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The {Closed} SessionHow to build a global AI infrastructure companyMost enterprises burn millions on idle GPUs while developers wait weeks for access. Haseeb Budhani, CEO of Rafay Systems, built a global GPU orchestration platform after exits at Soha Systems (acquired by Akamai) and brings deep infrastructure expertise to solving the $100B GPU waste crisis. He reveals why 93% of Fortune 500 companies achieve sub-85% GPU utilization, how sovereign AI requirements are driving hundreds of "Neo clouds" globally, and the specific multi-tenancy frameworks that transform expensive compute from sunk cost into competitive advantage.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...
2025-12-0134 min
Tech DisruptorsRafay CEO on Orchestrating AI InfrastructureAI infrastructure is becoming central to enterprise innovation as companies seek faster app delivery and efficient use of computing resources. In this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast, Rafay Systems CEO Haseeb Budhani joins Bloomberg Intelligence senior software analyst Sunil Rajgopal to discuss how Rafay helps enterprises and emerging cloud providers simplify AI deployment, optimize infrastructure costs and deliver scalable, developer-friendly experiences. The conversation highlights Rafay’s consumption-based model and focus on orchestration and automation, as well as its growing role in enabling enterprises to build and monetize AI-driven platforms.
2025-11-0443 min
In The Arena by TechArenaRafay’s Haseeb Budhani on Building the Future of AI InfrastructureHaseeb Budhani, Co-Founder of Rafay, shares how his team is helping enterprises scale AI infrastructure across the globe, and why he believes we’re still in the early innings of adoption.
2025-10-3018 min
Practical: AI & Business NewsNavigating the AI Infrastructure Landscape with Haseeb BudhaniIn this episode, we sit down with Haseeb Budhani to explore the evolving landscape of AI infrastructure. From cloud scalability to specialized hardware, we unpack the technologies and strategies powering the next generation of AI applications. Budhani shares insights on where the industry is headed and how innovators can stay ahead in a competitive space.
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2025-09-3018 min
AI Chat: ChatGPT, AI News, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Machine LearningNavigating the AI Infrastructure Landscape with Haseeb BudhaniIn this episode, Jaeden speaks with Haseeb from Rafay about the challenges and opportunities in AI infrastructure. They discuss the importance of self-service consumption for developers, the complexities of competing with hyperscalers, and the need for secure multi-tenancy in AI systems. Haseeb shares insights on navigating data sovereignty, the evolving enterprise AI landscape, and offers advice for companies starting their AI journey. The conversation concludes with thoughts on future trends in AI and automation.
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2025-09-2018 min
Shift & Thrive: CEO Insights on Driving ChangeTips to Scale and Lead in Fast-Changing Tech Markets - Haseeb Budhani - Shift & Thrive - Ep # 060What does it take to turn a market gap into a thriving business? In this episode of Shift & Thrive, Natalie Nathanson sits down with Haseeb Budhani, co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems, to explore how he’s navigated multiple startups, scaled innovative technology, and adapted to the evolving demands of AI and Kubernetes infrastructure. From his early entrepreneurial lessons to building high-impact partnerships with NVIDIA, Accenture, and Dell, Haseeb shares actionable strategies for founder-led sales, shrinking sales cycles, and enabling customers to succeed faster. Whether you’re a tech founder, sales leader, or business strategist, you’ll come away with i...
2025-09-0342 min
The CloudcastKubernetes in the Era of GPUsHaseeb Budhani (@haseebbudhani, CEO @rafaysystemsinc) discusses the evolution from traditional DevOps to platform engineering and what "Enterprise Ready" Kubernetes looks like in 2025. We explore AI workloads running on Kubernetes and how modern orchestration solutions can transform teams from bottlenecks into enablers. We also cover the security considerations for GPU-enabled AI workloads and balancing developer self-service capabilities with proper governance and control.SHOW: 950SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #950 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"
2025-08-2025 min
AmazicRafay Systems: There's more to the cloud than Kubernetes and we're out to simplify it allRafay Systems was started to simplify Kubernetes, a
challenge they've conquered. But their sights are beyond Kubernetes as they enable AI workloads and on-prem/non-Kubernetes workloads. Haseeb Budhani, CEO and Co-Founder, Rafay Systems, talks about their approach to building an end-to-end cloud PaaS solves real-world challenges for IT teams in large organizations.
