LITTLE BLACK BOOK CISCO ONE SOFTWARE

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1 LITTLE BLACK BOOK CISCO ONE SOFTWARE

2 What is Cisco ONE Software? The Old Way: Purchase Each Application/License for Each Device A La Carte Separately priced items Licensing Tied to Hardware Perpetual for the Lifetime of the Device Organisation buys each application/ license separately Complex and costly lifecycle management Discontent due to additional charges for each application Each license applies to one device and is non-transferrable Costly to upgrade Organisation not likely to upgrade frequently - running sub-optimum hardware No flexibilty in licensing No incentive to stay with Cisco over time The New Way Cisco ONE Software: Buy All Applications/Licenses as a Suite A La Carte Separately priced items Licensing Tied to Hardware Perpetual for the Lifetime of the Device Organisation buys all licenses in one package and has freedom to turn on what they need License can be moved to new hardware as it is purchased Incentive to upgrade frequently to optimise performance License can be purchased to be used forever License subscription can be purchased for a finite time

3 INTRODUCTION Cisco ONE Software is designed to simplify the way organisations purchase software capabilities to address their business needs. More features are provided under better together pricing offering greater value. The challenge has always been to obtain value for money, to protect investment, have access to the latest technology and to find ways to make IT spend more predictable. Traditionally, infrastructure software has been tied to physical devices which means, as you make changes to, or upgrade core infrastructure, such as your network, you are required to repurchase software. Cisco ONE changes this by separating the software element from the hardware and enabling organisations to purchase attractively priced bundles of applications that can be flexibly deployed across the enterprise.

4 HOW DOES CISCO ONE WORK? Traditionally, application licenses were purchased in an a la carte fashion, tied to one physical device, non-transferable and required outright purchase. With Cisco ONE Software this all changes. Organisations are able to select the software they require and purchase attractively priced and simplified bundles, with the freedom to turn on what they need. Cisco ONE Software provides licensing portability with the ability to move licenses to new hardware as this is purchased, and what is more this software can be purchased outright or licensed on a subscription basis. Cisco ONE Software provides organisations with four key benefits: Software bundles that are based around typical use scenarios and that are attractively priced. Investment protection of their software purchase through license portability. Access to ongoing innovation and new technology incorporated into the products. Flexible licensing models to smoothly distribute your software spend over time.

5 CISCO ONE FOR DATA CENTRE Cisco ONE for Data Centre enables you to simplify the way you purchase automation and management software for your data centre, as you create your private or hybrid cloud. With Cisco ONE Software bundles available for both Data Centre Compute and Data Centre Networking, organisations are able to gain more from their investment and adopt the latest automation and management solutions that align to their business needs. Foundation for Compute - helps you build and manage a multi-vendor unified compute infrastructure. This solution is suited for organisations beginning their automation journey with a focus on compute resource and virtual infrastructure automation. Enterprise Cloud Suite - delivers the tools to stand up, monitor, and offer self-service ordering and lifecycle management of private cloud instances. This solution is perfect for organisations basing their private cloud environment on Cisco UCS and Cisco Nexus NX-OS fabric. Foundation for Networking - builds a scalable, resilient, high performance physical and virtual network that provides workload mobility across multiple datacentres. It simplifies management through integration with automation and orchestration tools. Data Centre Fabric - creates a highly secure converged LAN-SAN multi-tenant data centre network. Enabling operational efficiency via network consolidation and reduced network sprawl. It simplifies your data centre architecture with LAN and SAN convergence for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches.

6 CISCO ONE FOR ACCESS Cisco ONE for Access provides significant benefits in the way organisations deploy software to manage, control and secure their wired and wireless access. Cisco ONE for Access Switching combined with Cisco ONE for Access Wireless provides you with the capabilities you need to implement a complete, secure, and feature-rich access infrastructure with all of the tools to scale and optimise your network. Foundation for Switching - reduces operational expense by simplifying network deployment and management with a unified solution across wired and wireless lifecycle management, complete with access policy management. Campus Fabric - provides scalability for business growth and resilience for mission-critical operations with the ability to transparently manage heterogeneous and distributed LANs, and segment your network for security, compliance and complex business processes. Foundation for Wireless - enables you to connect, secure and manage a business-class Wi-Fi network for mobility and bring-yourown-device environments. It provides full application visibility and allows you to proactively manage wireless devices and users, and segregate trusted users from guest access. Advanced Mobility Services - enables you to personalise the mobile experience and unlock the full potential of your business, through context aware mobile content delivered through your wireless network. It provides full visibility on how people are interacting with your network individually and collectively.

7 OUR APPROACH Cisco ONE Software provides organisations with greater choice in the way they deploy software across their IT infrastructure whether that be within the Data Centre or across the wired and wireless network. As specialists in the full range of Cisco architectures, Touchbase is perfectly placed to assist you in defining your business needs and priorities and then aligning these to the Cisco ONE Software bundles that are available to you. Design - We will work with you to define your current environment and map this onto your business needs and priorities. We will then take you through a workshop that enables you to explore all of the options that are available to you and select the Cisco ONE Software bundle that provides the most value. Transition - We will take your requirements and work these into a transition plan that migrates your current software to the Cisco ONE model, at a pace that is dictated by your needs and priorities. Manage - We will then use Cisco SmartTools to ensure that we manage your deployment in the most effective way, ensuring that you are making best use of the software licenses you have acquired and that these are aligned with the current and future hardware that you put in place.

8 ABOUT TOUCHBASE Touchbase is a Global Cisco Solution & Managed Service Provider. We combine the world s best technology with the most talented people in the industry to help our clients transform the way they communicate both internally and externally. We help our clients to lay the foundation of an effective technology infrastructure by converging voice, data, desktop and video in a single Ciscobased architecture and then deliver this as a cloud, premise or hybrid solution. With expertise in the four Cisco architectures of Collaboration, Enterprise Networking, Security and Data Centre, we are ideally placed to help our clients to design, transition and manage the key elements of their infrastructure focusing on delivering against business outcomes for the business, IT and the end-user.

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