Cisco Cloud DDoS Direct Data Center Connection | Enterprise Licensing — L-RD-CD-DCCON=

Maintain access to critical data center services when volumetric attack traffic threatens availability. Cisco Cloud DDoS - Direct Data Center Connection is designed for organizations that need to preserve inbound and outbound connectivity without adding operational noise to the network team. This Cisco licensing offering fits environments where direct data center links carry business-critical workloads, customer-facing applications, or interconnect traffic that cannot tolerate disruption. It supports a procurement model that aligns security coverage with infrastructure planning, making it easier to standardize protection across enterprise sites and service tiers. For teams comparing lower-cost point tools, the value here is in keeping protection tied to a vendor strategy already trusted in complex network environments. That matters when uptime, response consistency, and vendor accountability carry more weight than feature checklists. Use it to support continuity planning, reduce exposure during attack events, and keep direct connections available for the workloads that matter most. Ideal For Protecting direct data center links that carry customer-facing application traffic Supporting availability planning for enterprise interconnect and backbone paths Reducing exposure during volumetric attack events on critical network connections Standardizing DDoS coverage across Cisco-aligned infrastructure environments Why This Product 1 Targets direct data center connectivity rather than generic perimeter coverage 2 Fits enterprise licensing workflows instead of one-off security purchases 3 Supports continuity planning for high-value network paths 4 Backed by Cisco for infrastructure teams standardizing vendor strategy