Cisco NSO Platform License - 400 Small Physical Network Elements - 1 Year Enhanced Support
This Cisco NSO platform license provides enhanced support for up to 400 small physical network elements over a one-year term, ensuring continuous operation and feature access for your business IT infrastructure.
- License Entitlement: Access to Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) software capabilities for managing up to 400 small physical network elements.
- Enhanced Support: Coverage for 1 year, providing access to technical assistance and software updates to maintain optimal performance.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures your network automation platform remains functional and supported, minimizing downtime risks.
- Feature Access: Unlocks the full potential of Cisco NSO for network device configuration, provisioning, and management.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) platform license with enhanced support, designed to manage up to 400 small physical network elements for a one-year subscription term.
It is intended for businesses that utilize IT for their own operations, such as IT Managers overseeing network automation or IT Professionals implementing orchestration solutions within their company's infrastructure.
- Platform Licensing: Subscription-based access to Cisco NSO software.
- Capacity: Supports up to 400 small physical network elements.
- Term: One-year duration for the license and enhanced support.
- Support Level: Enhanced technical support and access to software updates.
- Automation Focus: Enables automated network configuration, provisioning, and compliance.
This Cisco NSO license is ideal for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to automate network operations without the overhead of enterprise-level infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation and Orchestration
Enable teams to automate the configuration, provisioning, and management of up to 400 physical network devices. Streamline complex network changes and reduce the risk of human error in day-to-day operations.
businesses with on-premises network infrastructure, IT departments managing device lifecycles, teams implementing network-as-code principles
Ensure Network Compliance and Audit Readiness
Automate the enforcement of network policies and configurations across your managed devices. Maintain a consistent and compliant network state, simplifying audits and reducing regulatory risks.
organizations with strict security policies, businesses requiring auditable network configurations, IT teams focused on governance
Streamline Device Lifecycle Management
Streamline the deployment, configuration, and decommissioning of network devices within your environment. Reduce the time and effort required for network device updates and changes.
companies with frequent network hardware refreshes, IT departments managing distributed network locations, teams standardizing network deployments
Key Features
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Software
Provides a unified platform for automating network device configuration and management across multi-vendor environments.
Capacity for 400 Small Physical Network Elements
Allows businesses to scale their network automation efforts to manage a significant number of devices within their own infrastructure.
One-Year Subscription Term
Offers a defined period of access to the software and support, allowing for predictable budgeting and planning.
Enhanced Support
Ensures access to expert technical assistance and software updates, minimizing downtime and maximizing platform uptime.
Platform Licensing Model
Provides a clear and manageable way to license advanced network automation capabilities for internal IT use.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and compliant network infrastructure, making network automation with Cisco NSO crucial for maintaining service levels and meeting regulatory demands.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations depend on secure and always-on networks for patient data and critical operations, benefiting from the automation and consistency provided by Cisco NSO.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often have complex and distributed network needs, where Cisco NSO can automate device management and ensure operational continuity for production systems.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large and diverse network infrastructures, where automating device configuration and policy enforcement with Cisco NSO can significantly improve IT efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is a software platform that enables the automation of network device configuration, provisioning, and management across multi-vendor network environments.
What does '400 Small Physical Network Elements' mean?
This refers to the licensed capacity of the Cisco NSO platform, allowing it to manage up to 400 individual physical network devices such as routers, switches, or firewalls within your organization's network.
What is included in 'Enhanced Support'?
Enhanced support typically includes access to Cisco's technical support resources, software updates, and bug fixes for the duration of the license term, helping to ensure the platform's stability and performance.
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.