Cisco NCI-D Ultimate SW License & Production Support per Core | Enterprise — NT-NCI-D-ULT-PR

Match licensing to compute demand with Cisco NCI-D Ultimate software licensing and production support per core. This entitlement is built for infrastructure teams that need a precise way to cover processor cores while maintaining vendor-backed support for production environments. Per-core licensing is often the right fit when workloads scale with hardware capacity rather than named users. It gives procurement and architecture teams a cleaner way to map spend to the actual footprint of the deployment, especially in environments where core counts drive cost and compliance. Cisco’s production support adds a formal support path for operational environments that cannot tolerate uncertainty. That makes this option well suited to core-based platforms where uptime, entitlement clarity, and support continuity matter more than broad, generalized licensing. Choose this model when you need disciplined cost alignment, support for production use, and a licensing structure that scales with the infrastructure itself. It is a practical choice for teams that want to keep purchasing tied to measurable compute resources without sacrificing support coverage. Ideal For License a core-based production environment Support compute-heavy infrastructure with defined entitlement Align software spend to processor core count Maintain vendor-backed support for a core-scaled deployment Why This Product 1 Per-core licensing scales with compute rather than users 2 Production support suits operational infrastructure 3 Better fit for hardware-based deployments than seat licensing 4 Clear entitlement model supports compliance and budgeting