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The CTO Advisor

The CTO Advisor
Dell Technologies
Serverless
NVIDIA
Generative AI
Vmware
100 Days Of Code
Broadcom
Futurum Group
Kubernetes
Artificial Intelligence
High-Performance Computing
Containers
Cloud Migration
Hashicorp
Ci-Cd Pipeline
Digital Transformation
Platform Engineering
Satellite Networking
Super Compute 23
Application Rationalization

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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In this episode of The CTO Advisor Podcast, Keith Townsend sits down with Betsy Tong, founder of Authority Architect, to explore how seasoned professionals can transform decades of experience into thriving consulting businesses. Betsy shares her pers... more

In this episode, Keith Townsend welcomes back Steven Dickens, founder of Hyperframe Research, for a candid conversation following VMware Explore 2025. The duo dives deep into the latest developments from VMware, focusing on the launch of VCF 9 and wh... more

📝 Show Notes: On this episode of the CTO Advisor Podcast, Keith sits down with independent analyst Brian Wang of Next Big Future to unpack one of the hottest debates in enterprise IT and AI research: the path to AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)... more

In this special CTO Advisor Podcast episode, Keith Townsend sits down with Scott Robohn, founder of Tech Sales Craft and co-founder of the Network Automation Forum, for a timely conversation recorded live during GTC week in San Jose — but not at GTC.... more

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Recent Guests

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
Luigi Danakos
A tech professional who recently joined VMware
VMware
Episode: Punched in the Nose Part 2 (Replay)
Matt Broberg
A tech professional working in marketing at a large tech company
Large Tech Company
Episode: Punched in the Nose Part 2 (Replay)
Alastair Cook
CTO Advisor at Futurum Group
Futurum Group
Episode: Modernizing Legacy Applications for the Cloud: Lessons from Granite
Gene Kim
Author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project, and former CTO of Tripwire
Tripwire
Episode: Gene Kim: DevOps Evolution, AI Leadership, and Enterprise Transformations
Keith Kirkpatrick
Research Director at The Futurum Group
The Futurum Group
Episode: AI’s Enterprise Evolution: Enhancing Cloud Applications with Data-Driven Intelligence

Host

Keith Downs
Host of a conversation geared toward technology leaders, focusing on future technology and infrastructure.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 22 ratings
  • Keith puts technology in perspective

    Highly recommend for strategic technologists!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pwnsmack
    United States5 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 States5 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 States5 years ago
  • Engaging

    These guys make you care about them. Interesting content.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    bobstoolfire
    United States7 years ago

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They make you care about the content; interesting discussions that resonate with listeners.
Empowering, insightful and actionable conversations for anyone innovating in the tech space!
Highly recommend for strategic technologists!

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#96
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#197
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Modernizing Network Ops in a Post-Cowboy World – CTO Advisor Podcast with Guest Scott Robohn
Q: Why is there a need for modernizing network operations?
Networking has functioned the same way for the past 25 years, and there's a need to elevate the role of operations and adapt to new tooling and practices.
Modernizing Network Ops in a Post-Cowboy World – CTO Advisor Podcast with Guest Scott Robohn
Q: How do I prepare my team for the journey that we're obviously all getting pushed into?
Operations teams need to take small steps and evaluate new tools from an operations perspective, rather than just waiting for architectural changes to be handed to them.
Deepseek’s Impact on Your AI Strategy
Q: What should enterprises consider regarding their capital investment in AI solutions over the next 12 to 18 months?
Dion advises against making any long-term commitments or contracts, stressing that it's a dynamic space where costs and requirements are rapidly changing.
Replay-Server-side Web Assembly with Adobe’s Colin Murphy
Q: Is it too early to take a look at Web Assembly for enterprise applications?
It's not too early, as there are opportunities to integrate with existing services and use existing codebases for web and data center applications.
Replay-Server-side Web Assembly with Adobe’s Colin Murphy
Q: What's the typical use case for Web Assembly on the server side?
The typical use case is running simple, high-efficiency workloads similar to functions as a service.

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1. Steven Dickens
2. Dion Hinchcliffe
3. Colin Murphy
4. Delaney Dalton
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7. Alastair Cook
8. Gene Kim

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