Modernizing Network Ops in a Post-Cowboy World – CTO Advisor Podcast with Guest Scott Robohn
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. The duo dive deep into the evolution of network operations and why [...]
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From CapEx Chaos to AI Scale: Kamiwaza CEO Luke Norris on the Future of Enterprise AI Infrastructure
📄 Episode Summary / Show Notes: The AI infrastructure game is changing—fast. In this episode of The CTO Advisor Podcast, Keith Townsend sits down with Luke Norris, CEO of Kamiwaza, just steps from #NvidiaGTC, to unpack what planned obsolescence really means in a world of $100K GPUs with 18-month lifespans. 🔥 In this episode, we [...]
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AI Assisted App Development with AWS’ Bryan Liles
Episode Summary:In this episode of the CTO Advisor Podcast, Keith Townsend welcomes back Bryan Liles—a veteran developer and cloud expert—to discuss AI-assisted application development. The conversation covers how AI tools are transforming coding practices, from automating mundane tasks like converting data types and generating tests to speeding up complex problem-solving. Bryan shares his insights on [...]
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Deepseek’s Impact on Your AI Strategy
In this episode, Keith Townsend is joined by Dion Hinchcliffe—VP and Practice Lead for The Futurum Group’s CIO practice—to explore the monumental impact of DeepSeek, a new large language model (LLM) that’s challenging AI industry norms. They discuss the astonishing claims surrounding DeepSeek’s minimal training costs, its potential to run on everyday hardware at ChatGPT-level [...]
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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 recent tech events and vendor shows, the discussion centers on the evolution of AI from a standalone capability to [...]
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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