Which statement about 'enabling solutions' is true?

Question

Options

• AAlong with foundation solutions,they allow impacting solutions to deliver value.
• BThey have a life-span of two years or less,and are dependent on chip technology
• CThey are proven to be the most important solution type for the Internet of Everything,more
• DThey represent the level in which Cisco has the strongest market share and competitive

• A
  94% (17)
• B
  6% (1)

Explanation

Option A correctly reflects Cisco's three-tier solutions framework, where foundation solutions provide the underlying infrastructure, enabling solutions add capabilities that bridge the gap, and impacting solutions are what actually deliver measurable business value - but they can only do so when the lower tiers are in place.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is false because a two-year lifespan tied to chip technology describes a hardware product lifecycle concept, not a category trait of enabling solutions.
• C is false because no single solution type is designated "most important" in this framework - each tier depends on the others.
• D is false because strongest market share and competitive position typically applies to foundation solutions (e.g., networking infrastructure), not enabling solutions.

Memory tip: Think of it as a stack - Foundation holds things up, Enabling plugs things in, and Impacting turns the lights on. Without the first two layers, the lights (value) never come on. "Enabling = the middle layer that allows impact."

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