Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine Standard Subscription
This Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine Standard Subscription provides essential platform licensing for managing containerized applications over a 5-year term, enabling enhanced operational efficiency.
- Platform Access: Unlock the full suite of standard features for Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine, enabling robust container orchestration.
- Extended Term: Secure 5-year subscription coverage, ensuring long-term access to software updates, patches, and essential support.
- Capacity Licensing: License covers 1 to 2 CPUs with a total of 128 cores, providing scalable capacity for your containerized workloads.
- Compliance and Stability: Maintain software license compliance and ensure the continued operation of your critical containerized applications.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a 5-year Standard Subscription for Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine, designed to provide businesses with the necessary licensing to deploy and manage containerized applications. It unlocks core features for Kubernetes orchestration, including cluster management, application deployment, and security controls, specifically licensed for environments utilizing 1 to 2 CPUs totaling 128 cores.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies, this subscription integrates into existing or new infrastructure. It supports businesses looking to modernize their application deployment strategies, streamline development workflows, and ensure their container environments are properly licensed and supported.
- Container Orchestration: Enables efficient deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications using Kubernetes.
- Standard Feature Set: Provides access to the core functionalities of OpenShift for development and operations teams.
- Subscription Term: Guarantees access and support for a defined 5-year period, simplifying long-term IT planning.
- Core-Based Licensing: Offers clear capacity limits tied to CPU cores, ensuring predictable licensing costs.
- Software Updates and Patches: Includes entitlement to regular updates and security patches to maintain system integrity.
This Cisco OpenShift subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking a stable, licensed platform for their containerization initiatives.
What This Enables
Enable Containerized Application Deployment
Enable teams to deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications efficiently using a licensed Kubernetes platform. Streamline application lifecycle management from development to production with guaranteed access to standard features.
cloud-native development, microservices architecture, application modernization, CI/CD pipelines
Ensure Software Licensing Compliance
Automate the process of maintaining software license compliance for your container orchestration platform. Protect your organization from potential audits and ensure continuous access to vendor support and updates.
regulated environments, IT asset management, risk mitigation, operational stability
Streamline Platform Operations
Streamline the management of your Kubernetes clusters with a standardized and supported platform. Reduce operational overhead by leveraging built-in automation and management tools for your internal IT infrastructure.
infrastructure management, IT operations efficiency, standardized deployments, resource optimization
Key Features
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine Standard
Provides a stable, enterprise-grade platform for managing containerized applications, ensuring reliability for your business operations.
5-Year Subscription Term
Secures long-term access to software, updates, and support, simplifying budgeting and ensuring continuity for your IT strategy.
1-2 CPU, 128 Core Licensing
Offers clear and predictable capacity licensing, allowing you to scale your container deployments within defined limits for your specific hardware.
Software Updates and Patches
Ensures your container platform remains secure and up-to-date, mitigating vulnerabilities and maintaining optimal performance.
Platform Licensing
Grants the legal right to use the software for your organization's internal IT needs, avoiding compliance issues and associated risks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, compliance, and high availability for their applications, making a managed container platform essential for modernizing services and meeting regulatory demands.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers can leverage containerization for deploying and managing applications related to IoT, operational technology, and supply chain management, requiring stable and scalable platforms.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, compliant platforms to manage patient data and critical applications, benefiting from the agility and scalability of container orchestration.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality groups can use container platforms to deploy customer-facing applications, inventory management, and point-of-sale systems, requiring agility and consistent performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine?
Cisco OpenShift Kubernetes Engine is a platform that provides enterprise-grade Kubernetes for managing containerized applications. It offers features for development, deployment, and operations of cloud-native applications.
What does a 5-year Standard Subscription include?
A 5-year Standard Subscription includes the license to use the software for the specified term, along with access to software updates, patches, and vendor support. It covers the standard feature set of the OpenShift platform.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is intended for businesses, specifically SMB and mid-market companies, that use IT for their own operations. It is designed for IT Managers and Professionals managing internal infrastructure, not for resellers.
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.