2024-06-0635 min
Own Your PotentialEpisode 133: Haseeb BudhaniHaseeb Budhani, Co-Founder & CEO of Rafay Systems, tells us about the power of taking a step back and observing what is happening around you, how a bad experience with leadership propelled him to become CEO, and how as a CEO it is critical to understand that you are a steward for the people that give you money and a shepherd for the people that work for you.
2024-02-0957 min
SaaS Scaling SecretsSales Skills vs. Product Ideas: What Matters Most for SaaS Scaling with Haseeb Budhani, CEO of Rafay SystemsOn this episode of SaaS Scaling Secrets, host Dan Balcauski interviews Haseeb Budhani from Rafay Systems. Budhani discusses the importance of salesmanship in a small company, emphasizing that being a good salesperson is more important than having a good product idea. He advocates for prioritizing customer needs during sales meetings and using feedback to improve products iteratively. Budhani also shares insights on building a SaaS company, including the importance of understanding the sub-industry and engaging in conversations with potential customers early in the process. Finally, he highlights the significance of having a solutions team and marrying sales and product...
2023-07-2540 min
Cloud UnpluggedColin Humphreys, Syntasso. Anti-Patterns Exposed: Building Platforms the Right Way | Episode 22In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon sits down with Colin Humphreys, CEO & Co-Founder of Syntasso. The two tackle the confusing jargon prevalent in the cloud industry and its impact on effective communication, they delve into the significance of product management and design as crucial elements of platform engineering, and they relive the challenging times when Dev and Ops used to be separate entities. Haseeb Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/budhani/CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unplugged
2023-06-2851 min
Cloud UnpluggedHaseeb Budhani, Rafay Systems. Bridging the Gap: Development and Developer Experience | Episode 21In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, host Jon is joined by Haseeb Budhani, the Co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems. Rafay Systems is at the forefront of delivering cloud-native Kubernetes management and operation solutions to corporations and managed services. Jon and Haseeb explore the thought-provoking topic of build vs. buy in the platform engineering world, shedding light on the advantages and challenges associated with this approach. CU Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@cloudunpluggedFollow us on social media @cloudunpluggedTwitter: https://twitter.com/cloud_unpluggedTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudunpluggedL...
2023-06-1434 min
The Humans of DevOps Podcast SeriesEssential Things to Know About Kubernetes With Haseeb BudhaniIn this episode, Eveline Oehrlich is joined by Haseeb Budhani to discuss all things that are essential in regards to Kubernetes.
Haseeb is a Co-founder and CEO at Rafay Systems. The Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform is a turnkey offering that automates Kubernetes cluster management, modern application deployment and operations at scale.
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2023-03-0136 min
Retail Technology Spotlight SeriesSpotlight Series | Deploying Computer Vision In A Store Is One Thing, Scaling It Is Something ElseIn the latest edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Rafay’s CEO Haseeb Budhani and HP’s VP of Retail and Industry Solutions Cory McElroy to dive deep into the topic of what it takes to scale computer vision implementations across thousands of store locations.
2022-05-1632 min
The Business of Open SourceBuilding a Kubernetes Operations Company with Haseeb BudhaniHaseeb Budhani, co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems, a Kubernetes operations company joins the conversation. What a Kubernetes operation company is as companies use Kubernetes across their organizations they need the right automation, security, visibility and more. These are needs that come from multiple teams working across multiple applications, and it creates a lot of work. This is where Rafay Systems is looking to cover down.Haseeb introduces us to the work at Rafay systems, and his own discovery of the problems they want to address. Haseeb discusses the history of Rafay’s establishment, an...
2022-03-0929 min
The Entrepreneur Spotlight Show with Andy JacobHaseeb Budhani, Co-founder & CEO, Rafay Systems, A DotCom Magazine Exclusive InterviewYears ago at a previous company our founders spent just as much time wrestling with Kubernetes than they did developing the software product they were selling. At that time first-generation and do-it-yourself (DIY) Kubernetes solutions entered the market in an attempt to help, but they just didn’t solve core issues related to scalability, security, interoperability and ease of use. They felt there had to be a better way and so they decided to build one by starting Rafay Systems.
