Keith speaks with returning guest Martez Reed(@greenreedtech), Marketing Director for Morpheus Data about his project that addresses the simplification of credential deployment across cloud-native applications.

After four years of trying to be on each other’s podcast, Keith Townsend and Joel Beasley finally join forces to talk content, CTOs, and the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure and the lessons learned. Joel has some 400+ interviews hosted on https://moderncto.io.

Keith, Aeva Black (@aevavoom), and returning guest Ed Warnicke (@edwarnicke) talk in-depth about the GitBOM. If it’s not a Git or SBOM tool, how does it help with software bill of materials and securing your development lifecycle? Keith attempts to wrap his head around the project with the help of two industry heavy hitters.

Keith and Joe Onisick, (@JoeOnisick) Principal at Transformation Continuum talk about Data Repatriation.

Keith talks with Ed Warnicke(@edwarnicke) co-founder of The Network Service Mesh Project at CNCF.

Keith talks with VMware’s Americas CTO Amanda Blevins(@amandablev) about her VP-level role and the journey to her success.

Keith speaks with Howard Marks(@deepstoragenet) of VAST continuing the theme of data storage evolution focusing on backups. How does All-Flash help with recovery from ransomware?

Keith and storage expert Chris M. Evans(@chrismevans) talk about the feasibility of running Linux on the Mainframe and by extension Kubernetes. They conclude the discussion with considerations for integrating modern applications and infrastructure with Mainframe systems. A nice walk down history while understanding the impact on existing systems and operations.    Show Notes  Chris’s Blog  [...]

Friend of the show Alex Ellis joins to discuss OpenFaaS LTD winning Best of VMworld. Keith and Alex talk a little inside baseball around the VMware Event Broker Appliance and OpenFaaS. In the wide-ranging conversation, the duo touches on the financial reality of supporting open source and consuming open source. In the remainder of the conversation, [...]

Phoummala Schmitt(@exchangegoddess) returns to the CTO Advisor podcast to talk about leveling up your career as an individual contributor. What happens when Exchange is no longer hosted on-premises and you’ve built a career around being an Exchange expert. Phoummala shares her mid-career journey in this extended podcast episode.