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Keith Townsend

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Keith Townsend

@CTOAdvisor

CTO Turned Advisor | Helping Vendors Resonate and IT Leaders Execute. Engage with my virtual twin virtual.thectoadvisor.com. Independent Advisor.

Chicago, IL

Joined June 2009

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Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Jun 4
I published my first full framework for applying Deterministic Code in the Loop. The use case is cloud migration, but the pattern is bigger than migration. For the past year, the industry has talked a lot about human-in-the-loop AI. That is useful, but it does not scale as the
From Migration Factory to Migration Control Plane - The CTO Advisor
From thectoadvisor.com
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Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
May 8, 2025
Return to Office (RTO) is the most passive-aggressive layoff strategy in corporate history. Folks are commuting 90 minutes round-trip just to join Zoom calls from a desk they didn’t choose. It’s not collaboration—it’s attrition theater.
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Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Aug 26, 2020
I just helped a friend negotiate a $240k pay package. Today was a good day.
Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Dec 30, 2020
Day 💯 of running 5K everyday for 💯 days.
Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Sep 5, 2022
What's the difference between an #Opensource conference such as #Kubecon and a vendor-centric conference such as #VMwareExplore? Take it from @kelseyhightower, who delivered the keynote at both. #CTOAdvisorStudio Full Interview: youtu.be/7JYhq-p0eY8
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Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Oct 24, 2024
Unpopular opinion: Microsoft Edge is better than Google Chrome.
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Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Jun 30, 2022
Janet was Janet Jackson Good. #HPEDiscover
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Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Mar 5, 2019
Me: Why do you want multi-cloud? CTO: I want to put the workload on the cheapest compute platform. Me: Multi-cloud for workload mobility is really hard. What value is the savings going to bring the business? CTO: Reduced IT costs. Me: 🤨
Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Dec 10, 2022
Back in 1986, my dad made $25K/year. He spent $1,000 on a Tandy 1000 PC. I don’t have a sink to hold but let that sink in. That was a big bet on my future.
Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
May 30, 2020
I’ve lost about 13-followers this week. I’ll lose a lot more before this is done. Some times you have to be willing to lose it all.
Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Aug 24, 2021
AWS: Are you sure you want to give the whole internet access to the data? Developer: Yes AWS: This is a classically bad idea. Developer: I understand what I'm doing! AWS: OK, I hope you understand shared responsibility. Developer: Yes, I do. Developer: Our AWS account was hacked!
Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Jul 20, 2024
Replying to @elchefe
Tim, let’s not be close minded. They could also be misogynistic.
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Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Nov 22, 2022
Sometimes, I need this reminder from @kelseyhightower. It takes years of experience to get years of experience. The best way to really learn something is to do it. I'll add to then try to teach it to someone else. #CTOAdvisorStudio Complete Interview: youtu.be/3j9PTlMKis8
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Keith Townsend
@CTOAdvisor
Nov 8, 2018
Even if you only get 10-people to read the blog post you wrote, it was worthwhile. Believe me, someone is benefiting from you sharing your experience. This is an area where scale doesn't matter.