Cisco Scality Hybrid Extension to Ring Perpetual License
The Cisco Scality Hybrid Extension perpetual license unlocks advanced data management features for your existing storage infrastructure, ensuring long-term operational continuity.
- License Term: Perpetual access to Scality Hybrid Extension features, offering a one-time purchase for ongoing benefits.
- Platform Coverage: Extends the capabilities of your Cisco Scality Ring storage platform, integrating hybrid cloud data management.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced data tiering, cloud connectivity, and policy-based data placement for optimized storage.
- Compliance & Optimization: Ensures data residency compliance and optimizes storage costs by intelligently managing data across on-premises and cloud tiers.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a perpetual software license for Cisco's Scality Hybrid Extension, designed to enhance your on-premises Scality Ring storage environment. It provides the entitlement to utilize advanced features that bridge your private infrastructure with public cloud storage, enabling intelligent data tiering and management.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market businesses utilize this license to extend the life and functionality of their existing storage investments. It integrates seamlessly with their current Scality Ring deployments, allowing for more flexible and cost-effective data storage strategies without requiring a complete hardware overhaul.
- Hybrid Cloud Integration: Seamlessly connect your on-premises Scality Ring with public cloud providers for extended storage.
- Intelligent Data Tiering: Automatically move less frequently accessed data to cost-effective cloud storage.
- Policy-Based Management: Define rules for data placement, retention, and access based on business needs.
- Enhanced Scalability: Expand your storage capacity virtually by leveraging cloud resources.
- Cost Optimization: Reduce on-premises storage footprint and optimize expenditure by utilizing cloud economics.
This perpetual license is the ideal choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to modernize their data storage with hybrid cloud capabilities without ongoing subscription fees.
What This Enables
Enable intelligent data tiering to cloud
Enable teams to automatically move cold data from on-premises Scality Ring storage to cost-effective cloud archives. Streamline data lifecycle management and reduce the need for expensive on-premises storage expansion.
on-premises storage, hybrid cloud strategy, data lifecycle management, cost optimization
Extend storage capacity with cloud
Streamline the process of extending on-premises storage capacity by leveraging public cloud resources. Automate data placement policies to ensure data is accessible while optimizing infrastructure costs.
growing data volumes, hybrid infrastructure, cloud integration, capacity planning
Ensure data compliance and residency
Automate data placement based on regulatory requirements and data residency policies. Enable teams to maintain compliance by ensuring data is stored in the appropriate locations, whether on-premises or in the cloud.
regulatory compliance, data governance, hybrid cloud deployments, risk management
Key Features
Perpetual License
Provides long-term access to hybrid extension features with a one-time purchase, avoiding recurring subscription costs.
Hybrid Cloud Integration
Connects on-premises Scality Ring with public cloud providers for flexible data storage and management.
Automated Data Tiering
Intelligently moves data between on-premises and cloud storage based on access frequency and policies.
Policy-Based Data Management
Allows administrators to define and enforce rules for data placement, retention, and access.
Scalability
Virtually expands storage capacity by leveraging cloud resources, accommodating data growth.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires robust data management and long-term data retention to meet strict regulatory compliance and audit requirements, making hybrid storage solutions essential for cost-effective data lifecycle management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage vast amounts of sensitive patient data that must be stored securely and accessed efficiently, often requiring tiered storage strategies to balance compliance, performance, and cost.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle large volumes of case files and client data with specific retention policies, benefiting from hybrid solutions that optimize storage costs while ensuring data accessibility and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
These organizations generate significant operational data, including sensor logs and production records, which require cost-effective storage solutions that can scale and manage data over extended periods for analysis and compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Cisco Scality Hybrid Extension?
The Cisco Scality Hybrid Extension is a software license that allows your on-premises Scality Ring storage to integrate with and utilize public cloud storage for data tiering and management.
What does 'Perpetual License' mean?
A perpetual license means you own the right to use the software features indefinitely after a single purchase, without recurring subscription fees.
What are the benefits of hybrid cloud storage?
Hybrid cloud storage offers a balance of on-premises control and cloud scalability, enabling cost optimization, enhanced data protection, and flexible capacity expansion.
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.