Cisco NSO Platform License - 300 Medium Physical Network Elements - 3 Year Enhanced Support
This Cisco NSO platform license provides enhanced support for 300 medium physical network elements over a 3-year term, enabling advanced network automation and management for your business operations.
- License Term: Enjoy 3 years of enhanced support and access to Cisco NSO features.
- Network Element Coverage: Supports up to 300 medium physical network elements within your infrastructure.
- Enhanced Support: Includes access to advanced technical support and software updates.
- Platform Licensing: Provides the necessary entitlement to operate and manage your network automation platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a 3-year subscription license for Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) with enhanced support, designed to manage up to 300 medium physical network elements. It unlocks advanced capabilities for network automation, configuration management, and service provisioning, ensuring your network infrastructure operates efficiently and compliantly.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize Cisco NSO to automate complex network tasks, reduce manual errors, and accelerate service delivery. This license integrates into existing network environments, providing a centralized platform for managing diverse network devices and services.
- Automated Network Configuration: Streamline the deployment and management of network device configurations.
- Service Provisioning Acceleration: Rapidly deploy new network services and changes across your infrastructure.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain consistent configurations and adhere to regulatory requirements.
- Reduced Operational Overhead: Minimize manual intervention, lowering operational costs and risk.
- Enhanced Support & Updates: Benefit from 3 years of access to Cisco's technical expertise and software enhancements.
This Cisco NSO license is the ideal solution for businesses seeking to modernize their network operations and achieve enterprise-level automation without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Automated Network Configuration Management
Enable teams to automate the deployment, modification, and verification of network device configurations across diverse hardware. Streamline compliance checks and reduce the risk of human error in network changes.
on-premises data centers, multi-site enterprise networks, hybrid cloud environments
Accelerate Network Service Provisioning
Streamline the process of deploying new network services and changes by automating multi-device workflows. Automate the entire service lifecycle from order to activation, reducing time to market for new business capabilities.
businesses with dynamic service needs, organizations managing complex network services, IT departments focused on agility
Ensure Network Compliance and Audit Readiness
Automate the enforcement of network policies and configurations to meet regulatory and internal compliance standards. Maintain a consistent and auditable state for all network devices, simplifying audit processes.
regulated industries, businesses with strict security policies, organizations requiring detailed network logging
Key Features
Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
Provides a single, unified platform to automate network configuration and service provisioning across multi-vendor environments.
Configuration Management
Ensures network device configurations are consistent, compliant, and easily managed, reducing errors and downtime.
Service Activation Automation
Accelerates the deployment of new network services, enabling faster response to business demands.
Enhanced Support (3 Years)
Offers access to Cisco's expert technical support and software updates for the duration of the license term, ensuring continuous operation and access to new features.
Scalable Capacity (300 Medium Elements)
Supports a significant number of network devices, making it suitable for growing SMB and mid-market organizations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires high availability and strict compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco NSO helps enforce through automated configuration and auditing.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need to maintain HIPAA compliance and ensure network uptime for critical patient care systems, benefiting from NSO's automation and reliability features.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have complex, distributed networks that require consistent configuration and rapid service deployment to support operational technology (OT) systems, which NSO can facilitate.
Legal & Professional Services
These firms handle sensitive client data and require robust network security and compliance, making automated configuration management and audit trails provided by NSO highly valuable.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is a powerful software platform that automates network configuration and service provisioning. It allows organizations to manage complex, multi-vendor networks with greater efficiency and accuracy.
What does 'medium physical network element' refer to?
This typically refers to network devices like routers, switches, firewalls, or load balancers that fall within a certain complexity or resource profile as defined by Cisco. The exact definition can be clarified with Cisco's licensing documentation.
What is included in 'Enhanced Support'?
Enhanced support generally includes access to Cisco's technical assistance center, software updates, bug fixes, and hardware replacement services (if applicable to the license) for the duration of the subscription term.
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.