Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.x License, Assurance, and APIC-EM
This Cisco subscription license unlocks advanced network management, assurance, and automation capabilities for your Cisco infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and compliance.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock the full suite of Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.x, Assurance, and APIC-EM functionalities for comprehensive network oversight.
- Subscription-Based Value: Benefit from continuous access to software updates and support, billed on a recurring subscription model for predictable IT budgeting.
- Platform Licensing: This license applies to Cisco's enterprise management platform, enabling centralized control and visibility across your network devices.
- Compliance and Operation: Ensure your network management tools remain current and compliant with vendor requirements, preventing operational disruptions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco subscription license provides access to Prime Infrastructure 3.x, Cisco Assurance, and APIC-EM, offering a unified platform for network management, monitoring, and automation. It enables IT teams to gain deep visibility into network performance, troubleshoot issues proactively, and automate routine tasks, ensuring a stable and efficient network environment.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations, this platform license is crucial for businesses that rely on Cisco networking hardware. It integrates into existing network stacks, providing the necessary software entitlements to manage, secure, and optimize their Cisco-enabled infrastructure without the overhead of enterprise-scale solutions.
- Unified Network Management: Centralize the monitoring and management of your Cisco network devices from a single interface.
- Proactive Assurance: Gain real-time insights into network health and performance to identify and resolve potential issues before they impact users.
- Network Automation: Automate repetitive tasks such as configuration, deployment, and compliance checks, freeing up IT resources.
- Scalable Licensing: Subscription model allows for flexible scaling of management capabilities as your network grows.
- Enhanced Visibility: Deep dive into application performance and user experience across the network.
This Cisco subscription is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market teams needing to simplify complex network management and ensure operational continuity.
What This Enables
Enable Proactive Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Enable teams to gain deep visibility into network performance and health across their entire Cisco infrastructure. Streamline issue identification and resolution to minimize user-impacting downtime.
on-premises networks, hybrid cloud environments, multi-site deployments, Cisco-centric infrastructure
Automate Network Configuration and Compliance
Automate repetitive network configuration tasks and ensure continuous compliance with security policies and regulatory standards. Streamline device onboarding and software updates for improved operational efficiency.
growing IT departments, regulated industries, multi-vendor network environments, infrastructure modernization
Enhance Application Performance Visibility
Enable IT professionals to monitor application performance and user experience across the network. Identify bottlenecks and optimize network resources to ensure critical business applications run smoothly.
performance-sensitive operations, business-critical application support, distributed user bases, network optimization initiatives
Key Features
Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.x
Provides a unified platform for network monitoring, troubleshooting, and management of Cisco devices.
Cisco Assurance
Offers real-time network health insights and proactive issue detection to minimize downtime.
APIC-EM (Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module)
Enables network segmentation and application-aware policies for enhanced security and control.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures access to the latest software features and support, with predictable billing for IT budgeting.
Centralized Management
Simplifies network operations by consolidating control and visibility into a single interface.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires high availability and strict compliance with financial regulations, making robust network management and assurance critical for uninterrupted operations and data security.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations depend on reliable network performance for patient care systems and must adhere to stringent data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating advanced network monitoring and control.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments rely on stable network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and IT convergence, demanding proactive management to prevent production disruptions and ensure system uptime.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large, diverse networks supporting students and staff, requiring efficient management tools to ensure performance, security, and compliance with data protection policies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Prime Infrastructure?
Cisco Prime Infrastructure is a network management solution that provides a unified platform for monitoring, troubleshooting, and managing Cisco network devices and services.
What does APIC-EM do?
APIC-EM enables network segmentation and application-aware policies, allowing IT teams to control application traffic and enhance network security.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, providing ongoing access to software updates and support for the duration of the subscription term.
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.