Cisco OpenStack Platform Licensing
This Cisco platform license provides essential access to OpenStack capabilities, ensuring your business operations run compliantly and efficiently.
- Platform Access: Entitlement to utilize core Cisco OpenStack platform features and functionalities.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintains licensing compliance for your deployed OpenStack environment.
- Operational Continuity: Guarantees continued access to software updates and support for uninterrupted operations.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks specific capabilities required for advanced cloud infrastructure management.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco platform software license, specifically for OpenStack, offered as a subscription. It grants your organization the necessary entitlements to operate and manage your OpenStack environment in compliance with Cisco's licensing terms.
Designed for businesses utilizing OpenStack for their private cloud infrastructure, this license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals seeking to ensure their deployments are properly licensed and can access necessary features for ongoing operations and potential upgrades.
- Software Entitlement: Grants the right to use Cisco's OpenStack platform software.
- Subscription Billing: Provides predictable costs with a recurring subscription model.
- Platform Functionality: Enables access to key features for cloud orchestration and management.
- Compliance Management: Helps maintain adherence to software licensing agreements.
- Operational Support: Facilitates access to necessary software updates and potential support channels.
Ensure your OpenStack environment is properly licensed and functional with this Cisco platform subscription, designed for business IT needs.
What This Enables
Enable OpenStack Platform Operations
Enable teams to deploy and manage private cloud infrastructure using Cisco's OpenStack platform. Streamline resource provisioning and orchestration for internal applications and services.
private cloud deployment, virtualized infrastructure, data center operations, internal application hosting
Ensure Licensing Compliance
Streamline software license management for your OpenStack environment, avoiding potential audits and penalties. Maintain adherence to vendor agreements for critical infrastructure software.
software asset management, IT infrastructure compliance, operational risk mitigation, regulated environments
Access Core Platform Features
Automate the unlocking of essential features and functionalities required for advanced cloud management. Provide IT professionals with the tools needed for efficient data center operations.
cloud orchestration, infrastructure automation, IT service delivery, resource management
Key Features
Cisco OpenStack Software Entitlement
Grants legal authorization to use the specified Cisco OpenStack software for your business operations.
Subscription Licensing Model
Provides predictable, recurring costs for software access, simplifying budget management.
Platform Feature Access
Unlocks the capabilities of the OpenStack platform necessary for cloud management and orchestration.
Compliance Assurance
Helps maintain adherence to software licensing requirements, mitigating audit risks.
Operational Readiness
Ensures your OpenStack environment is properly licensed for continued use and potential updates.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, compliant, and scalable private cloud solutions to manage sensitive data and critical operations, making licensed OpenStack platforms essential for their IT infrastructure.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers leverage private cloud for operational efficiency, data analytics, and IoT integration. Licensed platforms ensure the stability and compliance needed for these demanding environments.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations (like HIPAA) and require secure, reliable IT infrastructure. Licensed OpenStack provides a controlled environment for managing patient data and research.
Education & Research
Educational institutions and research facilities often build private clouds to support academic computing, data analysis, and administrative systems, requiring licensed software for stability and compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is this license for?
This is a Cisco platform software license for OpenStack, provided on a subscription basis. It grants your business the entitlement to use the software for your own IT operations.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is for businesses that utilize OpenStack for their private cloud infrastructure and need to ensure they are properly licensed. It is not for resellers or other IT service providers.
What does 'OpenStack' refer to in this context?
OpenStack is an open-source software platform for cloud computing, used to control pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter. This license pertains to Cisco's offering related to OpenStack.
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.