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August 2025

VMware Moves at the Speed of the Developer, Not the CIO
I’m writing this from Las Vegas at VMware Explore 2025, where the messaging has crystallized around a shift I’ve been tracking for years: VMware no…
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
AI Just Fired Me. Or Did It?
Introducing my new AI team employee
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
Why VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Matters for Your Platform Roadmap
A frank discussion for CIOs, CTOs, and enterprise architects on what’s changing—and why it’s strategic.
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
The Joist, the GPT, and Why Good Plans Fail
When the Flaw Isn’t in the Plan — It’s in What the Plan Forgot to Plan For
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
🚨 Am I Giving Away Too Much? Meet the New “Keith on Call” GPT
I’ve done something… interesting.
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
📚 Weekend Read — Training the AI Factory Knowledge Worker
This week, PwC shared a glimpse of what they believe the future of entry-level work will look like.
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)

July 2025

TensorFlow or PyTorch? It’s a Platform Question, Not Just a Dev Choice
Framing AI framework choices as strategic guardrails, not technical preferences — and what that says about your platform team’s charter.
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
The Ultimate Dev Showdown: John Henry vs. AI Assistant – Let's Put the Hype to the Test
It's time to stop debating AI's role in development and start measuring its real-world impact on speed, quality, and your platform.
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
Breaking the Enterprise AI Stalemate
How vendors and businesses can collaboratively navigate the chicken-and-egg dilemma of AI adoption
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
AWS S3 Vector Isn’t What You Think It Is
WS just deepened its gravitational pull on your AI architecture—disguised as convenience
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore: AWS’s Next Big Bet on Enterprise AI Agents
What it is, who it's for, and why it might quietly reshape how AI copilots are built in the enterprise.
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Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor)
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