All of us at Rafay believe that modern applications can power a better future and they deserve a...
2021-06-2924 min
Angelneers: Insights From Startup BuildersAddressing Delivery Pain with Haseeb BudhaniHaseeb Budhani is a co-founder and CEO of Rafay Systems, a provider of enterprise-grade Kubernetes management for today’s modern applications. In this episode, we sat down with Haseeb to talk about his journey as a serial entrepreneur, and his mission of helping DevOps deploy modern applications on Kubernetes with ease.
2021-06-1150 min
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastEpisode 29 - RafayIn this episode I talk with Haseeb Budhani, Co-Founder and CEO at Rafay. Rafay enables developers to automate the distribution, operations, scaling and lifecycle management of containerized microservices across public and private clouds, and service provider networks. Rafay’s Managed Kubernetes platform is built around foundational elements that together deliver an optimal abstraction layer across disparate infrastructure, making it easy for developers to scale and operate applications across any number of locations or regions. Haseeb and I talk about how Rafay’s platform significantly simplifies the deployment of containerized apps anywhere and how organizations can achieve desired levels of reli...
2021-06-1045 min
Data on Kubernetes CommunityDoK #52 Enterprise-grade Kubernetes requirements // Haseeb BudhaniAbstract of the talk…
We'll discuss best practices companies are adopting for enterprise-grade Kubernetes Management.
Bio…
Haseeb Budhani is the CEO of Rafay Systems, which he co-founded in late 2017. Prior to Rafay, Haseeb oversaw Akamai Technologies' expansion into the enterprise marketas the company's Vice President of Enterprise Strategy. Akamai acquired Haseeb's previous company, Soha Systems, in 2016. Haseeb co-founded Soha in 2013 and served as the company's CEO. Prior to Soha, Haseeb served as the Chief Product Officer for Infineta Systems, where he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's product marketing, marketing comm...
2021-06-051h 01
UpTech ReportThe Vision Revision | Haseeb Budhani i at RafayIn part one of my conversation with Haseeb Bedhani, the co-founder of Rafay, he discussed his platform to help manage Kubernetes. In this second part of our conversation, Haseeb talks about his view that to grow a company, you have to do it like it’s never been done before, and why the successful startups are the ones that revise their vision.
2020-12-0224 min
UpTech ReportCommanding KubernetesIf you’re on a DevOps team and managing clustered apps needing rapid scaling and deployment, you may use an open-source solution called Kubernetes.This technology is an ideal platform for cloud-based applications. But like everything in the modern era, the technology in it and around it changes too rapidly for most companies to manage. You’d need a team of ten experts in your organization to keep up—and that wouldn’t be very cost-effective.This is the problem Haseeb Budhani recognized when he co-founded Rafay, a company that offers a Kubernetes management solution. On this...
2020-11-2414 min
DevOps ChatJumpstart Your Kubernetes and Multi-Cloud App Journey, RafayAfter Akamai acquired his company, Haseeb Budhani decided to take on his next challenge and start Rafay. Rafay, focuses on the complexity and repetitive aspects of deploying and managing Kubernetes applications. Rafay addresses complexity by providing application abstraction, cluster blueprinting, and enterprise-ready integration, making Rafay a great candidate for multi-region, multi-cloud, hybrid, and edge/MEC adoption.
Join us on this episode of DevOps Chats where Haseeb shares some of the experiences and challenges that led him to found Rafay, and how to accelerate your path to Kubernetes and multi-cloud applications.
2019-10-0724 min
cloud2030Haseeb Budhani on App Development for Edge and Cloud Best FitJoining us this week is Haseeb Budhani, Co-Founder and CEO, Rafay Systems.
Highlights
• Building an application deployment platform as close to the Edge as possible
• Supporting containers, microservices (move latency sensitive parts of app to Edge) and availability of infrastructure
• Definition of Edge to Rafay Systems
• Issues of massive amount of data at the Edge to be handled – Use Cases
• Will Edge suffer from device specific infrastructure needs?
• Application bottlenecks and impact of cloud locations and end user
• Placement control of services is still an open issue based on user requirements
• IT infrastructure and ownership and performance issues (IT vs Operation Teams)
•...
2018-08-0437 min