Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Platform License
This Cisco NSO platform license provides essential automation capabilities for managing up to 50 large physical network elements over a 3-year term.
- License Term: 3-year subscription ensuring continuous access to advanced network automation features.
- Capacity: Supports up to 50 XLarge physical network elements, ideal for growing infrastructure.
- Feature Access: Unlocks Cisco NSO's full potential for network configuration, compliance, and orchestration.
- Operational Efficiency: Streamline network management tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) license provides the software entitlement for managing and automating network devices. It specifically covers the use of NSO with 50 XLarge physical network elements for a 3-year subscription period, enabling advanced orchestration and configuration management capabilities.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market and enterprise organizations utilize Cisco NSO to centralize network control, enforce compliance policies, and automate complex network changes. This license integrates into environments with existing physical network infrastructure, providing a platform for efficient and reliable network operations.
- Automated Network Configuration: Automate device configuration and service deployment across your network.
- Policy Compliance: Ensure network configurations adhere to regulatory and internal policy requirements.
- Service Assurance: Maintain network stability and performance through consistent, automated operations.
- Reduced Operational Overhead: Minimize manual tasks, decrease errors, and free up IT staff for strategic initiatives.
- Scalable Management: Manage a significant number of physical network elements with a single, unified platform.
This Cisco NSO license is designed for organizations seeking to professionalize their network operations and achieve enterprise-level automation without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Automate Network Device Configuration
Enable teams to automate the configuration of network devices, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors. Streamline the deployment of new services and updates across your infrastructure.
organizations with complex network topologies, businesses requiring rapid service deployment, teams managing diverse network hardware
Enforce Network Policy Compliance
Automate the enforcement of security and operational policies across all network devices. Protect against configuration drift and ensure continuous adherence to regulatory requirements.
businesses in regulated industries, organizations with strict security mandates, environments requiring auditable compliance
Orchestrate Network-Wide Changes
Streamline complex, multi-device network changes through a single, unified platform. Automate the orchestration of services and updates, minimizing downtime and operational risk.
teams managing large-scale networks, organizations undergoing digital transformation, businesses seeking to improve network agility
Key Features
Network Configuration Automation
Reduces manual effort and errors in configuring network devices, leading to faster service delivery and improved stability.
Policy Compliance Engine
Ensures network configurations consistently meet internal standards and external regulations, mitigating compliance risks.
Service Orchestration Capabilities
Enables the automated deployment and management of network services, increasing agility and responsiveness to business needs.
Device Abstraction
Allows management of diverse network hardware through a common interface, simplifying operations and reducing vendor lock-in.
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support for an extended period.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector demands stringent regulatory compliance and high availability, which Cisco NSO's automation and policy enforcement capabilities directly address.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Ensuring data privacy and operational continuity is critical, making automated network management and compliance vital for healthcare organizations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial networks require reliable and secure operations. Cisco NSO can automate configurations and ensure compliance in complex, often distributed, operational technology environments.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies must adhere to strict security standards and manage large, complex networks efficiently. Automation and compliance are key drivers for adopting solutions like Cisco NSO.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)?
Cisco NSO is a network automation and orchestration platform. It allows you to manage network devices, deploy services, and enforce policies through a unified interface, abstracting away device-specific complexities.
What does '50 XLARGE PHYSICAL NETWORK ELEMENT' mean?
This refers to the capacity of the license. It allows you to manage up to 50 physical network devices that are classified as 'XLarge' based on Cisco's licensing definitions, typically indicating significant processing power or complexity.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription license with a 3-year term. It includes access to the software and potentially ongoing support and updates for the duration of the subscription.
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.