Cisco Nexus Data Broker License Term
This 5-year Cisco Nexus Data Broker license subscription unlocks advanced network traffic visibility and management capabilities for your business infrastructure.
- License Term: Provides 5 years of access to Cisco Nexus Data Broker software features and updates.
- Billing Model: Subscription-based billing ensures predictable operational expenses for your IT budget.
- Platform Applicability: Designed for Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches, enhancing your existing data center network.
- Value Proposition: Ensures compliance, unlocks critical traffic analysis features, and maintains operational continuity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 5-year subscription license for the Cisco Nexus Data Broker (NDB) software, designed to enhance network visibility and traffic management on Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches. It provides essential capabilities for monitoring, filtering, and forwarding network traffic to security and analytics tools, ensuring your IT environment is observable and secure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to gain deeper insights into their network traffic. It integrates with existing Cisco Nexus infrastructure, allowing for efficient deployment of network monitoring solutions without requiring extensive hardware changes.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Gain granular insight into network traffic patterns and data flows.
- Traffic Aggregation and Filtering: Consolidate and filter traffic from multiple sources for targeted analysis.
- Security Tool Integration: Streamline the delivery of network data to security appliances like firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
- Compliance Support: Facilitate adherence to regulatory requirements by providing auditable network traffic data.
- Operational Efficiency: Reduce the complexity of network monitoring and troubleshooting.
This Cisco Nexus Data Broker license offers SMB and mid-market teams a cost-effective way to achieve enterprise-grade network visibility and security.
What This Enables
Enable Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis
Enable teams to gain deep visibility into network traffic flows for security monitoring and performance analysis. Streamline the aggregation and distribution of network data to security and analytics tools.
data center networks, network security operations, IT performance monitoring, traffic aggregation
Streamline Security Tool Deployment
Streamline the deployment and operation of security tools by providing a centralized point for traffic aggregation and filtering. Automate the delivery of relevant traffic to intrusion detection systems and firewalls.
network security infrastructure, threat detection, security appliance integration, network segmentation
Automate Network Data Distribution
Automate the distribution of network traffic to multiple monitoring and analysis platforms simultaneously. Ensure compliance with data retention and reporting requirements by capturing and forwarding necessary traffic data.
network visibility platforms, data logging, compliance reporting, multi-tool analysis
Key Features
Network Traffic Aggregation
Consolidate traffic from multiple network segments into a single stream for simplified monitoring and analysis.
Traffic Filtering and Slicing
Isolate specific traffic types or conversations to focus analysis on critical data and reduce noise.
Support for Multiple Tools
Distribute traffic to various security and analytics tools concurrently, maximizing the utility of your existing investments.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Integration
Leverage your existing Cisco Nexus infrastructure for advanced network data brokering capabilities.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable costs and ensures access to the latest software features and support for the duration of the term.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust network monitoring and security to protect sensitive data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure the security and privacy of patient data (HIPAA compliance) and maintain high availability for critical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments need to monitor network traffic for operational efficiency, security of control systems (ICS/SCADA), and compliance with safety standards.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups handle large volumes of customer data and transactions, requiring strong security measures and network visibility to prevent fraud and ensure smooth operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Nexus Data Broker?
Cisco Nexus Data Broker (NDB) is a software solution that transforms Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches into intelligent network data brokers. It allows you to aggregate, filter, and forward network traffic to security and analytics tools.
What does a 5-year license term mean?
A 5-year license term means you are entitled to use the Cisco Nexus Data Broker software and receive software updates and support for a continuous period of five years from the activation date.
What hardware is required for Cisco Nexus Data Broker?
This license is designed to run on Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches. Specific model compatibility should be verified based on your current infrastructure.
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.