<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mohammed Sheese Sheikh | Writing and insights</title><description>Thoughts on technical operations, cloud infrastructure, SaaS platforms, solution design, cybersecurity, AI automation, and the Saudi/GCC technology market.</description><link>https://shee.se/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Platform reliability in real operations</title><description>Reliability is not a vanity metric. It is a trust layer that touches customer experience, delivery velocity, and the commercial confidence around a platform.</description><link>https://shee.se/blog/platform-reliability-in-real-operations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://shee.se/blog/platform-reliability-in-real-operations/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technical Operations</category><category>Technical Operations</category><category>Platform Reliability</category><category>SaaS Platforms</category></item><item><title>Pre-sales works better when technical clarity arrives early</title><description>Good pre-sales support is not about adding complexity to the conversation. It is about helping needs, scope, and technical direction become clearer before they become expensive.</description><link>https://shee.se/blog/pre-sales-needs-technical-clarity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://shee.se/blog/pre-sales-needs-technical-clarity/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Pre-Sales / Solutions</category><category>Pre-Sales</category><category>Solution Design</category><category>Business Alignment</category></item><item><title>AI automation is most useful when it removes operational friction</title><description>The strongest AI use cases inside a team are usually not the loudest ones. They are the ones that reduce repeated effort, improve access to knowledge, and help people move with less drag.</description><link>https://shee.se/blog/ai-automation-for-operational-friction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://shee.se/blog/ai-automation-for-operational-friction/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI Automation</category><category>AI Automation</category><category>Internal Tooling</category><category>Operational Efficiency</category></item><item><title>Cloud costs improve when FinOps thinking becomes operational</title><description>Cost optimization works best when it is part of how teams run their platforms, not a reactive exercise that appears only when finance asks for it.</description><link>https://shee.se/blog/cloud-costs-need-finops-thinking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://shee.se/blog/cloud-costs-need-finops-thinking/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Cloud / Multi-Cloud</category><category>FinOps</category><category>Cloud Infrastructure</category><category>Multi-Cloud</category></item></channel></rss>