Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Platform License - 1000 Small Physical Network Elements - 3 Year Enhanced Term
This Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) platform license provides enhanced support and capabilities for managing up to 1000 small physical network elements over a 3-year term.
- Access to Advanced Automation: Unlock sophisticated network configuration, provisioning, and compliance capabilities.
- Coverage for 1000 Elements: Manage and orchestrate a significant number of small physical network devices within your environment.
- Protection Against Downtime: Ensure continuous operation and rapid issue resolution with enhanced support services.
- Entitlement to Software Updates: Maintain compliance and security with access to the latest software features and patches.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Platform License with Enhanced Term (TS) is a subscription-based software license designed to enable advanced network automation for businesses. This specific license covers up to 1000 small physical network elements and includes enhanced technical support for a duration of three years, ensuring your network automation platform remains operational and up-to-date.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market companies managing complex network infrastructures. It integrates with existing network devices and management systems, providing a centralized platform for automating network changes, enforcing policies, and ensuring compliance across the entire network footprint.
- Automated Network Provisioning: Streamline the deployment of new network services and configurations.
- Policy-Driven Compliance: Automate the enforcement of network policies and regulatory requirements.
- Reduced Operational Costs: Minimize manual effort and potential errors in network management.
- Enhanced Technical Support: Benefit from priority access to Cisco's expert support for faster issue resolution.
- Scalable Network Management: Manage a growing number of network devices efficiently from a single platform.
This Cisco NSO license empowers mid-market organizations to achieve enterprise-grade network automation and management without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Automated Network Provisioning
Enable teams to automate the deployment of new network services and configurations across multiple devices. Streamline the process of bringing new network resources online quickly and consistently.
organizations with growing network footprints, teams managing hybrid cloud environments, businesses requiring rapid service deployment, IT departments standardizing configurations
Streamline Network Compliance
Streamline the enforcement of network policies and regulatory requirements through automated checks and remediation. Ensure continuous compliance and reduce the risk of audit failures.
businesses in regulated industries, organizations with strict security mandates, IT teams managing complex policy sets, companies undergoing regular compliance audits
Automate Network Change Management
Automate complex network changes and updates across diverse device types and vendors. Reduce the risk of human error and minimize service disruptions during maintenance windows.
enterprises with large-scale networks, IT departments performing frequent updates, organizations seeking to improve change success rates, businesses with multi-vendor network environments
Key Features
Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Platform
Provides a unified, programmable interface to manage network devices and services, enabling automation and orchestration.
1000 Small Physical Network Elements Capacity
Allows for the management and automation of a significant number of devices, suitable for growing mid-market infrastructures.
3-Year Enhanced Term (TS)
Ensures continuous access to software updates, security patches, and priority technical support for an extended period.
Subscription Billing
Offers predictable operational expenses and flexibility to scale licensing as business needs evolve.
Compliance and Audit Readiness
Automates policy enforcement and configuration checks, simplifying audit processes and ensuring regulatory adherence.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and compliant network infrastructure to handle sensitive data and ensure continuous service availability, making network automation critical for security and operational efficiency.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating robust network security and automated compliance checks to protect patient information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on complex, interconnected networks for operational technology (OT) and IT systems, demanding automation for efficient management and minimal disruption to production.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, dynamic networks with diverse user needs, benefiting from automated provisioning and configuration to ensure consistent access and security for students and staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)?
Cisco NSO is a network automation and orchestration platform that allows you to manage network devices and services programmatically. It provides a single point of control for configuring, provisioning, and verifying network changes across multi-vendor environments.
What does '1000 XSMALL PHYSICAL NETWK ELEM' mean?
This refers to the capacity of the license, allowing you to manage and orchestrate up to 1000 small physical network elements. These are typically devices like routers, switches, or firewalls that fall within a defined size or complexity category.
What is included in the 'ENHAN TS' (Enhanced Term Support)?
Enhanced Term Support typically includes access to software updates, security patches, and priority technical support from Cisco for the duration of the license term. This ensures you have the latest features and prompt assistance when needed.
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.