Cisco NSO Virtual CPU License - 3 Year Term
This 3-year Cisco NSO license provides essential network automation capabilities for your virtualized environment, including premium technical support.
- License Term: Provides continuous access to Cisco NSO features for a duration of three years.
- Coverage Scope: Licensed per virtual CPU, allowing for scalable deployment based on your infrastructure needs.
- Support Included: Premium technical support ensures timely assistance and issue resolution for your NSO deployment.
- Value Proposition: Enables advanced network programmability and automation, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription provides a 3-year license for Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) for Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), billed per virtual CPU. It includes premium technical support, ensuring your network automation platform operates efficiently and reliably.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market businesses utilize Cisco NSO to automate complex network configurations and service provisioning. This license is ideal for organizations managing virtualized network infrastructure within their data centers or private cloud environments.
- Network Automation: Automate the deployment, configuration, and management of network services across multi-vendor environments.
- Service Provisioning: Accelerate the delivery of new network services with automated workflows.
- Configuration Management: Ensure consistent and compliant network configurations through a single source of truth.
- Virtualization Support: Specifically licensed for use with Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) in virtualized environments.
- Premium Support: Access to expert technical assistance for prompt issue resolution and operational continuity.
This Cisco NSO license offers SMB and mid-market teams a cost-effective path to advanced network automation and service assurance.
What This Enables
Enable Network Service Automation
Enable teams to automate the deployment and configuration of network services across diverse hardware and software. Streamline the process of bringing new services online, reducing manual intervention and time-to-market.
virtualized environments, multi-vendor networks, private cloud deployments, data center operations
Automate VNF Lifecycle Management
Automate the entire lifecycle of Virtual Network Functions, from deployment to configuration and ongoing management. Streamline operations by treating network services as code, ensuring consistency and compliance.
NFV infrastructure, telco cloud environments, service provider networks, enterprise data centers
Centralize Network Configuration
Streamline network management by providing a single, unified platform for configuring and verifying network devices. Automate compliance checks and configuration audits to maintain network integrity.
complex network topologies, regulated industries, IT operations teams, infrastructure management
Key Features
Network Services Orchestration
Automate the creation, modification, and deletion of network services, reducing manual effort and errors.
Multi-Vendor Support
Manage diverse network devices from various vendors through a single, consistent interface.
Configuration Management
Maintain a single source of truth for network configurations, ensuring compliance and consistency.
Service Assurance
Improve network reliability and uptime through automated validation and reconciliation of network states.
Programmable Infrastructure
Enable network infrastructure to be controlled and managed via APIs, facilitating automation and integration.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly reliable and secure network services with strict compliance mandates, making network automation crucial for efficient operations and regulatory adherence.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations depend on secure, always-on network connectivity for patient data and critical systems, necessitating automated management for compliance with HIPAA and other regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often involve complex, distributed networks that benefit from automation to ensure operational continuity, optimize performance, and manage large-scale deployments efficiently.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large and dynamic network infrastructures that require efficient automation to support research, teaching, and administrative functions while controlling costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco NSO?
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) is a software platform that automates the deployment, configuration, and management of network services across multi-vendor network infrastructure. It allows network changes to be treated as code.
What does 'per Virtual CPU' licensing mean?
This licensing model means the cost is based on the number of virtual CPUs allocated to the Cisco NSO instances running in your environment. This allows for flexible scaling based on your infrastructure's processing needs.
What is included in Premium Technical Support?
Premium Technical Support typically provides enhanced service levels, such as faster response times, 24x7 availability for critical issues, and direct access to specialized engineering resources, ensuring prompt resolution of complex problems.
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.