Cisco NCI STR SW License for EdgeSites & MSN Critical Support | per VM — NT-NCI-E-STR-MC

Support critical virtualized deployments with Cisco NCI STR software licensing and support for EdgeSites and MSN environments, sold per VM. This structure is designed for teams that need licensing tied directly to virtual machine count, making it easier to govern spend, track entitlement, and maintain operational clarity across distributed workloads. For enterprise buyers, the appeal is precision. Per-VM pricing maps cleanly to virtual infrastructure, which helps avoid overbuying when workloads scale unevenly across sites or clusters. The support component adds a production-oriented service layer for environments where downtime, patching, and escalation paths must be handled with discipline. This package is a strong fit for organizations standardizing on Cisco software in edge or mission-critical scenarios. It supports a more controlled procurement model than broad, loosely defined coverage, and it gives technical teams a clearer line between deployed instances and licensed instances. When the workload matters and the environment is virtualized, that clarity is worth paying for. Ideal For Virtualized edge sites requiring per-VM software entitlement Mission-critical Cisco deployments needing formal support coverage Distributed infrastructure programs with variable VM counts Procurement teams aligning software spend to virtual instance usage Why This Product 1 Per-VM pricing fits virtualized environments better than node-based bundles 2 Support service is aimed at critical edge and MSN workloads 3 Clear instance-based entitlement simplifies governance 4 Better control for distributed deployments than broad site licensing