Question 1

What are the main benefits of an Enterprise Agreement?

Accepted Answer

Easy to buy: you receive a single agreement, term, and portal for managing licence and support entitlements.
Easy to consume: on-demand deployment, anytime access to new software, and True Forward (no retroactive billing).
Easy to manage: financial predictability, lower cost, and better visibility with EA Workspace

Question 2

Is there a minimum contract term length for an Enterprise Agreement?

Accepted Answer

The Cisco Enterprise Agreement has a minimum contract length of three years. EA contracts generally span 3–5 years.

Question 3

Which Cisco technologies are available under an Enterprise Agreement?

Accepted Answer

Cisco Enterprise Agreements cover a range of technologies including:

Networking Infrastructure (Cisco WAN, LAN, and WiFi)
Applications Infrastructure (ThousandEyes, AppDynamics)
Collaboration (Webex)
Security (Zero Trust, Cloud, and Network Security)
Services (Support and Lifecycle)

Question 4

How can I find out how much I could save with an Enterprise Agreement?

Accepted Answer

Your BT account team can check your existing Cisco licence inventory and, along with any new licence requirements, generate an EA proposal.  Contact your BT account manager for more information.

Question 5

What is EA True Forward?

Accepted Answer

EA True Forward with Cisco ensures cost efficiency by charging only for additional software licence usage from the next contractual anniversary date, unlike conventional, backdated True-Up procedures.