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The CTO Advisor

Summary: 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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 From Excel to Kubernetes – Super Dope Conversation with Kelsey Hightower | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

You can’t tell Kubernetes from a cable modem? Google Cloud’s Kelsey Hightower walks me through the most basic of outcomes to understanding the basic primitive of Kubernetes. This is well worth the 28-mins.  …

 Telemetry Data in the Public Cloud | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Wouldn’t it be great to get the same telemetry data from VM’s hosted in the public cloud that you can get from systems in the private data center. In theory, Cloud architects and engineers receive valuable data that could help …

 Where’s Bobby? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Long time guest of the podcast Bobby Allen has left his role as CTO of Cloudgenera. Where did this cloud economist go? Was it to a vendor in need of cloud expertise such as Dell, VMware, or HPE? Or if …

 Is Kubernetes Right for Your Organization? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

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 …

 Is Kubernetes Right for Your Organization? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:21:32

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, the pair discuss how to know if Kubernetes is right for you. 

 VMware - Operationalizing Innovation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:23

VMware’s Chris Wolf is in a new role as VP of Advance Technology Group in the Office of the CTO. Chris’ team is responsible for taking VMware’s graduated innovation to customers to realize value. Keith sits down with Chris to get an idea of the projects that VMware has graduated and how they reach production with customer events, including how VMware enables its field to educate customers.

 VMware – Operationalizing Innovation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

VMware’s Chris Wolf is in a new role as VP of Advance Technology Group in the Office of the CTO. Chris’ team is responsible for taking VMware’s graduated innovation to customers to realize value. Keith sits down with Chris to …

 Introducing Edgevana - Mark Thiele | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:30

Edge + Cloud = Data Center? That’s the equation that Mark Thiele, CEO and Founder of Edgevana presents in the latest podcast episode. We’ve had Mark on when he was in the co-lo business and again as part of edge computing panel we had a few weeks ago. Mark hinted to his new business. His premise is that data center capacity needs will grow as a result of edge and individual end user organization owning and operating data centers. However, how do you surface and contract dozens if not hundreds of contracts with data center and network providers. Edgevana’s ultimate goal is to automate the experience similar to cloud. Keith and Mark discuss the present and future of data center co-location procurement.

 Introducing Edgevana – Mark Thiele | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Edge + Cloud = Data Center? That’s the equation that Mark Thiele, CEO and Founder of Edgevana presents in the latest podcast episode. We’ve had Mark on when he was in the co-lo business and again as part of edge …

 Edge to Cloud: This isn’t Your Father’s Tractor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Keith Townsend assembled a panel of experts to define and discuss Edge Computing. The conversation ranges between what is the edge to who is the customer for edge. Show Notes Panel CEO RackN – Rob Hirschfeld – https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhirschfeld/ SVP Appgate …

 Edge to Cloud: This isn't Your Father's Tractor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:15

Keith Townsend assembled a panel of experts to define and discuss Edge Computing. The conversation ranges between what is the edge to who is the customer for edge. Show Notes Panel CEO RackN - Rob Hirschfeld - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhirschfeld/ SVP Appgate - Tina Gravel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinagravel/ VP Clarify360 -Jo Peterson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jopeterson1/ CEO/Founder Edgevana - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markthiele/ Independent Analyst - Sarbjeet Johal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarbjeetjohal/ Full Video Interview - https://youtu.be/WRxnEeTrJUI John Deere Tractor video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dQItxc5zto&

 When is Free Advisory Free? – Selecting a Data Center Provider | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Recently, we selected QTS as a data center provider for the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure. We ran into a practical challenge of choosing a data center from the overwhelming number of options. Selecting a new data center CoLo isn’t an everyday activity Architects and CTO’s undertake. The obvious question is, where do you start? How [...]

 When is Free Advisory Free? - Selecting a Data Center Provider | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Recently, we selected QTS as a data center provider for the CTO Advisor Hybrid Infrastructure. We ran into a practical challenge of choosing a data center from the overwhelming number of options. Selecting a new data center CoLo isn’t an everyday activity Architects and CTO’s undertake. The obvious question is, where do you start? How do you identify the risks associated with selecting the wrong provider? Do you engage the likes of HPE, Accenture, or PwC select? We used C3 Technology Advisors to help guide and introduce us to CoLo providers. An obvious question, how does a company like C3 make money if their advice to the consumer is free? Is this a free as in puppies or free as in social media platform? Keith Townsend sat down with the found of C3 Technology Advisors, Matthew Toth, and his Systems Engineer, Ryan Dengate, to compare C3’s capabilities and business model to that of a Big 4 or IT vendor.

 Public Cloud Workload Repatriation Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

The CTO Advisor Virtual Conference Series continues with this panel of experts discussing the next level of public cloud workload repatriation. What skills and data are needed to determine if a workload should be repatriated? Joining: Jo Peterson https://www.linkedin.com/in/jopeterson1/ Tim Crawford https://www.linkedin.com/in/timcrawford/ Bobby Allen https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-allen-ms-pmp-a4641/ Matt Wallace https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewwallaceco/

 Public Cloud Workload Repatriation Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The CTO Advisor Virtual Conference Series continues with this panel of experts discussing the next level of public cloud workload repatriation. What skills and data are needed to determine if a workload should be repatriated? Joining: Jo Peterson https://www.linkedin.com/in/jopeterson1/ Tim Crawford https://www.linkedin.com/in/timcrawford/ Bobby Allen https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-allen-ms-pmp-a4641/ Matt Wallace https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewwallaceco/

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