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The CTO Advisor

Keith Townsend
Vmware
Artificial Intelligence
Kubernetes
Nvidia
Broadcom
Generative AI
Low-Code/no-Code Development
Dell Technologies
Private Cloud
Serverless
Digital Transformation
Applied Pathways
Curion
Healthcare Technology
AI Implementation
AWS
AI
Clinical Algorithms
100 Days Of Code
Data Management

A conversation geared toward the CTO or Infrastructure Architect. Shows topics focus on future technologies and keeping today's infrastructure in-line with business requirements.

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Calvin Hendryx-Parker, co-founder and CTO of Six Feet Up, joins Keith Townsend to ask a question CTOs should be asking now: who gave your AI agent that authority? They start with two recent stories, the reported AWS AgentCore case where an agent fetc... more

Rob Lee, Chief Technology and Growth Officer at Everpure (formerly Pure Storage), is back on the show. Keith Townsend asks how a CTO tells a real compute shortage from a data problem dressed up as one. Rob's answer: stop chasing GPU utilization. Meas... more

Episode 700, and a reboot. Keith Townsend welcomes new co-host Calvin Hendryx-Parker, CTO and co-founder of Six Feet Up, pairing an infrastructure view and a development view on the same CTO problems. First up: Jev, TypeSafe AI's System One classifie... more

A replay of Layer2C Labs episode 001 on The CTO Advisor feed. The managed data plane is cheap and fast; the cost it hides is the chunking judgment it takes from you. Keith Townsend built a retrieval pipeline over thirteen years of Tech Field Day tran... more

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Recent Guests

Rob Lee
Chief Technology and Growth Officer at Everpure (formerly Pure Storage Systems)
Everpure
Episode: Episode 701: Everpure’s Rob Lee on GPUs, Data Gravity, and KV Cache
Adam Jacobs
CEO of Swamp Club
Swamp Club
Episode: Deterministic AI Isn’t the Goal. Deterministic Systems Are.
Ryan Booth
Principal Owner and Consulting Consultant with Blue Ridge Consulting
Blue Ridge Consulting
Episode: From Network Engineer to Applied AI: Ryan Booth on the Career Path Nobody Maps Out
Won Jong
CTO of Clumio
Clumio
Episode: Clumio Data Protection for Google Cloud –
Lynn Comp
Head of Data Center Market Readiness at Intel
Intel
Episode: The VMware Reckoning: Broadcom, AI, and the Future of Enterprise Infrastructure
Steven Dickens
Founder of Hyperframe Research
Hyperframe Research
Episode: VMware Explore 2025: VCF 9, Developer Tribes, and the Future of Private Cloud – with Steven Dickens
Dion Hinchcliffe
VP and practice lead for CIO practice at The Futurum Group
The Futurum Group
Episode: Deepseek’s Impact on Your AI Strategy
Colin Murphy
Senior software engineer at Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems
Episode: Replay-Server-side Web Assembly with Adobe’s Colin Murphy
Delaney Dalton
Working in the health care payer side, focusing on low-code/no-code development with the Curion platform.
Applied Pathways
Episode: Coding Without Code: A Journey in Low-code/No-Code Development

Host

Keith Townsend
Host of The CTO Advisor; engages on enterprise technology strategy, infrastructure, and AI adoption.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 23 ratings
  • Keith puts technology in perspective

    Highly recommend for strategic technologists!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pwnsmack
    United States6 years ago
  • I’m Biased

    I’m pretty biased because I host the actual podcast. But if you don’t review your own podcast on iTunes, you’re leaving something on the table.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Chuckbalkn
    United States6 years ago
  • Empowering, insightful and actionable! 🙌

    Whether you’re well established as someone innovating in the technology space, or just getting started as a catalyst for change - this is a must-listen podcast for you! Keith does an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of building a thriving enterprise and life you can be proud of - with leaders who’ve actually experienced success themselves. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JoshCrist
    United States6 years ago
  • Engaging

    These guys make you care about them. Interesting content.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    bobstoolfire
    United States8 years ago

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From Network Engineer to Applied AI: Ryan Booth on the Career Path Nobody Maps Out
Q: What's the top advice for teams beginning this transformation?
Focus on bottlenecks and workflows first, identify where AI can reduce friction, and ensure leadership communicates a clear value proposition—don't rush to replace people, instead enable them to work more effectively with AI.
From Network Engineer to Applied AI: Ryan Booth on the Career Path Nobody Maps Out
Q: How did you transition from traditional networking to AI-focused work?
I started by building on my networking and automation foundations, learning software development alongside engineers, and then gradually shifted to designing AI-enabled workflows, guided by practical, real-world applications rather than theoretical concepts.
Clumio Data Protection for Google Cloud –
Q: How does backup differ from replication, and why is that distinction important for customers?
Replication handles availability by copying every change to a secondary location, but it cannot protect against data corruption or provide time-based recovery; backup offers different tiers and the ability to revert to earlier data states, which replication cannot.
Clumio Data Protection for Google Cloud –
Q: Why expand backup support to Google Cloud Next and GCS?
Customers have been asking for the same protection experience across AWS and GCP due to multi-cloud strategies, so the expansion aims to provide a unified backup experience across clouds.
Right-Sizing AI, Rationalizing Virtualization, and Becoming an Infrastructure Arbiter — with Melissa Palmer
Q: If people want to contact you to engage you, to help them figure out their VMware landscape, to figuring out their AI infrastructure strategy, what's the best way to get a hold of you?
You can find me on LinkedIn. My name is Melissa Palmer, also known as Vemus. I'm on Twitter at Vemus33, and you can find my passion project that we've been talking about at theinfrastructureconstellation.com.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The CTO Advisor

What is The CTO Advisor about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A tech-forward show geared toward senior IT leaders, architects, and CTOs, with conversations that explore how AI, multi-cloud data protection, virtualization, and cloud-native strategies reshape modern infrastructure. Episodes feature hands-on discussions with practitioners and executives who've built or steered enterprise-grade implementations, offering pragmatic guidance on talent, governance, and cost-aware technology choices. The breadth of topics—from data integrity and AI augmentation to private cloud strategies and developer-focused ecosystems—helps listeners gauge how to align complex tech bets with business outcomes. Noteworthy is the mix of practitioner-led storytelling and strategic advisory, making it valuable for decision-make... more

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2. Adam Jacobs
3. Ryan Booth
4. Won Jong
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7. Dion Hinchcliffe
8. Colin Murphy

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