Cisco NSO Network Element Licensing - 3 Year Premium Support
This Cisco NSO platform license provides 3 years of premium technical support for managing up to 10 large physical network elements, ensuring continuous operation and access to advanced automation features.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock the full potential of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator for sophisticated network automation.
- Extended Support Coverage: Benefit from 3 years of premium technical support for uninterrupted service and rapid issue resolution.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain licensing compliance with Cisco's official software entitlements for critical network infrastructure.
- Operational Continuity: Ensure your network automation platform remains operational and up-to-date with vendor-provided software updates and patches.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a 3-year subscription license for Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) with premium technical support, specifically designed for managing up to 10 large physical network elements. It unlocks advanced capabilities for network automation, configuration management, and service provisioning, ensuring your network infrastructure operates efficiently and compliantly.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations, this license integrates into environments with existing Cisco network hardware. It provides the necessary software entitlements and support to automate complex network tasks, reduce manual errors, and accelerate service delivery within their own operational network.
- Network Automation: Streamline the deployment, configuration, and management of network services across diverse hardware.
- Service Provisioning: Accelerate the delivery of new network services with automated workflows.
- Configuration Compliance: Ensure network device configurations adhere to defined policies and standards.
- Multi-Vendor Support: Manage and automate services across a heterogeneous network environment.
- Premium Technical Support: Receive priority access to Cisco's expert support for critical issues.
This Cisco NSO license empowers mid-market IT teams to achieve enterprise-level network automation and management without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation Workflows
Enable teams to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of network services across physical devices. Streamline complex operational tasks and reduce the potential for human error in network changes.
On-premises data centers, distributed branch offices, hybrid cloud environments, network operations centers
Accelerate Service Provisioning
Streamline the process of delivering new network services to internal users or business units. Automate the end-to-end provisioning lifecycle, from request to activation, reducing time-to-service.
IT departments supporting internal business operations, organizations with dynamic service needs, environments requiring rapid IT response
Ensure Configuration Compliance
Automate the enforcement of network device configurations against defined golden standards. Protect against configuration drift and maintain a compliant network posture for security and operational stability.
Regulated industries requiring strict configuration control, IT teams managing diverse network hardware, environments with security mandates
Key Features
Cisco NSO Platform Licensing
Provides the entitlement to use Cisco NSO for network automation and service orchestration.
10 Large Physical Network Elements
Allows for the management and automation of a specific quantity of your physical network infrastructure.
3-Year Subscription Term
Secures access to the software and ongoing updates for a defined period, simplifying budgeting and planning.
Premium Technical Support
Ensures rapid, expert assistance from Cisco for critical issues, minimizing downtime and operational impact.
Software Updates and Patches
Keeps the NSO platform current with the latest features, security enhancements, and bug fixes.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires high availability and strict configuration compliance for critical financial transaction networks, benefiting from automated network management and rapid support.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial networks demand reliable and secure connectivity for operational technology (OT), where automated network configuration and management reduce downtime risks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need robust, secure, and compliant networks to support patient care systems, making automated network management essential for stability and data integrity.
Government & Public Sector
Public sector entities manage large, complex networks requiring consistent configurations and high uptime, benefiting from the efficiency and control offered by network automation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is a software platform that enables network automation. It allows you to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of network services across your infrastructure.
What does 'Physical Network Element' mean in this license?
A physical network element refers to a hardware device within your network, such as a router, switch, or firewall, that is managed and automated by Cisco NSO.
What is the benefit of Premium Technical Support?
Premium Technical Support provides priority access to Cisco's expert engineers, faster response times for critical issues, and dedicated support resources to help resolve problems quickly and efficiently.
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.