The person behind the microphone.

I am Zareef Ahmed, an architect and consultant for AI, cloud, data and DevOps. I have spent two decades designing and running systems, with a specialty in private, on-premise AI. You can read more about my work at zareef.com.

This site is my personal podcast network. Every show is hosted right here, on my own server, with an open RSS feed you can take to any app. No middlemen, no lock-in: the same feed powers Apple Podcasts, Spotify and every other platform the shows appear on.

Question Minutes is the first show. One real question per episode, answered in minutes, not hours. The questions come from clients and fellow engineers, and the answers walk through real scenarios and practical trade-offs with zero fluff. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, Amazon Music, TuneIn and Pocket Casts.

If you have a question that deserves an episode, I would like to hear it. Reach me through zareef.com.