Cisco WOM Essentials VDI License - 3 Year Subscription
This 3-year Cisco WOM Essentials license provides essential Virtual Desktop Infrastructure management capabilities, ensuring your business operations run smoothly and compliantly.
- Essential VDI Management: Gain critical features for managing your virtual desktop environment.
- 3-Year Subscription: Lock in your licensing for three years, simplifying budgeting and ensuring continuous access.
- Per VM Licensing: Scalable licensing model that aligns costs directly with your virtual desktop usage.
- Compliance and Control: Maintain regulatory compliance and enhance security posture for your VDI deployment.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco C1 CISCO WOM - ESSENTIALS. VDI ONLY - 3 YR. PER VM license is a platform software subscription designed to provide essential management capabilities for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments. This subscription grants access to specific features required for the efficient operation and control of VDI deployments over a three-year term.
This licensing is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who are responsible for deploying and maintaining virtual desktop solutions. It integrates into existing IT infrastructure, providing a foundational layer of management for VDI resources without requiring extensive hardware investments.
- Virtual Desktop Management: Unlock core functionalities for managing user sessions, resource allocation, and performance within your VDI.
- Subscription-Based Access: Benefit from a predictable, recurring subscription model for continuous access to essential VDI features.
- Per Virtual Machine Licensing: A flexible licensing structure that scales with your VDI deployment size.
- Three-Year Term: Secure your VDI management capabilities for an extended period, ensuring stability and simplifying procurement.
- Essential Feature Set: Provides the necessary tools for day-to-day VDI operations and maintenance.
This Cisco WOM Essentials VDI license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking essential VDI management without enterprise-level complexity or cost.
What This Enables
Enable Essential VDI Control
Enable teams to manage user sessions and resource allocation within their virtual desktop environment. Streamline day-to-day operations and ensure a stable VDI experience for end-users.
virtual desktop deployments, centralized IT management, user session control, resource optimization
Ensure VDI Compliance
Automate compliance checks and reporting for virtual desktop infrastructure. Maintain regulatory adherence and reduce the risk of licensing penalties or security breaches.
regulated environments, audit readiness, security posture management, IT governance
Optimize VDI Performance
Streamline the allocation and management of virtual machine resources for VDI. Improve end-user performance and ensure efficient utilization of IT infrastructure.
performance-sensitive workloads, user experience focus, infrastructure efficiency, capacity planning
Key Features
Per VM Licensing
Aligns costs directly with your actual virtual desktop usage, providing a scalable and cost-effective solution.
3-Year Subscription Term
Secures your access to essential VDI management features for an extended period, simplifying budgeting and ensuring continuity.
Essential VDI Management Features
Provides the core functionalities needed for effective day-to-day operation and control of your virtual desktop environment.
Platform Software License
Enables critical software capabilities for managing your VDI, enhancing control and operational efficiency.
Cisco WOM Essentials
Delivers foundational management capabilities from a trusted vendor, ensuring reliability for your VDI operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust VDI management for secure access to sensitive data and compliance with regulations like SOX and PCI DSS, which this license supports.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure and compliant VDI solutions to manage patient data (HIPAA) and ensure consistent access to critical applications for medical staff.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information and require secure, reliable VDI for remote work and client collaboration, adhering to data privacy standards.
Education & Research
Educational institutions utilize VDI to provide students and faculty with access to specialized software and resources across campus, requiring efficient management and scalability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco WOM Essentials?
Cisco WOM Essentials is a software licensing tier that provides core management capabilities for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). This specific SKU is focused on VDI-only functionality.
What does 'Per VM' licensing mean?
This license is priced based on the number of virtual machines (VMs) you are managing within your VDI environment. You purchase licenses corresponding to your VM count.
What is the term of this license?
This is a subscription license with a fixed term of three years, ensuring continuous access to the licensed features throughout this period.
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.