Cisco WOM Standard Edition Perpetual License
Cisco WOM Standard Edition perpetual licensing provides essential capabilities for managing virtual machines, ensuring your business operations remain compliant and efficient.
- License Scope: Covers management of 1 to 2000 Virtual Machine Servers (VMS).
- Perpetual Access: Grants indefinite use of the Standard Edition software features.
- Compliance Assurance: Ensures adherence to software licensing requirements and vendor policies.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks core functionalities for virtual machine management within the Cisco WOM platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This offering is a perpetual software license for Cisco's WOM (Workload Optimization Manager) Standard Edition. It enables businesses to manage up to 2000 Virtual Machine Servers (VMS) indefinitely, providing access to essential workload optimization and management features without ongoing subscription fees.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market organizations utilize this license to maintain compliance, control virtualized environments, and ensure the efficient operation of their IT infrastructure. It integrates into existing data center or cloud environments where virtual machines are a core component of operations.
- Perpetual Entitlement: Own the license indefinitely, avoiding recurring subscription costs.
- Scalable Capacity: Manage environments with up to 2000 Virtual Machine Servers.
- Standard Edition Features: Access core workload management and optimization tools.
- Compliance Management: Maintain accurate software licensing records and avoid potential penalties.
- Operational Stability: Ensure continued access to critical management software for your virtualized infrastructure.
This perpetual license is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking a cost-effective, long-term solution for managing their virtual machine environments.
What This Enables
Enable Virtual Machine Management
Enable teams to effectively monitor, manage, and optimize the performance of up to 2000 virtual machines. Streamline the administration of your virtualized infrastructure to ensure stability and resource efficiency.
on-premises data centers, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized server rooms
Ensure Licensing Compliance
Automate the tracking and management of your Cisco WOM software licenses to maintain full compliance with vendor agreements. Protect your organization from potential audits and penalties associated with licensing discrepancies.
businesses with strict regulatory requirements, organizations undergoing IT audits, companies managing diverse software assets, environments with fluctuating VM counts
Optimize Resource Utilization
Streamline the allocation and utilization of computing resources across your virtualized environment. Improve operational efficiency by identifying and addressing underutilized or overutilized virtual machines.
performance-sensitive workloads, cost-conscious IT departments, environments requiring high availability, businesses focused on IT efficiency
Key Features
Perpetual License
Own the software license indefinitely, eliminating recurring subscription fees and providing long-term cost predictability.
Standard Edition Capabilities
Access essential workload optimization and management features required for efficient virtual machine administration.
Capacity for 1-2000 VMS
Manage a significant number of virtual machines, scaling to meet the needs of most SMB and mid-market organizations.
Cisco Brand Assurance
Benefit from the reliability and support associated with Cisco's enterprise-grade technology solutions.
Compliance Management
Ensure your organization remains compliant with software licensing regulations, reducing audit risks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust systems for managing virtualized environments to ensure high availability and compliance with strict regulatory standards like SOX and PCI DSS.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations manage sensitive patient data and rely on virtual machines for critical applications, necessitating efficient management and compliance with HIPAA regulations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize virtual machines for operational technology (OT) and IT systems, requiring stable and optimized environments to maintain production uptime and efficiency.
Education & Research
Educational institutions and research facilities often operate large, dynamic virtualized environments to support diverse user needs and research projects, requiring scalable management solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco WOM?
Cisco WOM, or Workload Optimization Manager, is a platform designed to help organizations manage and optimize their virtualized IT infrastructure. It provides visibility and control over virtual machines to improve performance and resource utilization.
What does 'Perpetual' mean for this license?
A perpetual license means you own the right to use the software indefinitely. Unlike subscription licenses, there are no recurring annual or monthly fees required to continue using the software's core functionality.
What is the difference between Standard and other editions?
The Standard Edition typically includes core features for workload management and optimization suitable for many SMB and mid-market needs. Higher editions may offer advanced features, broader integration capabilities, or enhanced support options.
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.