Cisco NSO Platform License with Enhanced Support
This Cisco NSO platform license provides essential software capabilities for network automation, backed by enhanced technical support for one year.
- Access to Core Automation Features: Unlock the power of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator for managing and automating your network infrastructure.
- Enhanced Technical Support: Receive priority assistance and expert guidance for your Cisco NSO deployment, ensuring rapid issue resolution.
- 1-Year Subscription Term: Benefit from a defined license period, providing predictable costs and access to software updates.
- Compliance and Stability: Maintain regulatory adherence and operational continuity through licensed software and ongoing vendor support.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a 1-year subscription license for Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) designed for small physical network elements, including enhanced technical support. It grants access to the core functionalities of the NSO platform, enabling automation and management of network devices and services.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market businesses who are responsible for their organization's network infrastructure. It fits into environments where efficient network configuration, deployment, and lifecycle management are critical for operational success and reducing manual effort.
- Network Automation: Enables automated provisioning, configuration, and management of network devices.
- Service Assurance: Helps ensure network services are deployed and maintained according to business requirements.
- Reduced Operational Costs: Automates repetitive tasks, freeing up IT staff for strategic initiatives.
- Enhanced Support: Provides access to Cisco's technical expertise for troubleshooting and guidance.
- Software Compliance: Ensures your organization is properly licensed for Cisco NSO software.
This Cisco NSO license with enhanced support is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to streamline network operations and ensure stability.
What This Enables
Enable Network Automation Workflows
Enable teams to automate the provisioning and configuration of network devices, reducing manual effort and deployment times. Streamline the entire network service lifecycle from design to decommissioning.
On-premises data centers, hybrid cloud environments, managed service delivery
Streamline Device Configuration Management
Streamline the management of device configurations across your network, ensuring consistency and adherence to best practices. Automate compliance checks and configuration drift detection.
Multi-vendor network environments, distributed IT infrastructure, centralized network operations
Automate Service Deployment
Automate the deployment of new network services and changes, accelerating time to market for business applications. Ensure services are deployed accurately and efficiently according to predefined templates.
Network function virtualization (NFV) deployments, software-defined networking (SDN) initiatives, enterprise network rollouts
Key Features
Cisco NSO Platform Access
Unlock the core capabilities of Cisco NSO for network automation and orchestration, enabling efficient management of your network infrastructure.
Enhanced Technical Support
Receive priority access to Cisco's technical experts for faster issue resolution and guidance, ensuring minimal disruption to your operations.
1-Year Subscription Term
Benefit from a predictable licensing period with clear cost management and access to software updates throughout the term.
Small Physical Network Element Focus
Tailored licensing for environments managing smaller physical network infrastructures, providing cost-effective automation capabilities.
Software Compliance
Ensure your organization is properly licensed for Cisco NSO, avoiding potential compliance issues and audit risks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure networks to manage sensitive data and ensure continuous trading operations, making network automation critical for stability and compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must maintain strict data privacy (HIPAA) and ensure constant availability of critical systems, where network automation can improve security posture and operational uptime.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on stable and predictable network performance for operational technology (OT) systems, benefiting from automation to manage complex, often legacy, infrastructure.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses need to manage distributed networks across many locations, where automation simplifies the deployment and maintenance of point-of-sale systems and guest Wi-Fi.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)?
Cisco NSO is a network automation and orchestration platform that allows you to automate the entire lifecycle of network services. It provides a unified, vendor-agnostic approach to configuring, managing, and assuring network devices and services.
What does 'Enhanced Technical Support' include?
Enhanced Technical Support typically provides a higher level of service than standard support, often including faster response times, direct access to specialized engineers, and proactive guidance for your Cisco products.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 1-year subscription license, meaning your access to the software and enhanced support is valid for one year from the activation date.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.