivity and real-time decision-making.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardware is required for Cisco IWAN with Akamai Connect?
This license is designed for compatible Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) and Catalyst 8000 series routers. Specific hardware compatibility should be verified based on your existing infrastructure.
What is the term of this subscription license?
The license is subscription-based, meaning it provides access to the features for a defined period, typically one to five years. The exact term is specified at the time of purchase.
How does Akamai Connect enhance my WAN performance?
Akamai Connect integrates your WAN with Akamai's global edge network, optimizing the delivery path for applications and content, thereby reducing latency and improving responsiveness for your users.
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.