Cisco ThousandEyes Device Agent License
The Cisco ThousandEyes Device Agent License provides essential visibility and monitoring capabilities for your on-premises network devices, ensuring proactive issue detection and performance optimization.
- License Term: Annual subscription providing continuous access to advanced network monitoring features.
- Billing Model: Predictable subscription billing ensures consistent budgeting and access to the latest software updates.
- Platform Applicability: Enables device-level telemetry collection for Cisco ThousandEyes' cloud-based network intelligence platform.
- Key Value: Maintains compliance, unlocks critical performance insights, and ensures uninterrupted network operation.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a software subscription license for the Cisco ThousandEyes platform, specifically enabling the Device Agent. The license unlocks the capability for the ThousandEyes platform to collect detailed performance and availability data directly from your network devices, such as routers and switches.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to gain deep visibility into their internal network performance. It integrates with the broader ThousandEyes cloud platform, providing a unified view of user experience from the endpoint to the application, even across private infrastructure.
- Enhanced Network Visibility: Collects granular telemetry from physical network devices.
- Proactive Issue Detection: Identifies performance degradations and outages within your internal network.
- Performance Optimization: Provides data to fine-tune network configurations for better application delivery.
- Compliance Assurance: Supports network monitoring requirements for various regulatory standards.
- Simplified Licensing: Subscription model offers predictable costs and continuous access to features.
This Cisco ThousandEyes Device Agent license is ideal for businesses seeking to extend network performance monitoring into their on-premises infrastructure without the overhead of traditional enterprise solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Deep Internal Network Monitoring
Enable teams to collect granular performance metrics directly from routers, switches, and other network hardware. Streamline troubleshooting by pinpointing internal network bottlenecks that impact application delivery and user experience.
on-premises data centers, branch office networks, private cloud infrastructure, hybrid cloud deployments
Proactive Performance Anomaly Detection
Automate the detection of performance degradations and outages within your internal network infrastructure before they impact end-users. Ensure continuous operation by identifying issues like high latency or packet loss on critical network paths.
business-critical application delivery, internal IT infrastructure management, network operations centers, performance-sensitive environments
Optimize Network Resource Utilization
Streamline the analysis of network traffic patterns and device performance to identify areas for optimization. Support informed decisions on network upgrades or configuration changes based on real-time telemetry data.
network capacity planning, infrastructure cost management, IT resource allocation, performance tuning initiatives
Key Features
Device Agent Telemetry Collection
Collects real-time performance data from physical network devices, providing deep visibility into internal network health.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to the latest features and updates for the ThousandEyes platform.
Integration with ThousandEyes Platform
Combines internal network data with external path monitoring for a complete end-to-end view of user experience.
Proactive Alerting
Notifies IT teams of performance issues or outages on internal network segments, enabling faster resolution.
Performance Analytics
Provides insights into network latency, packet loss, and device health to optimize performance and resource utilization.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures high availability and performance for critical financial transactions and client data, meeting stringent uptime and compliance requirements.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Maintains reliable network performance for patient data systems and critical medical applications, adhering to strict HIPAA and data integrity standards.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Monitors the performance of operational technology (OT) networks and industrial control systems to prevent disruptions in production and supply chains.
Legal & Professional Services
Guarantees consistent access to sensitive client data and collaboration tools, crucial for maintaining client trust and operational efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco ThousandEyes Device Agent License?
This is a subscription license that enables the Cisco ThousandEyes platform to collect performance and availability data directly from your physical network devices, such as routers and switches, within your own network environment.
What kind of devices does the Device Agent support?
The Device Agent typically supports network devices that expose performance metrics via standard protocols like SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). This includes most enterprise-grade routers, switches, and firewalls.
How does this license differ from other ThousandEyes licenses?
This license specifically enables the 'Device Agent' capability, focusing on monitoring your internal, on-premises network infrastructure. Other ThousandEyes licenses might focus on endpoint agents, cloud vantage points, or application monitoring.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.