Cisco WAE Basic Automation Package 1 Year Subscription
The Cisco WAE Basic Automation Package provides essential network automation capabilities for businesses managing up to 499 devices over a 1-year term.
- Automated Workflows: Streamline repetitive network tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
- Device Management: Gain visibility and control over a network infrastructure of up to 499 devices.
- Subscription Term: Secure access to automation features for a defined 1-year period, ensuring predictable costs.
- Enhanced Efficiency: Free up IT staff from routine operations to focus on strategic initiatives and business growth.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco WAE Basic Automation Package is a software license subscription designed to unlock fundamental network automation features for your organization's infrastructure. It provides the core capabilities needed to begin automating network operations and management tasks for a specified number of devices.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this package integrates into existing network environments, offering a foundational step towards a more efficient and automated IT operations model.
- Core Automation Features: Access essential tools for automating network configuration, compliance checks, and basic troubleshooting.
- Scalable Device Count: Supports environments with 1 to 499 devices, providing a clear starting point for automation.
- Subscription Model: Offers a 1-year term for predictable budgeting and continuous access to licensed features.
- Vendor Support: Entitlement to Cisco's standard support for the licensed software during the subscription term.
- Operational Efficiency: Reduces manual intervention in network tasks, minimizing human error and improving operational speed.
This Cisco WAE Basic Automation Package is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to introduce network automation without significant upfront investment.
What This Enables
Automate Network Configuration Tasks
Enable teams to automate the deployment and modification of network device configurations. Streamline the process of applying standard configurations across multiple devices, ensuring consistency and reducing errors.
On-premises data centers, distributed branch offices, hybrid cloud environments
Streamline Compliance Monitoring
Automate the continuous monitoring of network device configurations against defined compliance policies. Detect and report on deviations from security and operational standards, helping to maintain regulatory adherence.
Regulated business operations, IT environments with strict security policies, networks requiring regular audits
Automate Basic Troubleshooting Workflows
Empower IT professionals to automate initial diagnostic steps for common network issues. Trigger automated data collection and basic remediation actions to resolve issues faster or provide detailed information for deeper analysis.
IT teams managing critical business applications, networks with high availability requirements, environments with limited IT staffing
Key Features
Basic Automation Engine
Reduces manual effort and human error in routine network operations.
Configuration Management
Ensures network consistency and compliance across devices.
Compliance Monitoring
Helps maintain adherence to security and regulatory standards.
1-499 Device Support
Provides a scalable solution for small to mid-sized network infrastructures.
1-Year Subscription Term
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to essential automation features.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent compliance and high availability, making automated network configuration and monitoring essential for meeting regulatory demands and minimizing operational risk.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, necessitating automated compliance checks and secure network operations to protect sensitive patient information.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial environments often rely on stable and secure network connectivity for operational technology. Automation helps ensure consistent performance and rapid response to potential disruptions.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms in this sector handle confidential client data and require robust IT infrastructure with minimal downtime. Automation supports efficient management and enhanced security posture.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco WAE?
Cisco WAE, or Workload Automation Engine, is a platform designed to automate IT tasks and workflows. The Basic Automation Package provides core features for network automation.
What is the difference between Basic and other WAE packages?
The Basic package offers foundational automation capabilities suitable for smaller environments or those just beginning their automation journey. More advanced packages typically include a broader range of features, higher capacity, or more sophisticated integrations.
Does this license include support?
Yes, the subscription term includes access to Cisco's standard software support during the 1-year period.
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.