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David Walters

Product Manager

Strategic Accounts and Initiatives


David Walters is a Product Manager within the Strategic Initiatives Team as part of the Cisco Collaboration division.

Dave has consulted with communications service providers around innovation and new service offerings in roles at Cisco, BroadSoft, and PwC.

He has an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and BA and BS from the University of Maryland.

Articles

Drive Your Cloud Services Portfolio with Webex and the Jobs to be Done Framework

6 min read

In this post, we look at how JTBDs are applied for the Cisco Webex suite. We look at key elements of JTBD construction such as the buyer and purchase dynamics.  We then learn how you can extend Webex JTBDs to differentiate and target your own cloud services offer.

January 7, 2019

COLLABORATION

Planning Your Cloud Communications Migration: Connectivity And Network Service Options

8 min read

This is part six in a seven-part series on how IT managers and communications service providers (CSPs) can work together to simplify their migration of premises-based communications to the cloud. This particular post is focused on types of access services, the types of circuits, the method of IP services delivery, the suitability for carrying communications services, and network services that can be layered on to prioritize communications traffic.

December 19, 2018

COLLABORATION

Simplify Your Migration Options – Drive Adoption and Positive Business Outcomes

12 min read

This is the last in the series on migrating communications services to the cloud on devices, services adoption, and how to maximize the business positive impact of migrating to cloud communications.

December 19, 2018

COLLABORATION

Planning a Cloud Communications Migration: Access Network & Service Assurance Options

8 min read

This is part five of a seven-part series on how IT managers and communications service providers (CSPs) can work together to simplify their migration of premises-based communications to the cloud.

December 13, 2018

COLLABORATION

Planning a Cloud Communications Migration: Navigating IT Priorities & LAN/WAN Management

6 min read

This is part one of the fourth installment in a five-part series on migrating business communications services. In this post, we take on another common challenge in migrating business communications to the cloud – the increased demands on IP access connectivity – both from a technical and commercial perspective.

December 10, 2018

COLLABORATION

Simplify Your Communications Migration Options: Private & Public Cloud Solutions

8 min read

Third in a five-part series on migrating business communications services: Deciding when to deploy sites and users on multi-tenant (“public”) cloud solutions versus dedicated, virtualized (“private”) cloud solutions.

November 2, 2018

COLLABORATION

Take the Risk Out of Cloud Calling: Cut-Over & Migration Planning

6 min read

As service providers build out their migration offers, one of the most important offer elements relates to how aggressively to turn down legacy systems and turn up cloud communications services. This is the second in a seven-part blog series on migrating business communications services.

November 1, 2018

COLLABORATION

Removing the Risk & Mystery from Migrating to Cloud Communications

4 min read

In a five-part blog series, we break down the challenges and complexity of cloud communications migrations. We will also provide a series of recommendations to simplify migrations for both service providers and businesses caught in a holding pattern with their existing PBX infrastructure.