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The CTO Advisor

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

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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Description: Keith sits down with Ryan Booth — former network automation specialist, Apstra alum, and now principal consultant at Blue Ridge Consulting — to trace the real career arc from infrastructure engineer to applied AI practitioner. They dig i... more

At Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, Keith sits down with returning guest Woon Jung, CTO of Clumio, to break down their new GCS backup launch — and why "replication" and "backup" are not the same thing. They dig into the real failure domains that catch... more

Everyone says clean your data before you invest in AI. The problem is, your data is getting dirty faster than you can clean it. In this episode, Keith sits down with Joe Onisick, founder of UnicornIQ, to dig into why data hygiene is AI's most underes... more

AI is changing the data center—but not always in the ways enterprises expect. In this episode, Keith Townsend is joined by Intel’s Lynn Comp for Part Two of their conversation, shifting the focus squarely to AI infrastructure realities. They explore ... more

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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
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)

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Keith Townsend
Key figure associated with The CTO Advisor; frequent host focusing on CTO and infrastructure topics.

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 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 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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Empowering, insightful and actionable with leaders who've built success.
Engaging and interesting content that makes you care about the guests.
Keith puts technology in perspective and is highly recommended for strategic technologists.
Clear, practical takeaways that help listeners apply insights to real-world scenarios.

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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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Recent guests on The CTO Advisor include:

1. Ryan Booth
2. Won Jong
3. Lynn Comp
4. Steven Dickens
5. Dion Hinchcliffe
6. Colin Murphy
7. Delaney Dalton
8. Luigi Danakos

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