The CTO Advisor

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Deepseek’s Impact on Your AI Strategy
In this episode, Keith Townsend is joined by Dion HinchcliffeVP and Practice Lead for The Futurum Groups CIO practiceto explore the monumental impact of DeepSeek, a new large language model (LLM) t
AI Trends for 2025: Productivity, Integration, and Agentic AI
In this episode of the CTO Advisor Podcast, recorded on December 18, 2024, Keith looks back on the major tech trends that are set to shape the landscape as we head into 2025. Drawing insights from rec
Replay-Server-side Web Assembly with Adobe’s Colin Murphy
After meeting at Kubecon, Keith gets in touch with Colin Murphy, a Senior Software Engineer at Adobe Systems, to discuss Web Assembly. They delve into how Adobe has employed Web Assembly to bring end-
Replay-GitBOM. It’s not Git or SBOM
Join Keith, Aeva Black (@aevavoom), and returning guest Ed Warnicke (@edwarnicke) as they dive into the world of GitBOM. Its not a Git tool, nor is it exactly an SBOM, so how does it enhance software
Coding Without Code: A Journey in Low-code/No-Code Development
In this episode of the CTO Advisor podcast, host Keith Townsend welcomes Delainy Dalton, a No-Code Developer in the healthcare insurance sector. Delainy shares her extraordinary journey from healthcar
2022: In Conversation with Kelsey Hightower
In this never-published recording, Keith Townsend, Chief Technology Advisor, talks with Kelsey Hightower, fresh off his then promotion to Google Distinguished Engineer. The two explore the trajectory
Building and Managing Private Clouds: OpenStack, Kubernetes, and the VMware Conundrum
In this episode of the CTO Advisor Podcast, Keith Townsend and guest Jason Benedicic dive deep into the challenges and opportunities surrounding private cloud solutions. As businesses grapple with the
Punched in the Nose Part 2 (Replay)
Mark and Keith welcomeMatt BrobergandLuigi Danakos for a candid chat about the IT industry. Together, they explore real-life experiences with navigating layoffs, job hunting, and various career hur
Modernizing Legacy Applications for the Cloud: Lessons from Granite
In this episode, Keith Townsend and Alastair Cook, both seasoned CTO advisors at the Futurum Group, delve into the challenges and strategies of migrating legacy, VM-based applications to the public cl
Gene Kim: DevOps Evolution, AI Leadership, and Enterprise Transformations
In this episode of the CTO Advisor Podcast, Keith Townsend interviews Gene Kim, the renowned author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project. Gene shares his experiences and insights from his ex