Modern CTO

By ProSeries MediaBusiness Technology Careers Management

Modern CTO episodes

April 15, 2022 Part 1: Free and Open Internet with David McCall, Host of the QTS Experience Podcast
Today we have Part 1 of Joel’s conversation with David McCall, Host of the QTS Experience Podcast & VP of Innovation at QTS Data Centers; and we discuss what it means to have a free and open internet, and how we can think about censorship, guardrails, and risk online.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Check out the QTS Experience Podcast on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Zh-1wE8VHD3X8GLw7ZOUQ
52 min
April 13, 2022 Feedback & Strong Culture = Scaling Successfully: with Mark Rees, CTO of Xero
Today we’re talking to Mark Rees, CTO of Xero; and we discuss what it’s been scaling a fast-growing tech company in New Zealand, how Xero differentiates itself with its culture to attract top talent, and why it’s imperative to keep tight feedback loops with your customers, developers, and leadership.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Learn more about Xero at https://www.xero.com/
45 min
April 11, 2022 Teaching Infrastructure from Experience with Keith Townsend, Principal & Co-Founder of The CTO Advisor
Today we’re talking to Keith Townsend, Principal and Co-Founder of the CTO Advisor, and we discuss how Keith has taken on infrastructure modernization projects so he can experience the pain involved and better teach about it, why it is critical to be mindful of technical debt you are taking on, and how the infrastructure team can best support developers at a company.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Learn more about Keith's work with The CTO Advisor at https://thectoadvisor.com
47 min
April 08, 2022 Easing the Pain of Automation with Glenn Hopper, CFO of Sandline
Today we’re talking to Glenn Hopper, CFO at Sandline, and author of Deep Finance; and we discuss how the economy will be affected as robotic process automation becomes more robust, action we can take today to ease the pain of automation taking jobs, and how CFOs can work more collaboratively with CTOs.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Check out Glenn's book Deep Finance now!
1 hr 1 min
April 06, 2022 Precision & Data in Martial Arts with Ali Ghafour, Founder of 20/20 Armor & Toronto CTO Meetup Group
Today we’re talking to Ali Ghafour, Martial artist & Founder of 20/20 Armor and the Toronto CTO Meetup Group; and we discuss how developing strong discipline is key to success, how 20/20 Armor is bringing precision and data analytics to martial arts competitions, and tips for getting the most out of your R&D investments.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Check out 20/20 Armor at https://2020armor.com
35 min
April 04, 2022 Finding Great Local Talent with Yasir Drabu, Founder of Taazaa
Today we're talking to Yasir Drabu, Founder of Taazaa; and we discuss challenges of hiring outside of a major tech hub, Taazaa's custom software development, and how Yasir's company has incubated multiple successful startups.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Learn more about Taazaa at https://taazaa.com
28 min
April 01, 2022 Underwater Robots Are Cool - with Jeff Smith, VP & GM of Autonomous and Undersea Systems at Saab
Today we’re talking to Jeff Smith, VP and GM of Autonomous & Undersea Systems at Saab; and we discuss how Jeff has built a career in underwater robots, engineering challenges of building machines for use underwater, and Saab’s various unmanned underwater underwater vehicles used in defense, exploration, and more.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Check out Saab's undersea systems at https://www.saab.com/products/security/underwater-systems
48 min
March 30, 2022 Security & IT in Critical Infrastructure with John Sudduth, CIO of the MWRD of Greater Chicago
Today we’re talking to John Sudduth, CIO of the MWRD of Greater Chicago; and we discuss what it’s like running the IT function at the largest water treatment facility in the world, their approach to cybersecurity as attacks on critical infrastructure have become more common, and how working with Rimini Street has freed up John’s IT team to spend more time on IT-related tasks.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Learn more about Rimini Street at https://www.riministreet.com
Learn more about the MWRD Chicago at https://mwrd.org
40 min
March 28, 2022 How to Be a Great Tech CEO with Amiram Shachar, Founder of Spot.io
Today we’re talking to Amiram Shachar, Founder of Spot.io, and GM of Spot by NetApp; and we discuss how a CEO’s job is always changing, how to transfer culture to new hires, and how to embrace failure as a critical part of success.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Learn how Spot can automate & optimize your cloud compute usage at https://spot.io
44 min
March 25, 2022 Improving Your Risk Profile with Paul Ashe, Founder & President of Securance Consulting
Today we’re talking to Paul Ashe, Founder and President of Securance Consulting; and we discuss why it’s important to invest in training your end users on security to guard against phishing attacks, and why it can be problematic to have a company’s technology function report directly to the finance function.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Learn more about Securance Consulting at https://www.securanceconsulting.com
35 min

About Modern CTO

From the publisher's feed

Modern CTO is the #1 place where technology leaders and CTOs hang out. We live to bring tech leaders value. Listen in on our fun, intelligent and engaging podcast. We hang out with interesting and popular CTOs in Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics + Many more industries. All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast.