Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) RTM License
The Cisco NSO RTM License provides essential software capabilities for managing up to 60 medium physical network elements over a 3-year term, ensuring operational continuity and compliance.
- License Term: 3-year subscription providing continuous access to Cisco NSO features.
- Coverage Scope: Enables management of up to 60 medium physical network elements.
- Value: Ensures compliance with network policies and automates complex operational tasks.
- Capability: Unlocks advanced network automation and orchestration features for your infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) license is a 3-year subscription designed to manage and automate network operations for a specified capacity of physical network elements.
It is intended for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who need to maintain compliance, reduce operational overhead, and ensure the stability of their business-critical network infrastructure.
- Automated Network Management: Streamline device configuration, compliance checks, and service provisioning.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports up to 60 medium physical network elements within your environment.
- Subscription Term: Provides 3 years of access to the software and its ongoing updates.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps maintain adherence to internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
- Operational Efficiency: Reduces manual effort and minimizes the risk of human error in network operations.
This Cisco NSO license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking enterprise-grade network 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 multi-vendor networks, teams managing distributed infrastructure, businesses requiring rapid service deployment, IT departments focused on operational efficiency
Enforce Network Policy Compliance
Automate the continuous monitoring and enforcement of network device configurations against defined policies. Protect against unauthorized changes and ensure adherence to security and regulatory standards.
businesses with strict compliance requirements, organizations undergoing audits, companies managing sensitive data, IT teams responsible for security posture
Streamline Network Service Provisioning
Streamline the end-to-end provisioning of network services, from initial request to service activation. Reduce the time and effort required to deliver new network capabilities to users.
companies with dynamic service needs, IT departments supporting business growth, organizations seeking to improve service delivery times, teams managing complex service workflows
Key Features
Network Automation
Reduces manual effort and human error in network configuration and management, leading to increased efficiency and reliability.
Policy Compliance
Ensures that network devices adhere to predefined standards, mitigating security risks and simplifying audit processes.
Service Orchestration
Accelerates the delivery of network services, allowing businesses to respond more quickly to changing demands.
Scalable Capacity (60 Elements)
Provides the necessary capacity to manage a significant portion of a mid-market organization's physical network infrastructure.
3-Year Subscription Term
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and support for an extended period.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent compliance and high availability for trading, transactions, and customer data, making network automation and policy enforcement critical for regulatory adherence and operational stability.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain secure, reliable networks for patient data and critical systems, necessitating robust automation to ensure compliance with HIPAA and minimize downtime risks.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments depend on consistent network performance for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, requiring automation to manage complex device configurations and ensure uptime for production lines.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms in this sector handle sensitive client information and require secure, reliable IT infrastructure. Network automation helps maintain data security, ensure service availability, and manage IT resources efficiently.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is a software platform that enables network automation and orchestration. It allows you to manage network devices from multiple vendors through a unified interface.
What does 'RTM' stand for in this license?
RTM typically stands for Real-Time Monitoring in Cisco's licensing context. This indicates the license enables features related to monitoring the current state and performance of your network elements.
What is a 'medium physical network element'?
The definition of 'medium' can vary based on Cisco's specific product classifications. Generally, it refers to network devices like routers, switches, or firewalls that fall within a certain complexity or resource profile, as defined by Cisco's licensing tiers.
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.