It sounds like you were just telling the CTO "this is wrong" instead of offering an alternative solution?
If that's the case it's not surprising it didn't sink in. You're just giving him another problem.
> I've spent my career performance tuning, but then how do I explain this to people who think a 60-second timeout is a performance problem best solved by buying another million dollars worth of kit?
I'm surprised you've spent your career doing this and you still haven't figured out how to get people to listen to you.
Making your work legible to others feels as important as the work itself.
If that's the case it's not surprising it didn't sink in. You're just giving him another problem.
> I've spent my career performance tuning, but then how do I explain this to people who think a 60-second timeout is a performance problem best solved by buying another million dollars worth of kit?
I'm surprised you've spent your career doing this and you still haven't figured out how to get people to listen to you.
Making your work legible to others feels as important as the work itself.