Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine Premium Subscription
Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine Premium Subscription provides advanced platform capabilities for managing containerized applications over a 5-year term.
- Access to Premium Features: Unlock advanced security, management, and automation tools for your Kubernetes clusters.
- Extended Term Coverage: Secure your platform investment with a 5-year subscription, ensuring continuous access to updates and support.
- Scalable Capacity: License covers 1-2 CPUs with up to 128 cores, accommodating growing application demands.
- Enhanced Operational Efficiency: Streamline application deployment and management, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine Premium Subscription provides a 5-year license for advanced features and capabilities designed to manage and deploy containerized applications at scale. It includes access to premium support and software updates, ensuring your platform remains secure and up-to-date.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this subscription integrates into existing infrastructure, enabling efficient management of complex application environments and supporting critical business operations.
- Platform Management: Centralized control for deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications.
- Enhanced Security: Advanced security features to protect your containerized workloads and sensitive data.
- Automation Capabilities: Streamline CI/CD pipelines and operational tasks for faster development cycles.
- Performance Optimization: Tools to monitor and optimize application performance within the Kubernetes environment.
- Compliance Assurance: Features designed to help meet regulatory requirements for data handling and application security.
This premium subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking enterprise-grade Kubernetes management without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Container Orchestration
Enable teams to deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications with advanced automation and security features. Streamline the entire application lifecycle from development to production.
cloud-native applications, microservices architectures, hybrid cloud deployments, DevOps workflows
Enhance Application Security Posture
Automate security policy enforcement and gain visibility into containerized workloads to protect against threats. Ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal security standards.
sensitive data processing, regulated environments, multi-tenant platforms, secure development pipelines
Streamline CI/CD and Development Operations
Streamline continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to accelerate software delivery. Automate routine operational tasks, reducing manual intervention and potential errors.
agile development teams, frequent application updates, automated testing environments, infrastructure as code
Key Features
Premium Software Features
Access to advanced security, management, and automation tools for Kubernetes, enhancing operational control and efficiency.
5-Year Subscription Term
Ensures long-term access to software updates, support, and platform stability, protecting your investment.
Scalable Core Licensing
Provides capacity for 1-2 CPUs up to 128 cores, allowing for growth and adaptation to evolving business needs.
Centralized Management Console
Simplifies the deployment, monitoring, and management of containerized applications across your infrastructure.
Enhanced Security Controls
Improves the security posture of your applications and data through advanced policy enforcement and threat mitigation.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance for handling sensitive data and transactions, which OpenShift's advanced features and management capabilities can support.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need to manage sensitive patient data securely and comply with regulations like HIPAA, making a secure and manageable container platform essential for their operations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers can leverage containerization for modernizing operational technology (OT) and IT systems, enabling faster deployment of analytics and control applications on a scalable platform.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups can use this platform to deploy and manage customer-facing applications, inventory systems, and point-of-sale solutions efficiently, ensuring high availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine?
Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine is a platform for building, deploying, and managing containerized applications. This premium subscription unlocks advanced features and support for enhanced capabilities.
What does the 5-year subscription include?
The 5-year subscription includes access to the premium features of OpenShift Kubernetes Engine, along with software updates, security patches, and technical support for the duration of the term.
How is the license capacity measured?
The license capacity is measured by the number of CPUs and cores it covers, specified here as 1-2 CPUs with up to 128 cores, allowing for scalable deployment.
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.